744 stories by "Steven Suskin"
★★★☆☆ 'The Play That Goes Wrong' creators turn their attention to sleight of hand and other illusions
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★★★★★ Led by Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, and Jonathan Groff, the onetime Sondheim failure is now"finally"a palpable Broadway hit
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★★★★★ Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young in director Kenny Leon's blazing production of the ground-breaking Ossie Davis comedy
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★★★★☆ Jeffrey Bean, Andrea Syglowski, and a fine cast nurture this well-potted tale of transplanted roots
The post Dig: Theresa Rebeck's Flavorful Plant-Based C…
★★★★☆ Ian Shaw's play about his movie star dad fishes for laughs"hook, line, and sinker"on the set of 'Jaws'
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★★★★☆ Veteran star Roger Bart, new star Casey Likes, and a fabulous flying machine fulfill the promise of this Hollywood fan favorite transformed for the musica…
★★★★☆ The visceral impact of the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim-Alex Timbers musical is slightly dissipated as it strives to fill an oversized Broadway house
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★★☆☆☆ Poor Jane Austen gets pillaged once more, but she'll survive
The post Prejudice and Pride: Down-Home Tennessee Tuner Is Just What You'd Expect appeared fi…
★★☆☆☆ High-grade dancing and talented cast weighed down by the plotting of this Kander-Miranda-Stroman melting pot musical
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★★★★☆ The Play That Goes Wrong mischief makers bring their latest to the Barrymore, eliciting guffaws and boos, with pirates, too!
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The blurb on the back cover describes it as a "cheerfully opinionated guidebook" and that's an apt characterization of Steven Suskin's thoughtful survey of songs with impact and importance. …
★★☆☆☆ The Lerner & Loewe musical is unable to live up to its reputation in this Sher & Sorkin revision
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★★★☆☆ Karen Ziemba cracks wise in Arlene Hutton's backstage comedy
The post According to the Chorus: Advice from Backstage, with a Few Too Many Strands appeare…
★★★★★ Micaela Diamond shares the accolades in the Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry musical, directed by Michael Arden
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★★★★☆ Director Jamie Lloyd brings his stark production of Amy Herzog's modernistic adaptation to the Hudson
The post A Doll's House: Jessica Chastain Slams the …
★★★★☆ Author of The Whale and A Case for the Existence of God plants his Idaho roots in this 2010 play set in a Hobby Lobby break room Â
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★★★★★ Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe star in Maria Friedman's sterling revival of the Sondheim-Furth musical
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★★★★☆ Life, death, and the pursuit of pizza in Brooklyn
The post The Old Man & the Pool: Mike Birbiglia Laps Up Laughs, and How! appeared first on New York …
The Café Carlyle back in full swing, with prime entertainment
The post John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey: East Side After Dark appeared first on New York Stage Review.
★★★★★ Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond lead a talented cast in a stunning production of the 1998 musical
The post Parade: Triumphant Return of the Jason Robert Bro…
★★★★★ David Hare distills the rise and fall of master builder Robert Moses
The post Straight Line Crazy: Ralph Fiennes Is Straight Line Wonderful appeared firs…
★★★☆☆ Acclaimed London production of Miller masterwork is admirable but not quite exceptional in transfer
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★★★☆☆ The 1969 Revolutionary War musical is enhanced by the players but bloated by ineffective tinkering
The post 1776: Founding Fathers Declare Independence, D…
★★★★★ The philosophically loquacious playwright switches gears with a gripping personal chronicle
The post Leopoldstadt: Stoppard Examines His Roots, in Extraor…
★★★★☆ Wickedly funny new musical about a sharp-tongued pre-teen with issues demonstrates growing pains  Â
The post The Bedwetter: A Laughing Matter, fr…
