Monday, June 5, 2023

Days of Wine and Roses: D’Arcy James and O’Hara Share a Stirring Drink by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Light in the Piazza's Guettel and Lucas reteam for an operatic tragedy, directed by Michael Greif The post Days of Wine and Roses: D’Arcy James and O’Hara Share a Stirrin…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM

Days of Wine and Roses: More Sober Than Intoxicating by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James star in Adam Guettel's musical based on the classic 1962 film. The post Days of Wine and Roses: More Sober Than Intoxicating appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM

The Comeuppance: A High-School Reunion Prompts Some Startling Revisionism by Sandy MacDonald

★★★★★ With surgical precision and abundant sympathy, Branden Jacob-Jenkins dissects the Class of 2002. The post The Comeuppance: A High-School Reunion Prompts Some Startling Revisi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:51PM

The Comeuppance: Could Be the Audience Receives It by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Branden Jacobs-Jenkins writes and Eric Ting directs a play about five high school reunioning discontents The post The Comeuppance: Could Be the Audience Receives It appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:50PM
Thursday, June 1, 2023

Grey House: Bleak Doesn’t Begin to Describe it by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Laurie Metcalf, Tatiana Maslany, Paul Sparks, and Sohphia Ann Caruso appear in Levi Holloway's thriller about a couple who become stranded in a remote cabin populated by a st…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:16PM

Grey House: Goose-Bumpy Thrills, Chills Galore Plus Some Gore by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Joe Mantello directs Levi Holloway's probe into man's inhumanity to human kind and maybe vice versa The post Grey House: Goose-Bumpy Thrills, Chills Galore Plus Some Gore app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:15PM
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Love Letters: A. R. Gurney’s Moving Portrait of Two Almost Lovers by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, directed by Ciarán O'Reilly, read well for two shortish acts The post Love Letters: A. R. Gurney’s Moving Portrait of Two Almost Lovers a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:37PM

Being Mr Wickham: Jane Austen’s Famous Cad Proves Jolly Good Fun by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Adrian Lukis plays George Wickham, co-writes with Catherine Cursor, and is directed by Guy Unsworth The post Being Mr Wickham: Jane Austen’s Famous Cad Proves Jolly Good Fu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Monday, May 29, 2023

The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, with Moving High Notes by David Finkle

The Broadway star's favorite poems set to music by many composers, sung by 12 sopranos, make an enchanting memorial The post The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, with Moving High N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00AM
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Primary Trust: Cheers to New Beginnings by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Grab a mai tai and settle in for Eboni Booth’s delicate world-premiere drama The post Primary Trust: Cheers to New Beginnings appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM

Primary Trust: You’ve Got a Friend by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ William Jackson Harper stars in Eboni Booth's play about an emotionally fragile man trying to survive a past trauma. The post Primary Trust: You’ve Got a Friend appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:29PM
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Bernarda’s Daughters: Five Haitian-Brooklyn Sisters Soar Poetically by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Diane Exavier's top-drawer drama, with Dominique Rider directing a skillful cast The post Bernarda’s Daughters: Five Haitian-Brooklyn Sisters Soar Poetically appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM
Monday, May 22, 2023

Monsoon Wedding: An Exceptional Movie Becomes An Unremarkable Musical by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Mira Nair’s beloved 22-year-old movie takes the long road to the stage The post Monsoon Wedding: An Exceptional Movie Becomes An Unremarkable Musical appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM

shadow/land: Two Women, Hurricane Katrina Partly Water-Logged by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Ericka Dickerson-Despenza's cullud wattah follow-up, well directed by Candis C. Jones The post shadow/land: Two Women, Hurricane Katrina Partly Water-Logged appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:51AM
Thursday, May 18, 2023

The Fears: A Not-So-Supportive Support Group by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Steven Soderbergh presents Emma Sheanshang's play depicting the tensions amongst the members of a Buddhist support group. The post The Fears: A Not-So-Supportive Support Gro…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:58PM

The Fears: Seven Manhattan Buddhists Lose the Path by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Emma Sheanshang mixes drama and comedy, with Dan Algrant directing skilled actors The post The Fears: Seven Manhattan Buddhists Lose the Path appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:57PM
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

King James: A Winning Basketball Bromance by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Rajiv Joseph shoots and scores with his new two-character LeBron James–inspired dramedy The post King James: A Winning Basketball Bromance appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM

King James: A Three-Pointer Play by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Glenn Davis and Chris Perfetti star in Rajiv Joseph's new play about two friends united by their love of the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James. The post King James: A Thr…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:57PM
Monday, May 15, 2023

A Beautiful Lady: Liz Swados’ 1984 Work in Mighty NYC Bow by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Anne Bogart directs a first-rate cast commemorating first-rate Russian poets The post A Beautiful Lady: Liz Swados’ 1984 Work in Mighty NYC Bow appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:05PM
Sunday, May 14, 2023

Romeo & Juliet: A Story of Woe, Served with a Twist by Elysa Gardner

★★★★☆ "Wolf Play" playwright Hansol Jung offers a piquant new take on Shakespeare's tragedy The post Romeo & Juliet: A Story of Woe, Served with a Twist appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite: Molière’s Delectable Villain on the Loose by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Matthew Rauch stars, Lucie Tiberghen directs, Maya Slater translates, all in smart form The post Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite: Molière’s Delectable Villain on the Loose appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

From Boston: Taylor Mac Displays a Soulful Change-of-Pace with Joy and Pandemic by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ Taylor Mac surprises with an Ibsenesque take on a long-ago plague parallel to our own The post From Boston: Taylor Mac Displays a Soulful Change-of-Pace with Joy and Pandemic…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:20AM
Monday, May 8, 2023

The Habit of Art: Alan Bennett’s More Famous History Boys by David Finkle

★★★★☆ W. H. Auden, Benjamin Britten featured in a serio-comic play-within-a-play The post The Habit of Art: Alan Bennett’s More Famous History Boys appeared first on New York St…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:31PM
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Oliver!: Please, May We Have Some More by David Finkle

★★★★★ Raul Ezparza stars and Lear deBessonnet directs this nourishing Encores! revival of the Lionel Bart classic The post Oliver!: Please, May We Have Some More appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:28PM

Oliver!: A Problematic Classic Benefits From a Reconsidered Villain by Sandy MacDonald

★★★★☆ A cuddly Fagin? Raúl Esparza pulls off an improbable transmogrification in this Encores! staging The post Oliver!: A Problematic Classic Benefits From a Reconsidered Villain…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:28PM
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

New York, New York: Little Town Blues Lost in Big City by Steven Suskin

★★☆☆☆ High-grade dancing and talented cast weighed down by the plotting of this Kander-Miranda-Stroman melting pot musical The post New York, New York: Little Town Blues Lost in Bi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:53PM

New York, New York: The New Musical Can’t Quite Make It Here by Roma Torre

★★☆☆☆ Despite its A-list creative team, the splashy stage version of the 1977 film disappointingly falls flat.  The post New York, New York: The New Musical Can’t Quite Make It …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:52PM
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Summer, 1976: An Odd Couple of Midwestern Moms by Sandy MacDonald

★★★★☆ Not every woman wants – or needs – a makeover, but plenty of women enjoy initiating them. Toxic or benevolent? You get to decide. The post Summer, 1976: An Odd Couple of …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM

Summer, 1976: A Fuzzy Memory Play by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht play two women recalling the beginning of their friendship, decades earlier, in David Auburn's diffuse drama. The post Summer, 1976: A Fuzzy M…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:53PM
Monday, April 24, 2023

Good Night, Oscar: Sean Hayes Displays Dual Talents in Masterful Performance by Roma Torre

★★★★★ The Will & Grace star portrays real life comedian and musical virtuoso Oscar Levant, in a role Hayes was born to play. The post Good Night, Oscar: Sean Hayes Displays Dua…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM

Good Night, Oscar: Sean Hayes Is the Famed Ivories-Tickler by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Doug Wright's caustic slice-of-life play, Lisa Peterson directing The post Good Night, Oscar: Sean Hayes Is the Famed Ivories-Tickler appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM

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