Othello: Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Version Done Wisely and Well by David Finkle

★★★★ Chukwudi Iwuji, Corey Stoll, Heather Lind, Alison Wright gorgeous in the Bard's jealousy screed The post Othello: Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Version Done Wise…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:15pm on June 18, 2018☆⚑

Half Time: Music, Mirror, and a Chance to Dance So-So Senior Hip-Hop by David Finkle

★★★ Jerry Mitchell directs-choreographs Donna McKechnie, Georgia Engel, André De Shields in a not-great Chorus Line take on aging dancers The post Half Time: Music, Mirror…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:16pm on June 15, 2018☆⚑

Desperate Measures: The Bard's Measure for Measure Tuned Up by David Finkle

★★★★ Bookwriter-lyricist Peter Kellogg and composer David Friedman go west for a fun and frolicsome take on Shakespeare's "problem" play The post Desperate Measures: …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:15pm on June 13, 2018☆⚑

Everyone's Fine with Virginia Woolf: Everyone? Not So Fast by David Finkle

★ Elevator Repair Service goes at Edward Albee's classic to embarrassing results The post Everyone’s Fine with Virginia Woolf: Everyone? Not So Fast appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:00pm on June 12, 2018☆⚑

Secret Life of Humans: Humankind's Rise Debated on Human Level by David Finkle

★★★★★ David Byrne's treatise involving culture hero Jacob Bronowski is dramatically ascendent The post Secret Life of Humans: Humankind’s Rise Debated on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:06pm on June 7, 2018☆⚑

Tchaikovsky, None But the Lonely Heart: Abundant Musical Heart by David Finkle

★★★★ Eve Wolf's book calls on actors and musicians to prove argument about aural emotions The post Tchaikovsky, None But the Lonely Heart: Abundant Musical Heart appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:05pm on May 31, 2018☆⚑

Peace for Mary Frances: Sometimes Death and Dying Go On Too Long by David Finkle

★★★ The wonderful Lois Smith, directed by Lila Neugebauer, in Lily Thorne's well-cast death watch The post Peace for Mary Frances: Sometimes Death and Dying Go On Too Long …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:02pm on May 23, 2018☆⚑

The Beast in the Jungle: Henry James' Work Dances on Uncertain Feet by David Finkle

★★★ Susan Stroman, David Thompson and John Kander get Irina Dvorovenko, Tony Yazbeck on their toes The post The Beast in the Jungle: Henry James’ Work Dances on Uncer…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:20pm on May 23, 2018☆⚑

A Pink Chair (In Place of a Fake Antique): Wooster Group on Tadeusz Kantor by David Finkle

★★★★★ A fascinating tribute to the late, great Polish director/author and his Cricot 2 company The post A Pink Chair (In Place of a Fake Antique): Wooster Grou…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:16pm on May 21, 2018☆⚑

Turning Off the Morning News: New Durang Satirical Sketch Sketchy by David Finkle

★ Emily Mann directs favorite Durang actor Kristine Nielsen, others to skimpy payoff The post Turning Off the Morning News: New Durang Satirical Sketch Sketchy appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:05am on May 16, 2018☆⚑

Twelfth Night: The Quality of Shakespeare's Comedy Woefully Strained by David Finkle

★ The usually exceptional Maria Aitken runs into trouble directing a cast working overtime to no avail. The post Twelfth Night: The Quality of Shakespeare’s Comedy Woefully Stra…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:30pm on May 13, 2018☆⚑

Long Day's Journey into Night: O'Neill's at Breakneck, Breakheart Pace by David Finkle

★★★★★ Richard Eyre brilliantly directs Jeremy Irons, Lesley Manville, Rory Keenan and Matthew Beard The post Long Day’s Journey into Night: O’Neill&…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:31pm on May 12, 2018☆⚑

The Gentleman Caller: Tennessee Williams, William Inge Oddly Coupled by David Finkle

★★ Playwright Philip Dawkins roams freely through the famous playwrights' related lives The post The Gentleman Caller: Tennessee Williams, William Inge Oddly Coupled appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00pm on May 10, 2018☆⚑

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire: Caryl Churchill's History Lecture by David Finkle

★★★ Rachel Chavkin directs a talk-heavy look back at Oliver Cromwell's civil war The post Light Shining in Buckinghamshire: Caryl Churchill’s History Lecture appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on May 7, 2018☆⚑

Summer and Smoke: Ireland, Darrow Set Fire to Williams' Hot Drama by David Finkle

★★★★★ Jack Cummings III stunningly directs the play that established the very idea of off-Broadway The post Summer and Smoke: Ireland, Darrow Set Fire to Wil…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:15pm on May 3, 2018☆⚑

Unexpected Joy: Mothers, Daughters Vie, Singing Joyful Tunes by David Finkle

★★★★ Bill Russell writes the songs, Janet Hood the book for a maybe likely story of tolerance The post Unexpected Joy: Mothers, Daughters Vie, Singing Joyful Tunes ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:00pm on May 3, 2018☆⚑

Travesties: Tom Stoppard's Brilliant Comedy Brilliantly Revived by David Finkle

★★★★★ Tom Hollander heads a just about perfect cast, directed just about perfectly by Patrick Marber The post Travesties: Tom Stoppard’s Brilliant Comedy …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:00pm on April 24, 2018☆⚑

The Metromaniacs: David Ives Tickles a Rhyming French Mini-Classic by David Finkle

★★★ Alexis Prion is the now-all-but-forgotten comic writer whose spoof is reworked The post The Metromaniacs: David Ives Tickles a Rhyming French Mini-Classic appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:00pm on April 22, 2018☆⚑

My Fair Lady: Shaw Goes Ibsen in Sher's Appealing Revival by David Finkle

★★★★ Bartlett Sher directs Lauren Ambrose, Harry Hadden-Paton and an impeccable cast The post My Fair Lady: Shaw Goes Ibsen in Sher’s Appealing Revival appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:44pm on April 19, 2018☆⚑

The Seafarer: Conor McPherson's Tense Drinking, Soul-Searching Tale by David Finkle

★★★★ Matthew Broderick heads an expert ensemble is this realistic-surrealistic drama The post The Seafarer: Conor McPherson’s Tense Drinking, Soul-Searching Ta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on April 18, 2018☆⚑

Children of a Lesser God: Mark Medoff Prize Winner Back Forthrightly by David Finkle

★★★ Joshua Jackson as speech teacher to the deaf and Sarah Ridloff as unwilling student The post Children of a Lesser God: Mark Medoff Prize Winner Back Forthrightly appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:18pm on April 16, 2018☆⚑

"Glee" on TV: Is It the Best, the Worst or Both? by David Finkle

Let's talk a minute about my idea of this season's best and the worst television series: <em>Glee</em>.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 9:12am on April 16, 2018☆⚑

The Sting: The Irresistible 1973 Oscar Flick as Irresistible Tuner by David Finkle

★★★★★ Harry Connick Jr. leads a cast directed by John Rando and choreographed by Warren Carlyle. The post The Sting: The Irresistible 1973 Oscar Flick as Irre…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:00pm on April 13, 2018☆⚑

King Lear: Antony Sher Makes Foolish Old Age Memorable by David Finkle

★★★★ Director Gregory Doran runs mostly hot and sometimes cold on the Shakespeare masterpiece The post King Lear: Antony Sher Makes Foolish Old Age Memorable appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:52am on April 13, 2018☆⚑

Miss You Like Hell: Hudes and McKeown View Mothers and Daughters by David Finkle

★★★ Rubin-Vega and Jiménez as an estranged mother and daughter renewing their love to songs The post Miss You Like Hell: Hudes and McKeown View Mothers and Daughters appea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00pm on April 10, 2018☆⚑