Friday, March 10, 2023
★★★★☆ A trio of differently abled performers embody Ryan J. Haddad’s rollicking collection of real-life tales.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:50AMTuesday, March 7, 2023
★★★★☆ With this, her first produced work, Nottage tossed out the rulebook for "well-made" plays and came up with a doozy.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PMMonday, March 6, 2023
★★☆☆☆ Anyone who attempts to tread in Wilde's footsteps had better be devilishly adroit – sadly not the case in this clumsy exercise.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:40PMThursday, March 2, 2023
★★★★★ Alexander Zeldin's “you-are-there” study of a London housing shelter delivers edge-of-the-seat impact
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:36PMTuesday, February 28, 2023
★★★☆☆ Hovering midway between parody and homage, this modernist rendering of a justifiable classic proves neither illuminating nor much fun.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:28PMTuesday, February 14, 2023
★★★★★ Finally, a kiddie show with an on-point message, snazzily presented.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:58PMMonday, February 6, 2023
★★★☆☆ Maybe take a step back if your babysitter offers to "co-parent"? A cautionary tale from the mommy-wars front.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:07PMSunday, December 18, 2022
Alt-darling Justin Vivian Bond celebrates the true spirit of the season.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:03PMThursday, December 15, 2022
★★★★★ With words and gestures alone, Eddie Izzard recreates Dickens' beloved bildungsroman.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PMWednesday, December 7, 2022
★★★★☆ What with all the treacle on offer this month, you may savor something a little more spicy.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:51PMMonday, December 5, 2022
★★★★★ Traversing the entire Black experience in the U.S., “Mo’” is a bumpy ride – one you don’t want to miss.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:25PMSunday, November 27, 2022
★★★★☆ The inventive, nonexploitative circus flies high in this, its 45th embodiment.
The post Big Apple Circus: It’s Back and Buoyant, with a Message appeared first on New York S…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:50PMSunday, November 20, 2022
★★☆☆☆ The entire Judeo-Christian creation myth, wrapped in one woman's very trying week.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PMWednesday, November 16, 2022
★★★☆☆ A rare opportunity to hang out with London's witty literary crowd, circa 1770.
The post Boswell: History Comes to Life, Juicily, in This Clever Bio-Play appeared first on Ne…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PMThursday, November 10, 2022
★★★★★ The last chapter in a young girl's abbreviated life proves heartwarmingly hilarious
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:52PMMonday, November 7, 2022
★★☆☆☆ Unimaginatively script aside, this rehashed fairy tale features some spectacular dancing.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:06PMSunday, November 6, 2022
★★★★☆ Playwright Noah Diaz probes one salient flaw in the human condition: mortality.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:58PMThursday, November 3, 2022
★★★☆☆ Newcomer Casey Likes shines as a 15-year-old rock-journo wannabe, growing up fast in 1973.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:53PMWednesday, November 2, 2022
★★★★☆ Portraying the acclaimed late author, an equally celebrated actor acclimates us to the inevitability of loss.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:01PMSunday, October 30, 2022
★★☆☆☆ Jim Parsons puts in minimal effort in portraying a driven, passionate "nobody."
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:58PMThursday, October 27, 2022
★★★★☆ Has God left the building? Nine religious professionals, of varied faiths, suspect that the party may be over.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:51PMSaturday, October 22, 2022
★★★☆☆ Two women barricade themselves against the outside world and seek refuge in one another's company.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:55PMFriday, October 21, 2022
★★★★☆ Relive the agonies of your first romantic entanglements -- prompted by an extraordinarily honest and insightful sympathizer.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PMThursday, October 20, 2022
★★★★★ It's a story as old as Cain and Abel, but Suzan-Lori Parks made it contemporary and compelling -- a neo-classic.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PMWednesday, October 19, 2022
★★★★☆ Reed and Ephraim Birney (father and son) recreate a doctor-patient relationship from 1945 that delivers equal parts shock and awe.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PMTuesday, October 18, 2022
★★★★☆ The course of true love endures some rough -- but riveting -- turns in Emma Rice's imaginative musical rendering.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PMMonday, October 3, 2022
★★☆☆☆ Why flatten the affect of two powerful orators? Baldwin's points bear repeating; Buckley's condescension rankles as ever.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:30PMThursday, September 29, 2022
★★☆☆☆ An immigrant tale packed with tragedy forfeits urgency when too artfully pixelated.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:15PMThursday, September 15, 2022
★★★★☆ David Strathairn stirringly embodies a hero who tried to alert the Allies to Hitler’s ultimate goal
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PMWednesday, July 27, 2022
The notion of "happily ever after" gets a fresh twist in this page-to-stage adaptation of Between the Lines
Indecent. The Kite Runner. How I Learned to Drive. Jagged Little Pill. During her …
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMFriday, July 15, 2022
★★☆☆☆ This 'musical spectacle' take on the Hunchback's tale is both over-the-top and underwhelming
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:11PM 
