Sunday, April 27, 2025

Real Women Have Curves: Plus-Size Crowd Pleaser Hits Home by Roma Torre

★★★★★ Based on the Latin-themed play and film, the new musical hits all the right notes delivering a weighty message about immigration in America. The post Real Women Have Curves: …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM

Real Women Have Curves: Latina Stories Take Center Stage   by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Josefina López’s decades-old play turned movie turned musical resonates with audiences anew The post Real Women Have Curves: Latina Stories Take Center Stage   appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:29PM

Dead Outlaw: Rip-Roarin’ Musical Hits the Bull’s-Eye by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ David Yazbek’s brashly macabre tuner features Andrew Durand as a real-life desperado, wanted dead and alive The post Dead Outlaw: Rip-Roarin’ Musical Hits the Bull’s-Ey…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:00PM

Dead Outlaw: Macabre, Morbid, and Wickedly Smart by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ David Yazbek and Itamar Moses craft a rowdy tuner about a surprisingly lively corpse The post Dead Outlaw: Macabre, Morbid, and Wickedly Smart appeared first on New York Stag…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:59PM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

Just in Time: Hello, Bobby! Darin Gets a Splashy Broadway Tribute by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Jonathan Groff gives a once-in-a-lifetime performance as the Grammy-winning “Beyond the Sea” singer The post Just in Time: Hello, Bobby! Darin Gets a Splashy Broadway Tri…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Just in Time: A Bio-Musical Blast by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Jonathan Groff gloriously pays tribute to Bobby Darin in this electric, cabaret-style showcase for his talents The post Just in Time: A Bio-Musical Blast appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Pirates! The Penzance Musical: Bright and Breezy in the Big Easy by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ David Hyde Pierce, Jinkx Monsoon and Ramin Karimloo sail away in a Gilbert & Sullivan showboat The post Pirates! The Penzance Musical: Bright and Breezy in the Big Easy a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM

Pirates! The Penzance Musical: Not for Purists, but Fun for Everyone Else by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Rupert Holmes delivers an entertaining, New Orleans-flavored adaptation of the classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. The post Pirates! The Penzance Musical: Not for Puris…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:58PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Hold Me in the Water: An Intimate Boy-Meets-Boy Story by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Ryan J. Haddad shares a tale of summer love in his autobiographical 70-minute one-man show The post Hold Me in the Water: An Intimate Boy-Meets-Boy Story appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:30PM

Grief Camp: Loss at an Emotional Remove by Frank Scheck

★★☆☆☆ Eliya Smith's amorphous drama revolves around young campers working through bereavement issues. The post Grief Camp: Loss at an Emotional Remove appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Stranger Things–The First Shadow: We Will Control The Horizontal by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ The origin story for a fan-fave Netflix TV series uses every conceivable means to knock our socks off – and does The post Stranger Things–The First Shadow: We Will Contro…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:59PM

Stranger Things—The First Shadow: Stage Version of Series Maybe Not Strange Enough by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ The Duffer Brothers go Broadway, Kate Trefry scripts, Stephen Daldry directs, Louis McCartney leads hard-working cast The post Stranger Things—The First Shadow: Stage Versi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:59PM
Monday, April 21, 2025

Floyd Collins: Jeremy Jordan goes deep as a forgotten headliner from 1925 by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Taylor Trensch, Jason Gotay, and Lizzie McAlpine are notable in LCT’s revival of a sorrowful musical drama The post Floyd Collins: Jeremy Jordan goes deep as a forgotten he…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Floyd Collins: Waist-Deep in the Big Muddy by Bob Verini

★★☆☆☆ Overproduction cripples the Broadway debut of a much-admired intimate art musical The post Floyd Collins: Waist-Deep in the Big Muddy appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp: Caryl Churchill Vaudeville by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Deirdre O’Connell and John Ellison Conlee head a bill of diverse acts at the Public Theater The post Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp: Caryl Churchill Vaudeville appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.: What If Caryl Churchill Returns at Her Near Best by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ The often enigmatic playwright unfurls four one-acts, James MacDonald directing, Deirdre O'Connoll, others acting nicely The post Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.: What If …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

All the World’s a Stage: Small Town Musical Grippingly Staged by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Adam Gwon's new musical is a pleasure, aided by cast and director Jonathan Silverstein The post All the World’s a Stage: Small Town Musical Grippingly Staged appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM

minor.ity: Talking ident.ity, creativ.ity, authentic.ity, commun.ity by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Colt Coeur and WP Theater premiere a study of Black artists exploiting their cultural identity The post minor.ity: Talking ident.ity, creativ.ity, authentic.ity, commun.ity a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AM
Monday, April 14, 2025

John Proctor Is the Villain: A Fearless Gen Z Look at ‘The Crucible’ by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Director Danya Taymor and a dynamite cast bring Kimberly Belflower’s marvelous new play to Broadway The post John Proctor Is the Villain: A Fearless Gen Z Look at ‘The Cr…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00PM

John Proctor Is the Villain: A #MeToo Conversation with ‘The Crucible’ by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Sadie Sink stars in Kimberly Belflower's play about a high school class wrestling with the themes of Miller's play. The post John Proctor Is the Villain: A #MeToo Conversati…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:59PM
Sunday, April 13, 2025

Irishtown: New Comedy In A Fun Brogue by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ A world premiere from the Irish Rep that's filled with lots of laughter...for a change. The post Irishtown: New Comedy In A Fun Brogue appeared first on New York Stage Revie…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM

The Swamp Dwellers: Wole Soyinka’s Significant Early Play by David Finkle

★★★★☆ The 1986 Nobel Prize-winner looks closely at Nigeria's swamp area, with Awoye Timpo directing The post The Swamp Dwellers: Wole Soyinka’s Significant Early Play appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:53PM
Thursday, April 10, 2025

Smash: Marilyn Musical Neither Smash Nor Bomb by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ The popular TV series about the making of a Broadway musical finally makes it to the Great White Way. The post Smash: Marilyn Musical Neither Smash Nor Bomb appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:31PM

Smash: Marilyn, We Hardly Knew Ye by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman recycle their TV score for the stage The post Smash: Marilyn, We Hardly Knew Ye appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:30PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Becoming Eve: Transcendent Trans Father-Son, Father-Daughter Play by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Tommy Dorfman is the transitioning Chava in Emil Weinstein's adaptation of Abby Chava Stein's memoir The post Becoming Eve: Transcendent Trans Father-Son, Father-Daughter Pla…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AM

Take The Lead: New Musical Dances Its Heart Out by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Christopher Gattelli helms the original new work based on a true story, featuring a bunch of talented young triple threats. The post Take The Lead: New Musical Dances Its Hea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00AM
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Sondheim’s Old Friends: Something Great Has Come, No Maybe About It by David Finkle

★★★★★ Stephen Sondheim's brilliance celebrated by Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, Matthew Bourne, other swells The post Sondheim’s Old Friends: Something Great Has Come, No Mayb…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:01PM

Sondheim’s Old Friends: Musical Cornucopia Makes an Overstuffed Banquet by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga headline Cameron Mackintosh’s memorial salute to the songwriter The post Sondheim’s Old Friends: Musical Cornucopia Makes an Overstuffed…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Monday, April 7, 2025

Boop!: Boop-Oop-a-Doop! by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Jasmine Amy Rogers adorably brings the venerable cartoon character to life in this Broadway musical directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. The post Boop!: Boop-Oop-a-…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM

Boop!: Betty Brightens Broadway, But…. by Bob Verini

★★★☆☆ Betty Boop flies out of B&W cartoons into today’s living color, with glittery star quality but a saggy story The post Boop!: Betty Brightens Broadway, But…. appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM

I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan: Singular Theater Talk by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Mona Pirnot composes an Escher-like solo comedy about the very artist who is performing it The post I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan: Singular Theater Talk appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:16PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre