For Hnath, 'Hillary and Clinton' Are a, If Not the, Real Thing by David Finkle

Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgrow cannonade a gratifying 90-minute, intermissionless play. The post For Hnath, 'Hillary and Clinton' Are a, If Not the, Real Thing appeared first on Clyde Fit…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 11:02am on April 20, 2019☆⚑

Socrates: Tim Blake Nelson Writes the Hemlock Drinker a Spiffy Toast by David Finkle

★★★★★ Michael Stuhlbarg is back on the boards, as good"or better"than ever The post Socrates: Tim Blake Nelson Writes the Hemlock Drinker a Spiffy Toast appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:55pm on April 16, 2019☆⚑

17 Border Crossings: Thaddeus Phillips Journeys With Great Success by David Finkle

★★★★ A unique look at how differently borders are patrolled around the globe, directed by Tatiana Mallarino The post 17 Border Crossings: Thaddeus Phillips Journeys …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on April 15, 2019☆⚑

Oklahoma!: It May Not Be Necessary to 21st-Century-Update a Classic by David Finkle

★★★ Daniel Fish directs the Oscar Hammerstein II-Richard Rodgers musical with and without aplomp The post Oklahoma!: It May Not Be Necessary to 21st-Century-Update a Classi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:51pm on April 7, 2019☆⚑

Sincerely, Oscar: Great Lyricist Hammerstein II Is Mistreated in a Revue by David Finkle

★ Soprano Doreen Taylor conceives and writes a below-par showcase for herself and Azudi Onyejekwe The post Sincerely, Oscar: Great Lyricist Hammerstein II Is Mistreated in a Revue appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 2:06pm on April 5, 2019☆⚑

She's Lear, She's Here, Get Used To It by David Finkle

One thing about this obtuse king is undeniably magisterial: a larger-than-life rage. The post She's Lear, She's Here, Get Used To It appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 10:56pm on April 4, 2019☆⚑

I Carry Your Heart: A Play About a Transplant And What Else Is Planted by David Finkle

★★★★ Georgette Kelly keenly sees how many hearts are affected after one meaningful operation The post I Carry Your Heart: A Play About a Transplant And What Else Is P…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:30pm on April 3, 2019☆⚑

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: Director Shana Cooper's Furious Take by David Finkle

★★★★ An unusually well-spoken, even well-declaimed treatment, choreographed by Erika Chong Shuch The post The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: Director Shana Cooper's Furiou…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00pm on March 28, 2019☆⚑

Ain't No Mo': This In-Yo'-Face Revue Asks If Blacks Should Fly to Africa by David Finkle

★★★★ While examining USA racism playwright-actor Jordan E. Cooper reaps chills, laughs The post Ain't No Mo': This In-Yo'-Face Revue Asks If Blacks Should Fly to Afri…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:50pm on March 27, 2019☆⚑

Accidentally Brave: Maddie Corman Bravely Tells Her Startling Story by David Finkle

★★★★ When a "well-known-ish" actress learns her husband's dark secret, she attempts to right her upturned life The post Accidentally Brave: Maddie Corman Bravely Tell…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:30pm on March 25, 2019☆⚑

White Noise: Suzan-Lori Parks Offers a Brilliant Approach to Racism by David Finkle

★★★★★ Oskar Eustis neatly helms a work best seen before its heady contents are noised about The post White Noise: Suzan-Lori Parks Offers a Brilliant Approach t…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:50pm on March 20, 2019☆⚑

Juno and the Paycock: Sean O'Casey's Tragedy In Top-Drawer Revival by David Finkle

★★★★ Neil Pepe directs an inspired cast, headed by Ciaran O'Reilly, Maryann Plunkett and John Keating The post Juno and the Paycock: Sean O'Casey's Tragedy In Top-Dra…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:44pm on March 19, 2019☆⚑

After: Battling Parents with Combative Sons Ferociously Lock Horns by David Finkle

★★★★ Michael McKeever's play, directed by Joe Brancato with a strong cast, disturbs with great effect The post After: Battling Parents with Combative Sons Ferociously…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 5:39pm on March 17, 2019☆⚑

Surely, Goodness and Mercy: A 12-Year Old Good But Maybe Too Good by David Finkle

★★★ Chisa Hutchinson's play includes the 23rd psalm and is just as hopeful The post Surely, Goodness and Mercy: A 12-Year Old Good But Maybe Too Good appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:00pm on March 13, 2019☆⚑

If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka: Black Sure Is Beautiful Here by David Finkle

★★★★ Tori Sampson's allegory heartily examines beauty definitions, with Leah C. Gardiner directing The post If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka: Black Sure Is Bea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:30pm on March 10, 2019☆⚑

Fleabag: Waller: A Very Funny Girl With Sex Always on Her Mind by David Finkle

★★★★ Phoebe Waller-Bridge arrives from Great Britain, impressing stateside audiences with her talent The post Fleabag: Waller: A Very Funny Girl With Sex Always on H…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:55pm on March 7, 2019☆⚑

Imagining Madoff: Deb Margolin's Imagination Runs Brilliantly Wild by David Finkle

★★★★ The Ponzi criminal seen raving and ranting in a knock-out performance by Jeremiah Kissel The post Imagining Madoff: Deb Margolin's Imagination Runs Brilliantly W…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:30pm on March 6, 2019☆⚑

Dying in Boulder: Linda Faigao-Hall's Drama Dies More Than One Way by David Finkle

★★★ A Buddhist-style death wish is examined from a perspective not sympathetic to religion The post Dying in Boulder: Linda Faigao-Hall's Drama Dies More Than One Way appea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:01pm on March 3, 2019☆⚑

Marys Seacole: An Everywoman Play That Hits and Misses Targets by David Finkle

★★★ Jackie Sibblies Drury's work tributes a famous healer but doesn't entirely heal itself The post Marys Seacole: An Everywoman Play That Hits and Misses Targets appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on February 25, 2019☆⚑

The Play That Goes Wrong: Rarely Does Anything Go So Right by David Finkle

★★★★★ The long-running British send-up moves to a new address, keeping its old hilarity The post The Play That Goes Wrong: Rarely Does Anything Go So Right appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:51pm on February 20, 2019☆⚑

Switzerland: Patricia Highsmith in Person Niftily Fictionalized by David Finkle

★★★★ Joanna Murray-Smith imagines how the thriller author might handle a non-Tom Ripley young man The post Switzerland: Patricia Highsmith in Person Niftily Fiction…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:15pm on February 14, 2019☆⚑

My Very Own British Invasion: A Warped Brit-Based Jukebox Tuner by David Finkle

★★ Herman's Hermit's lead singer Peter Noone's story, via Rick Elice, with nostalgic rock ditties The post My Very Own British Invasion: A Warped Brit-Based Jukebox Tuner appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:27am on February 13, 2019☆⚑

The Light: Playwright Loy A. Webb Tackles Woman-Man Problem by David Finkle

★★★★ McKinley Belcher III and Mandi Masden give their impressive all under director Logan Vaughn The post The Light: Playwright Loy A. Webb Tackles Woman-Man Problem …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on February 10, 2019☆⚑

Mies Julie and The Dance of Death: Strindberg Strengthened, Weakened by David Finkle

Yale Farber's Mies Julie ★★★★ smartly transforms Strindberg, while The Dance of Death revival ★★ merely smarts The post Mies Julie and The Dance of Dea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:50pm on February 10, 2019☆⚑

Call Me Madam: Irving Berlin's Tuneful Laugh at 1950s Politics by David Finkle

★★★★ Carmen Cusack goes for broke and nicely gets there in the satirical Ethel Merman showcase The post Call Me Madam: Irving Berlin’s Tuneful Laugh at 1950s P…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:58am on February 7, 2019☆⚑