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Thursday, September 4, 2025

From Broadway Classics to European Avant-Garde, New York’s Fall Programming Runs the Gamut by David Cote

We're not just short-listing major Broadway shows, daring plays and musicals Off but also work by women artists we're excited to see. 

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:38PM
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Jim Newman Opens Up About ‘Mamma Mia!,’ Mentors and the Joys of Owning the Stage by Harry Haun

The actor’s career has been shaped as much by chance encounters with icons as by his roles on stage.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:16PM
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Shakespeare in the Park Is Back With a Sexy, Song-Filled ‘Twelfth Night’ by David Cote

There’s not a dud in the ensemble, from Sandra Oh’s flushed and impulsive Olivia to a scene-stealing turn by initialized performer “b” as Antonio, the sailor who rescues Sebastian fr…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00PM
Monday, August 18, 2025

There It Goes Again: Jukebox Musical ‘Mamma Mia!’ Returns to Broadway by David Cote

Twenty-four years later, this show still has the emotional depth of a sugared-up fourteen-year-old.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:46AM
Monday, August 11, 2025

Elizabeth McGovern’s ‘AVA: The Secret Conversations’ Leaves the Best Stories Untold by Rex Reed

It’s not a disaster, but any play about Ava Gardner that is this dull is definitely a disappointment.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:21AM
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club’s Lynne Meadow On Staging Her Next Chapter by Harry Huan, Harry Huan

Under Meadow’s leadership, Manhattan Theatre Club premiered dozens of landmark plays and earned Tony, Pulitzer and Obie honors.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:00PM
Thursday, July 10, 2025

Review: The Deliciously Dark ‘Heathers’ Is Back Off-Broadway by David Cote

Beyond its sociological themes, the show is a ton of stylish, well-crafted fun with top-notch acting and top-to-bottom earworms.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:15PM
Monday, June 30, 2025

Review: Trust the Darkness, But Follow the Light in Spooky ‘Viola’s Room’ by David Cote

Conceived and directed by Punchdrunk's chief wizard Felix Barrett, Viola’s Room is an audio-guided indoor son et lumière.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:00AM
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Review: A Hot Mess and a Sex Pest Go on a Date in ‘Lowcountry’ by David Cote

If you arrived late and left five minutes early, you might say it crackles along in a noirish vein, but taken as a whole, the drama leaves you hanging.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:34AM
Thursday, June 19, 2025

Mark Linn-Baker On Bringing Molière’s ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ to Life by Harry Haun

"It may be 400 years old, but it lasts! It’s funny stuff," Linn-Baker, who worked with Jesse Berger on the project, told Observer.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:10AM
Friday, June 13, 2025

Review: Jean Smart Can’t Save the Overwrought and Underwritten ‘Call Me Izzy’ by Rex Reed

Smart deserves roles that deserve her. Izzy is not one of them.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:06PM
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Review: John Krasinski Grapples With Gender Politics and Modern Masculinity in ‘Angry Alan’ by Rex Reed

Penelope Skinner’s provocative script explores the emotional weight of identity and the shifting terrain of gendered expectations.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:00AM
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Inside the Hottest Tony Award Afterparties of 2025 by Leigh Scheps, Leigh Scheps

This is how Broadway's elite celebrated the year's wins.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:12PM
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Jennifer Simard On Her ‘Death Becomes Her’ Onstage Partnership—And Tony Competition by Harry Haun

Both Simard and her co-star in "Death Becomes Her," Megan Hilty, are up for the Best Actress in a Musical Tony this year. "You must throw the ball to your playing partner and let them win s…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:24AM
Friday, May 23, 2025

Review: Hugh Jackman Tells Tales Out of School in ‘Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes’  by David Cote

A rare chance to see the movie star’s relaxed natural charm up close in the Minetta Lane Theatre as he plays a professor entangled with a young woman in Hannah Moscovitch’s engaging two-…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00AM
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Review: A Steady, Not-Too Bumpy Ride to William Inge’s Bus Stop by David Cote

A respectful revival brings this play about the agonies of love and sex vibrantly to life.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:33PM
Thursday, May 8, 2025

As NEA Cuts Hit Hard, Arts Groups Are Readying Their Fundraising Pitches by Daniel Grant, Daniel Grant

Hundreds of arts and culture nonprofits are facing uncertainty due to the National Endowment for the Arts revoking awards that fall outside of its "new priorities."

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:11PM
Monday, May 5, 2025

Joanna Gleason’s Glowing Return to New York Theater by Harry Haun

The Tony award winning actress shines in the family drama 'We Had a World,' and has also written and directed a new film, 'The Grotto.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:27PM
Monday, April 28, 2025

‘Just in Time’ Review: Jonathan Groff Ignites Broadway in a Dazzling Tribute to Bobby Darin by Rex Reed

Jonathan Groff delivers a whirlwind, show-stopping performance that redefines what a Broadway star can be. Though the musical's biographical details are thin, Groff’s magnetic presence, at…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:36PM
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Review: ‘Dead Outlaw’ Is An Exquisite Corpse and Killer Close to the Broadway Season by David Cote

This darkly exhilarating musical has what is easily the best new score on Broadway, written by by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, and an irreverent yet wistful book by Itamar Moses.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 05:37PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Review: Not-Such-Happy Campers Vacation with Bereavement in ‘Grief Camp’ by David Cote

A group of teenagers retreat to the woods to process their feelings in playwright Eliya Smith's thoughtful and elliptical dramedy.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:23AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

‘Floyd Collins’ Review: Adam Guettel’s Best Work Still Lies Ahead by Rex Reed

National treasure and Broadway's last great hope Adam Guettel is back onstage—but not with something new. Rex Reed reviews the revival with a wince and a wish for Guettel to move on—to s…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:56AM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Review: A Caryl Churchill Tasting Menu of Haute Weird at the Public Theater by David Cote

Four short works from England’s greatest living playwright blaze forth in outstanding American debuts.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:41PM
Monday, April 14, 2025

Review: High Schoolers Tell Truth and Shame the Devil in ‘John Proctor is the Villain’  by David Cote

In the most energizing and emotionally wrecking drama this season a group of high school students is studying "The Crucible" and processing the #MeToo movement.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:01PM
Thursday, April 10, 2025

‘Smash’ Is Escapist Fluff and Exactly What We Need Right Now by David Cote

Loosely adapted from a short-lived television series, this musical comedy about the making of a musical is full of showstopping songs and powered by a phenomenal cast.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:31PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

‘Sondheim’s Old Friends’ Is a Love Letter in Two Acts—One Whispered, One Roared by Rex Reed

Leaden direction and limp gags almost derail 'Sondheim’s Old Friends,' a tribute show that feels as uneven as it is ambitious. But with Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga and a late-breaking j…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:14PM
Monday, April 7, 2025

Clooney Lights Up Broadway, but ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Flickers in the Footlights by Rex Reed

Two decades after the film first flattered Oscar voters, 'Good Night, and Good Luck' returns—this time as a Broadway spectacle, complete with chain-smoking nostalgia, McCarthy-era paranoia…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:15AM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Review: Does Kieran Culkin Close the Deal in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’? by David Cote

Culkin leads a cast that includes Bob Odenkirk, Michael McKean and Bill Burr in this latest Broadway revival of David Mamet's classic tale of trash-talking salesmen.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:04PM
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Review: Sarah Snook Blows Up in Multimedia Dazzler ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’  by David Cote

Snook gives a master class, playing 26 characters in an adaptation of the Oscar Wilde novel that's hideously apt for our age of Instagram filters and social media.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:01PM
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Kate Baldwin Takes On The Story Of A 230 Year Marriage With ‘Love Life’ by Harry Haun

The go-to singer for musical theater heroines talks about the Encores! revival of the Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner musical.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:27PM
Monday, March 24, 2025

Review: Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello’ Has Star Wattage But No Illumination by David Cote

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are megastars, but that doesn't solve the problems of this maddeningly bland production.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:15AM
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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Aug 14, 2025: Mamma Mia - Winter Garden Theatre
Aug 18, 2025: Jeff Ross: Take A Banana For The Ride - Nederlander Theatre
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Sep 28, 2025: Waiting For Godot - Hudson Theatre
Sep 29, 2025: Punch - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Oct 16, 2025: Ragtime - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Oct 28, 2025: Liberation - James Earl Jones Theatre
Oct 30, 2025: Little Bear Ridge Road - Booth Theatre
Nov 09, 2025: The Queen of Versailles - St. James Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Nov 20, 2025: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - Longacre Theatre
Dec 08, 2025: Marjorie Prime - Hayes Theater
Jan 08, 2026: Bug - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Apr 08, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
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