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Monday, June 30, 2025

A Production with Promise by Mason Pilevsky

Mozart’s Don Giovanni: A Rock Opera – 23 June 2025 Mozart’s Don Giovanni: A Rock Opera had a magnificent second act. I was enamored with the simpler, solo numbers in which each charact…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 07:15PM

Empathy’s Exceptions by Mason Pilevsky

Lowcountry – 28 June 2025 I don’t know if this is a common experience or just the way I grew up, but my mother taught me to love everybody except rapists, murderers, and pedophiles. Lowc…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 01:46PM
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Find Your Light by Mason Pilevsky

Viola’s Room – 24 June 2025 Viola’s Room seems at first glance to be more of an art installation than a piece of theatre. There are no live performers, and the audience walks through t…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 08:00PM

BEAU-tiful by Mason Pilevsky

Beau – 25 June 2025 Beau is a one act rock musical exploring adolescent Ace Baker (Matt Rodin)’s journey of finding himself through coming to understand his estranged grandfather, Beau …

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 07:52PM

RISE UP.  LIVE LOUD. by Mason Pilevsky

26 June 2025 Pages on Stages was proud to provide press coverage for Rise NY and Playbill’s joint event, “RISE UP. LIVE LOUD.” The event featured LGBTQ+ pride performances sung from t…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 07:20PM
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Closing Arguments by Mason Pilevsky

Trophy Boys – 10 June 2025 The timing couldn’t be more perfect for Trophy Boys to make its American premiere. The story follows a four person all male high school debate team’s hour to…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:00PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Reciprocated Gobsmacking by Mason Pilevsky

Duke & Roya – 17 June 2025 Duke & Roya is the rare play that captures a snapshot of a very serious geopolitical conflict yet manages to leave audiences with a genuine smile. Charle…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:00PM
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Implied Consent by Mason Pilevsky

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes – 13 June 2025 Brilliantly framed, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes imagines a sexual relationship between a professor and a teenage student.…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 04:30PM
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Thank You for Your Service by Mason Pilevsky

A Letter to Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads this First – 06 June 2025 Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland have created a brilliant adventure into absurdity in their physically expressive…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 08:00PM
Sunday, June 8, 2025

TONY AWARD WINNERS by Mason Pilevsky

Tonight’s the night! Click here for Tony Award winners, live updates in real time! And see how well Pages on Stages did at predicting them! Congratulations to all of the nominees. In the m…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 08:49AM
Saturday, June 7, 2025

The Twilight Years by Mason Pilevsky

Lunar Eclipse – 05 June 2025 Lunar Eclipse features a middle aged married couple who have settled into their life together and lost a little bit of the spark of their initial connection. T…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:15AM

GAG AWARDS – Tony Possibilities by Mason Pilevsky

Mason Pilevsky, Pages on Stages DISCLAIMER: These are NOT real Tony Award categories… just some humorous patterns we noticed that, surprisingly, would have enough contenders to have their …

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:00AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

BEST SHOWS – Tony Predictions by Mason Pilevsky

Mason Pilevsky, Pages on Stages Best Revival of a Play Eureka Day This edgy show about how leftist ideology about inclusivity can be taken too far is scathing in its brilliance, particularly…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 08:30AM
Sunday, June 1, 2025

CREATIVE TEAM (PLAYS) – Tony Predictions by Mason Pilevsky

Pages on Stages, Mason Pilevsky Best Direction of a Play Knud Adams, English English was a play that required nuance in order to be understood. With the actors switching in and out of accent…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:00AM
Friday, May 30, 2025

Risk-Reward by Mason Pilevsky

Workplace Injuries – 29 May 2025 Workplace Injuries is a set of three one act plays, That Picture of You by Eric Maierson, Bookstore by Grant James Varjas, and Diet Coke for the Dead by Jo…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:39PM
Monday, May 26, 2025

There is Help! by Mason Pilevsky

Cracked Open – 25 May 2025 At first pass, Cracked Open seems like a moving play for audiences who haven’t dealt with serious mental illness. Unfortunately, I not only have multiple diagn…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:33AM
Sunday, May 25, 2025

ACTOR – Tony Predictions by Mason Pilevsky

Pages on Stages, Mason Pilevsky Featured Actor in a Play Glenn Davis, Purpose Glenn Davis undoubtedly has the most demanding role in this show. Every moment he is struggling with deep mental…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:00AM
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Good Luck with That by Mason Pilevsky

Good Night, and Good Luck – 22 May 2025 I loved the message and the spirit of Good Night, and Good Luck. It is timely and crucially important to understand the difference between news an…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 12:30PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Grateful by Mason Pilevsky

Goddess – 17 May 2025 The energy and impact of Goddess as the best musical I have seen in a very long time was evident from the first downbeat. Every element of this show is original and i…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:30PM

And a Very Bold Soul Was He by Mason Pilevsky

Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole – 16 May 2025 Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor have written a deliciously dark masterpiece in this unforgettable production, illuminating Nat “King”…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 06:00PM
Sunday, May 18, 2025

Just Stop by Mason Pilevsky

Bus Stop – 17 May 2025 William Inge’s Bus Stop is a slice of life play set at a bus stop diner in the middle of a storm in Kansas City. The bus is stuck in the ice, and the passengers ar…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 08:00PM

CATEGORIES SPECIFIC TO MUSICALS – Tony Predictions by Mason Pilevsky

Pages on Stages, Mason Pilevsky Best Book of a Musical Marco Ramirez, Buena Vista Social Club There’s not much of a book to this one, but it does tie the songs together and keep the focus …

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:30AM
Thursday, May 15, 2025

The Scourge of the Earth by Mason Pilevsky

Glengarry Glen Ross – 14 May 2025 Theatre artists today often live in a world of interpreting and improving – but really it’s just about making changes and adding to the canon of what …

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 08:14PM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Earning Your Wings by Mason Pilevsky

To Free a Mockingbird – 12 May 2025 To Free a Mockingbird creator and performer Grace Aki delivers a funny, dark, and twisted solo performance at Soho Playhouse. The story works its way t…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 06:38PM
Sunday, May 11, 2025

The Making of a Hit by Mason Pilevsky

Smash – 11 May 2025 Although many expect Smash to simply be a fun, comedic musical that’s pure entertainment, I found myself puzzling through some broader themes that came to light in th…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:05PM

CREATIVE TEAM (MUSICALS) – Tony Predictions by Mason Pilevsky

Pages on Stages, Mason Pilevsky Direction of a Musical Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club Since the actual text of Buena Vista Social Club is so minimal, it fell on director Saheem Ali to m…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:30AM
Saturday, May 10, 2025

Gender Bender by Mason Pilevsky

Operation Mincemeat – 8 May 2025 Most reminiscent of The Producers, Operation Mincemeat leans into the idea that people with highly classified, top secret government jobs can actually be m…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 11:26AM

Floyd’s Fall In by Mason Pilevsky

Floyd Collins – 9 May 2025 Floyd Collins is utterly unlike the rest of this Broadway season’s musicals, and I found it an incredible breath of fresh air. Structured more like an opera th…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:21AM
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Dimensions by Mason Pilevsky

Stranger Things: The First Shadow – 06 May 2025 A high intensity ride through the life of possibly possessed Henry Creel (Louis McCartney), Stranger Things tells a story taking place in …

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 11:36PM
Sunday, May 4, 2025

On Purpose by Mason Pilevsky

Purpose – 04 May 2025 If I had to characterize Purpose in a single word, I think I might say, “hypocritical”—but I’d mean it in a good way. Purpose focuses on family values, but ex…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:21PM

ACTRESS – Tony Predictions by Mason Pilevsky

Pages on Stages, Mason Pilevsky Featured Actress in a Play Tara Ashe, English Elham was a challenging character because she struggled the most with the language barrier, and Tara Ashe had t…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 07:29PM