Thursday, June 26, 2025

Viola’s Room: An Eerie Place to Visit by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ The latest immersive theater production from Punchdrunk has small groups of theatergoers walking through a variety of atmosphere-laden environments. The post Viola’s Room:…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Lowcountry: A Cautionary Tale Aimed at Sex Offenders Down South by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ Abby Rosebrock's new play at the Atlantic Theater attempts to shine a light on a very dark subject. The post Lowcountry: A Cautionary Tale Aimed at Sex Offenders Down South …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM

Trophy Boys: The guilted age by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Louisa Jacobson busts loose as a prep school jock in a look at toxic boys The post Trophy Boys: The guilted age appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM

Trophy Boys: Skewering, Indicting, and Side-Eyeing Male Privilege by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Australian playwright Emmanuelle Mattana puts the patriarchy through its paces in a 70-minute play The post Trophy Boys: Skewering, Indicting, and Side-Eyeing Male Privilege …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:59PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Duke & Roya: Finding Love in a Hopeless Place by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur are perfectly cast in Charles Randolph-Wright’s romantic drama The post Duke & Roya: Finding Love in a Hopeless Place appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Prince Faggot: A royal fairy tale unravels by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ A meta-theatrical drama conjures a queer romance for the House of Windsor The post Prince Faggot: A royal fairy tale unravels appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

Beau: Country-Western-Rock Musical Sneaks Into Town an Instant Marvel by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Writer-lyricist-composer Douglas Lyons, composer Ethan D. Pakchar, director-choreographer Josh Rhodes succeed brightly The post Beau: Country-Western-Rock Musical Sneaks Int…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:04AM
Monday, June 16, 2025

Passengers: A Classy Party of Tip-Top Cirque-Style Artists Take the Train Downtown   by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Montreal's 7 Fingers physical theater troupe visits PAC NYC in lower Manhattan The post Passengers: A Classy Party of Tip-Top Cirque-Style Artists Take the Train Downtown  …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00AM

Kafka: The Beloved, Truly Awesome Writer, Brilliantly Conjured by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Writer-Performer Jack Klaff pays profound, tireless homage to the Prague master, Colin Watkeys, directing The post Kafka: The Beloved, Truly Awesome Writer, Brilliantly Conj…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00AM
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Extremely Smart in Smart Jamie Wax Character Study by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Sarna Lapine directs the six-time Emmy winner soloing as a talented but oppressed trailer-park housewife The post Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Extremely Smart in Smart Jamie Wax …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00PM

Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Shines in a Dark New Play by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ The 'Hacks' star takes the Broadway stage solo, as an abused trailer park wife who just wants to write The post Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Shines in a Dark New Play appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:59PM

Prosperous Fools: Taylor Mac Attacks, Unpersuasively by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ A grant-winning genius bites the philanthropic hands that feed him The post Prosperous Fools: Taylor Mac Attacks, Unpersuasively appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:01PM

Prosperous Fools: Taylor Mac Takes on Molière But Not Prosperously, Foolishly by David Finkle

★☆☆☆☆ Darko Tresnjak directs the misguided satire, with Mac as Artist and Jason O'Connell and Sierra Boggess as other targets The post Prosperous Fools: Taylor Mac Takes on Molièr…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

Angry Alan: A Brilliant Skewering of Male Toxicity by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ John Krasinski plays a depressed middle-aged man who goes down an internet rabbit hole in Penelope Skinner's sharp-edged drama. The post Angry Alan: A Brilliant Skewering of…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:02AM

Angry Alan: John Krasinski Swallows the Red Pill by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Director Sam Gold’s staging exhibits a nice American guy going wrong The post Angry Alan: John Krasinski Swallows the Red Pill appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:01AM
Thursday, June 5, 2025

From Massachusetts: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) and Fall in Like by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ A modest but charming musical rom-com from the UK plucks at the heart, and the players are the main reason The post From Massachusetts: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:10PM

The Wash: Airing a Ripe Slice of American History by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ New Federal Theatre delivers a drama about the 1881 Atlanta washerwomen’s strike The post The Wash: Airing a Ripe Slice of American History appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Pride & Prejudice: Austen Sparkles in 3-Person Capsule Version by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ A breezy romp with Lizzy Bennet, Mr. Darcy, et al. The post Pride & Prejudice: Austen Sparkles in 3-Person Capsule Version appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

A Freeky Introduction: Divine Wisdom for Being Your Best Sexy Self by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ NSangou Njikam’s show sees a Yoruban deity preach positivity in a string of stories The post A Freeky Introduction: Divine Wisdom for Being Your Best Sexy Self appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:46PM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Lunar Eclipse: A Moving Portrait of a Married Couple in Twilight by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Reed Birney and Lisa Emery play a long-married couple talking about their lives in Donald Margulies' new drama The post Lunar Eclipse: A Moving Portrait of a Married Couple i…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

Lunar Eclipse: Reflective Tale of a Waning Marriage by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Reed Birney and Lisa Emery are brilliant in Donald Margulies latest two-hander The post Lunar Eclipse: Reflective Tale of a Waning Marriage appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Monday, June 2, 2025

The Imaginary Invalid: Moliére Classic in Robust Good Health and Humor by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Jesse Berger scrupulously directs Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation, Mark Linn-Baker heading smart cast The post The Imaginary Invalid: Moliére Classic in Robust Good Health and …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:31PM
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Creditors: Strindberg Updated, For Better and Worse by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, and Justice Smith star in Jen Silverman's adaptation of Strindberg's classic drama. The post Creditors: Strindberg Updated, For Better and Worse…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:04PM

Creditors: Love, Marriage, and Maddening Mind Games by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Ian Rickson directs the rarely performed Strindberg work, with a refresh from playwright Jen Silverman The post Creditors: Love, Marriage, and Maddening Mind Games appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:03PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Goddess: A Myth-Making, Magical New Musical by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ A luminous Amber Iman casts a spell in an ambitious Kenya-set show at the Public Theater The post Goddess: A Myth-Making, Magical New Musical appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM

Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Smile When Your Heart Is Breaking by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Dule Hill plays the title role in Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor's play with music, exploring Nat King Cole's troubled psyche. The post Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Smil…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:22PM

Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Keep this Musical’s Lights Shut Off by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor, who directs, concoct the beloved singer's historic tv series not well The post Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Keep this Musical’s Lights S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:21PM
Sunday, May 18, 2025

Bus Stop: William Inge’s Tony-Nominated Work on a Loving Return Trip by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Jack Cummings III directs the insightful comical, dramatic work about made and missed connections, with grade-A cast The post Bus Stop: William Inge’s Tony-Nominated Work o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse: Skanks for the Y2K memories by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Gen Z vloggers seek clicks and a missing chick in mixed-up new musical The post The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse: Skanks for the Y2K memories appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:10PM
Thursday, May 8, 2025

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes: Let’s Hear It From the Boy by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Hugh Jackman plays a professor entangled with a student in Hannah Moscovitch’s 90-minute drama The post Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes: Let’s Hear It From the Bo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes: Star Power Up Close by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Hugh Jackman and Ella Beatty co-star in this intimate drama about a university professor who has an affair with one of his students. The post Sexual Misconduct of the Middle…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM