Wish You Were Here: Women Talk Freely as Friendships Threaten to Founder by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Sanaz Toossi writes perceptively, as Gaye Taylor Upchurch directs fa cast of five, Marjan Neshat among them The post Wish You Were Here: Women Talk Freely…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on May 3, 2022☆⚑

From Boston: The Inheritance Hands Gay History Over to Regional Theater, Triumphantly by Bob Verini

★★★★★ The first U.S. regional production reframes Matthew López's Olivier & Tony-winner as an intimate epic The post From Boston: The Inheritance Hands G…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:10am on May 3, 2022☆⚑

A Case for the Existence of God: Compellingly Good, from Samuel D. Hunter by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ David Cromer directs Kyle Beltran and Will Brill in dynamic new American play The post A Case for the Existence of God: Compellingly Good, from Samuel D. …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:54pm on May 2, 2022☆⚑

A Case for the Existence of God: Intimate Drama Packing a Powerful Punch by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Two very different men form an unlikely bond in Samuel D. Hunter's deeply humanistic new play. The post A Case for the Existence of God: Intimate Drama P…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:53pm on May 2, 2022☆⚑

From Boston: Our Daughters Like Pillars Offers Family Friction, Northeast of Osage County by Bob Verini

★★★☆☆ A long, smartly-written dysfunctional-family drama that feels somewhat longer than necessary The post From Boston: Our Daughters Like Pillars Offers Famil…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00am on April 30, 2022☆⚑

Macbeth: Have You Heard the One About the Scottish Play? by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ Sam Gold's star-studded production of Shakespeare's witchiest play is beset by toil and trouble The post Macbeth: Have You Heard the One About the Scottis…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:55pm on April 29, 2022☆⚑

Macbeth: Loud Sound, Intermittent Fury, Signifying Nothing by David Finkle

★☆☆☆☆ Daniel Craig, Ruth Negga and director Sam Gold try Shakespeare The post Macbeth: Loud Sound, Intermittent Fury, Signifying Nothing appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:54pm on April 29, 2022☆⚑

From Paris: Tartuffe Stripped Bare (Literally) by Ivo van Hove by Steven Suskin

The Comédie-Française presents a stunningly vibrant new/old version of the classic comedy The post From Paris: Tartuffe Stripped Bare (Literally) by Ivo van Hove appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:31pm on April 28, 2022☆⚑

For the First Time in Forever: The Songs of Kristen & Bobby Lopez by Will Friedwald

The New York Pops present an evening of songs by the authors of Frozen and other hit Broadway musicals The post For the First Time in Forever: The Songs of Kristen & Bobby Lopez appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00am on April 28, 2022☆⚑

Mr. Saturday Night: Broadway Musical, Borscht Belt Style by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Billy Crystal co-wrote and stars in the new musical adaptation of his 1992 film, featuring a score by Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green The post Mr. Sat…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:52pm on April 27, 2022☆⚑

Mr. Saturday Night: Billy Crystal Musicalized Vehicle Runs Smoothly Enough by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ The comedian adapts his flick hit with co-writers Ganz and Mandel, Brown and Green songs added, and Rando direction The post Mr. Saturday Night: Billy Cry…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:51pm on April 27, 2022☆⚑

POTUS: Foul-Mouthed Women on Comedy Rampage by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Selina Fillinger writes a laugh-getter, Susan Stroman directs, Julie White, Lea DeLaria, Rachel Dratch et al amuse The post POTUS: Foul-Mouthed Women on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:09pm on April 27, 2022☆⚑

John Pizzarelli: Songs of Stage and Screen, at the Carlyle by Steven Suskin

The jazz great and his guitar make a most welcome return to New York's most celebrated nightclub The post John Pizzarelli: Songs of Stage and Screen, at the Carlyle appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:49pm on April 27, 2022☆⚑

A Strange Loop: The I's Have It in a Remarkable Musical Achievement by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ A one-of-a-kind musical creator unravels the very strands of human identity The post A Strange Loop: The I's Have It in a Remarkable Musical Achievement a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:51pm on April 26, 2022☆⚑

The Skin of Our Teeth: We Will Survive by Bob Verini

★★★★★ Thornton Wilder's epic, and epically funny, American classic is reborn in a brilliant new staging The post The Skin of Our Teeth: We Will Survive appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:54pm on April 25, 2022☆⚑

The Skin of Our Teeth: It's So Extra by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Thornton Wilder's epic receives a suitably over-the-top production at Lincoln Center Theater The post The Skin of Our Teeth: It's So Extra appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:53pm on April 25, 2022☆⚑

Funny Girl: Beanie Feldstein Easy-Peasy Proves She's a Funny Girl by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Michael Mayer directs the revived Styne-Merrill-Isobel Lennart tuner with Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch, Jared Grimes The post Funny Girl: Beanie Feldstein E…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:54pm on April 24, 2022☆⚑

Funny Girl: Fanny Is Funny But 'Funny' Is Flat by Bob Verini

★★☆☆☆ Beanie Feldstein gives us a different take on the long-ago legend, but the rest is the same old fast shuffle The post Funny Girl: Fanny Is Funny But 'Funn…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:53pm on April 24, 2022☆⚑

Two By Synge: Playing a Legend for Laughs by Elysa Gardner

★★★★☆ Irish Rep artistic director Charlotte Moore pairs and helms two of the playwright's early efforts The post Two By Synge: Playing a Legend for Laughs appea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:00pm on April 24, 2022☆⚑

Hangmen: Martin McDonagh's Slick Comedy Finally Arrives on Broadway by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ A new staging of the dark comedy from a playwright once dubbed theater's Quentin Tarantino goes for laughs over gore   The post Hangmen: Martin McDonag…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:24pm on April 21, 2022☆⚑

Hangmen: Gallows Humor, Literally by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ David Threlfall and Alfie Allen appear in the Broadway premiere of Martin McDonagh's darkly funny, Olivier Award-winning play The post Hangmen: Gallows Hu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:23pm on April 21, 2022☆⚑

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf: Enuf, and More by David Finkle

★★★★★ Ntozake Shange's gloriously mad poems, directed by Camille A. Brown with a colorful seven-women cast The post for colored girls who have considered suicid…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:54pm on April 20, 2022☆⚑

How I Learned to Drive: Paula Vogel's Pulitzer-Prize-Winner Returns in Highest Gear by David Finkle

★★★★★ Original stars Mary Louise Parker and David Morse, and director Mark Brokaw resume their assignments The post How I Learned to Drive: Paula Vogel's Pulit…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:54pm on April 19, 2022☆⚑

How I Learned to Drive: Costly Lessons in Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Winner by Elysa Gardner

★★★★☆ In the play's long overdue Broadway premiere, original stars Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse and director Mark Brokaw mine its wry humor and horror The…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:53pm on April 19, 2022☆⚑

The Minutes: Daring in Both Style and Substance by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Tracy Letts' imperfect but provocative new play uses a small town city council meeting to explore big ideas. The post The Minutes: Daring in Both Style an…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:55pm on April 17, 2022☆⚑