Thursday, October 9, 2025

Crooked Cross: A Sign of the Times by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Mint Theater discovers a 1935 drama about the Nazi takeover of German society The post Crooked Cross: A Sign of the Times appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM

The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows: Scare the Banana and Other Tales of a Non-Binary Mom by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Comedian Abby Wambaugh delivers an appealing solo show at Dixon Place The post The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows: Scare the Banana and Other Tales of a Non-Binary Mom appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:51AM
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The Least Problematic Woman in the World: Dylan Mulvaney Takes a TikTok Pause by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The actress, author, and social media star opens her heart on the off-Broadway stage The post The Least Problematic Woman in the World: Dylan Mulvaney Takes a TikTok Pause ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Are the Bennet Girls Ok?: Not in Bedlam’s Jane Austen Send-Up by David Finkle

★☆☆☆☆ Emily Breeze's supposedly funny satire is directed by Eric Tucker, to no avail The post Are the Bennet Girls Ok?: Not in Bedlam’s Jane Austen Send-Up appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

From Massachusetts: The Weekend, Angst Upon a Time by Bob Verini

★★☆☆☆ A quartet of disaffected souls assembles in the mountains of Western Mass. to explain, indeed overexplain, their problems The post From Massachusetts: The Weekend, Angst Upon…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Caroline: A Quiet Gem by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Chloe Grace Moretz plays the young mother of a trans child in Preston Max Allen's affecting drama. The post Caroline: A Quiet Gem appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM

And Then We Were No More: Talk of Technology in Totalitarian Times by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Tim Blake Nelson unveils a dark, pervasively dystopian tale at La MaMa The post And Then We Were No More: Talk of Technology in Totalitarian Times appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:28PM
Monday, September 29, 2025

Masquerade: Phantom of the Opera, Immersive Style by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Diane Paulus stages this immersive theater adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running musical. The post Masquerade: Phantom of the Opera, Immersive Style appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Punch: A Play That Speaks to Our Divided Times by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ James Graham's drama revolves around a fateful interaction that led to unexpected depths of healing and redemption The post Punch: A Play That Speaks to Our Divided Times app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM

Punch: Sin, Redemption Delivered with Emotional Wallop by David Finkle

★★★★☆ James Graham tells true story, Adam Penford directs theatrically, Will Harrison tour de forces The post Punch: Sin, Redemption Delivered with Emotional Wallop appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:29PM
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Waiting for Godot: Didi & Gogo’s Not-So-Excellent Adventure by Elysa Gardner

★★★☆☆ Keanu Reeves, in his Broadway bow, and Alex Winter reunite in Jamie Lloyd's latest, a predictably flashy take on the Beckett classic The post Waiting for Godot: Didi & G…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Waiting for Godot: Beckett’s Tramps, Partying On by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter star in Jamie Lloyd's production of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece The post Waiting for Godot: Beckett’s Tramps, Partying On appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM

The Honey Trap: Dishing Out a Potent Blend of Genres by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Michael Hayden and Samantha Mathis lead Irish Rep’s premiere of an unexpected thriller The post The Honey Trap: Dishing Out a Potent Blend of Genres appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

The Honey Trap: The Irish Troubles Dealt with Intriguingly by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Leo McGann's circuitous drama, Matt Torney directing, actor Michael Hayden impressing The post The Honey Trap: The Irish Troubles Dealt with Intriguingly appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Thursday, September 25, 2025

The Other Americans: John Leguizamo, Not Going It Alone by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The award-winning playwright-actor tackles the great American Latino family drama The post The Other Americans: John Leguizamo, Not Going It Alone appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

The Other Americans: Drowning in the Kitchen Sink by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ John Leguizamo delivers an ambitious new drama depicting a Latino-American family’s troubles The post The Other Americans: Drowning in the Kitchen Sink appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Weather Girl: The Forecast? Dark, With 100% Chance of Laughter by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Julia McDermott shines as a spiraling TV reporter in a one-woman climate-crisis comedy The post Weather Girl: The Forecast? Dark, With 100% Chance of Laughter appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Friday, September 19, 2025

Saturday Church: A Reverent Musical of the Flamboyant Kind by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Tony winners J. Harrison Ghee and Joaquina Kalukango are among the ensemble of this musical adapted from the 2017 indie film, featuring music by pop star Sia. The post Satur…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:00PM
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Mexodus: Significant Take on Today’s Immigrant Situation by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Musician-Songwriter-Actors Brian Quijada and Nigel D. Robinson speak up and sing out The post Mexodus: Significant Take on Today’s Immigrant Situation appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

When the Hurlyburly’s Done: what’s the Ukrainian word for apple? by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Richard Nelson’s cozy new drama studies an acting troupe during wartime The post When the Hurlyburly’s Done: what’s the Ukrainian word for apple? appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:52PM
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Art: A Comedy of Bad Manners by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris star in this revival of Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning comedy The post Art: A Comedy of Bad Manners appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Art: Male Friends Argue on a Flashy Canvas by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Scott Ellis directs Yasmina Reza's click, with Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris The post Art: Male Friends Argue on a Flashy Canvas appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Monday, September 15, 2025

Kinkakuji: Minimalist Mishima by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Japan Society commissions a solo drama based upon a celebrated novel The post Kinkakuji: Minimalist Mishima appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:06PM
Sunday, September 14, 2025

The Wild Duck: Rare Ibsen Revival Not to Be Ducked by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Simon Godwin directs a first-rate cast, including Nick Westrate and Alexander Hurt The post The Wild Duck: Rare Ibsen Revival Not to Be Ducked appeared first on New York Stag…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:02PM

The Wild Duck: Foul Doings by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Ibsen’s tragicomedy depicts a family wrecked by a righteous friend The post The Wild Duck: Foul Doings appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:01PM
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Color Theories: A Little Academia, a Lot of Absurdism by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Julio Torres, the creator of the acclaimed HBO series "Fantasmas," delivers a comic riff on the emotional and symbolic aspects of color. The post Color Theories: A Little Ac…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AM
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

The Brothers Size: A Heart-Rending Tale of Family and Trauma by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Tarell Alvin McCraney’s minimalist, poetic tale of siblings down South gets a timely revival at The Shed The post The Brothers Size: A Heart-Rending Tale of Family and Trau…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

The Brothers Size: As Forceful as Tectonic Plates Shifting by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Bijan Sheibani, Tarell Alvin McCraney co-direct McCraney's superbly-cast brotherhood play The post The Brothers Size: As Forceful as Tectonic Plates Shifting appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Tuesday, September 9, 2025

House of McQueen: A Bio-Drama That Has the Feel of an Art Installation by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ "Bridgerton" star Luke Newton plays troubled fashion designer Alexander McQueen in this gorgeously staged but dramatically inert play The post House of McQueen: A Bio-Drama T…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM

House of McQueen: Luke Newton stars in a terribly respectful bio-drama of a tragic artist by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Mad fashionistas, fanciful couture and a melancholy baby do not a party make The post House of McQueen: Luke Newton stars in a terribly respectful bio-drama of a tragic artis…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:59PM
Monday, September 8, 2025

This Is Government: Contemporary Comedy about Workplace Lockdown by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Nina Kissinger mines comedy from a Congressional bomb threat, but doesn’t quite pull it off The post This Is Government: Contemporary Comedy about Workplace Lockdown appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:02PM

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