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Monday, May 23, 2016

'Hadestown': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' director Rachel Chavkin delivers a similarly immersive staging of Anais Mitchell's acclaimed concept album based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Critic's Notebook: Broadway's 'The King and I' Gets New Leads by Frank Scheck

Daniel Dae Kim of 'Lost' and 'Hawaii Five-O' makes his Broadway debut opposite Marin Mazzie, creating fresh sparks in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony-winning revival. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:15PM

'Turn Me Loose': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

'Scandal' regular Joe Morton plays legendary comedian Dick Gregory in this bio-play produced by singer John Legend. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

'The Ruins of Civilization': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A couple living in a futuristic society open their home to a stranger in this world premiere play by Penelope Skinner.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

'The Judas Kiss': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Rupert Everett stars in this new production from director Neil Armfield of David Hare's 1998 play about Oscar Wilde. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

'Indecent': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Paula Vogel's new play with music tells the story behind Sholem Asch's controversial 1907 Yiddish play 'God of Vengeance.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:06PM
Sunday, May 15, 2016

'Daphne's Dive': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

'Hamilton' director Thomas Kail stages this new drama from Pulitzer winner Quiara Alegria Hudes, tracking the patrons of a Philadelphia bar over nearly two decades. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, May 12, 2016

'Do I Hear a Waltz?': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Melissa Errico stars in the Encores! production of the 1965 Richard Rodgers/Stephen Sondheim musical based on the Arthur Laurents play that also inspired David Lean's classic film "Summertim…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:31PM
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

'Tuck Everlasting': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

An 11-year-old-girl encounters a family who will live forever in this Broadway musical adapted from Natalie Babbitt's classic children's book. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, April 11, 2016

Frank Langella Talks About Losing His Mind Eight Times a Week on Broadway (Q&A) by Frank Scheck

"I would just say it's an occupational hazard," says the three-time Tony Award winner of playing an elderly man with dementia in 'The Father.' read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM
Monday, April 4, 2016

'Antlia Pneumatica': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A group of old friends gather together to host a wake in Anne Washburn's supernatural-tinged drama, which features Annie Parisse and Rob Campbell. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

'Henry IV Part I,' 'Henry IV Part II,' 'Henry V': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

The Brooklyn Academy of Music hosts the Royal Shakespeare Company's 'King and Country: Shakespeare's Great Cycle of Kings.' read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:12PM
Thursday, March 31, 2016

'1776': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Santino Fontana stars as John Adams in the Tony-winning 1969 musical about the Founding Fathers, which Lin-Manuel Miranda credits as his inspiration for 'Hamilton.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:09PM
Sunday, March 20, 2016

'The Effect': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Directed by David Cromer, this U.S. premiere by 'Enron' playwright Lucy Prebble follows two volunteers in a clinical antidepressant drug trial who fall in love. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

'Ironbound': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Marin Ireland plays a struggling Polish immigrant in Martyna Majok's gritty, New Jersey-set drama, which also features Shiloh Fernandez. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

'White Rabbit Red Rabbit': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A different star performs weekly in this experimental solo play in which the actor is seeing the script for the first time when he or she steps onstage. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:14PM
Sunday, March 13, 2016

'Southern Comfort': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Annette O'Toole plays the dying patriarch of a transgender family in this musical adaptation of the 2001 documentary, a Grand Jury Prize winner at Sundance. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:00PM
Thursday, March 10, 2016

'Boy': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Bobby Steggert stars in Anna Ziegler's play about a man struggling with transgender issues as a result of being raised as a girl after a childhood accident. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30PM
Monday, March 7, 2016

'The Royale': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Marco Ramirez's play presented by Lincoln Center Theater is loosely based on the life of boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American world heavyweight champion. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Saturday, March 5, 2016

'Hungry': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Richard Nelson's new trilogy follows the template of his 'Apple Family Plays' in tracking the lives of a Dutchess County, NY, family during a tumultuous election cycle. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:12PM
Thursday, March 3, 2016

'3 Mics': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Neal Brennan, the co-creator of 'Chappelle's Show,' performs an evening combining stand-up comedy, personal monologues and one-liners, presented by John Legend. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:30PM

'Red Speedo': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A competitive swimmer does whatever it takes to get into the Olympics in Lucas Hnath's drama at New York Theatre Workshop.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30PM
Thursday, February 25, 2016

'Pericles': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Trevor Nunn directs Christian Camargo in the title role in this Theatre for a New Audience production of Shakespeare's rarely performed late romance.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

'Dot': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A family copes with its matriarch's worsening dementia in this comedy-drama written by 'Fear the Walking Dead' actor Colman Domingo. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, February 22, 2016

'Her Requiem': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Mare Winningham and Peter Friedman play the parents of a teenage girl composing a full-length requiem in Greg Pierce's play, world-premiering at Lincoln Center. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:15PM

'Smokefall': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Zachary Quinto and Robin Tunney star in the off-Broadway premiere of Noah Haidle's absurdist dark comedy, directed by Anne Kauffman. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Sunday, February 21, 2016

'Nice Fish': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Three-time Tony Award winner Mark Rylance, an Oscar nominee this year for 'Bridge of Spies,' stars in this whimsical theater piece inspired by Louis Jenkins' prose poems. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM
Thursday, February 18, 2016

'Old Hats': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Bill Irwin and David Shiner reprise their New Vaudeville comedy show, with singer-songwriter Shaina Taub providing musical support. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

'Buried Child': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Nat Wolff and Taissa Farmiga star in this off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, February 15, 2016

'A Bronx Tale: The Musical': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Robert De Niro co-directs this musical adaptation of Chazz Palminteri's one-man play about growing up on the mean streets of the Bronx. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:42PM
Thursday, February 11, 2016

'Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Delivering an extended riff on the perils of joke-telling, the deadpan comic recounts offending David O. Russell and getting parenting tips from Obama.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30PM

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