Judgment Day: Gleeful Fun with Jason Alexander and Patti LuPone by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Santino Fontana, Michael McKean and more in Rob Ulin's wily look at good and (mostly) bad The post Judgment Day: Gleeful Fun with Jason Alexander and Patt…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:01am on July 25, 2021☆⚑

Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: Edward F. Cline's 'Million Dollar Legs' by Michael Feingold

Were all the artists involved under the influence of some hallucinogen? This is the least rational movie ever produced by the American studio system. The post Feingold on Old Movies for Thea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00am on July 23, 2021☆⚑

Fruma-Sarah (Waiting in the Wings): Jackie Hoffman Happily Soars by David Finkle

★★★★☆ E. Dale Smith's clever dramedy spin on "Fiddler on the Roof," also with Kelly Kinsella The post Fruma-Sarah (Waiting in the Wings): Jackie Hoffman Happily…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:00pm on July 8, 2021☆⚑

Enemy of the People: Ann Dowd in Reimagined, Interactive Ibsen by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Ann Dowd plays the gender-altered lead role in Robert Icke's interactive reimagining of Ibsen's classic The post Enemy of the People: Ann Dowd in Reimagin…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:40pm on July 2, 2021☆⚑

The Watering Hole: Timely Immersive Theater (if Flawed) by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Lynn Nottage, Miranda Haymon, and others look at adjusting to life's contemporary basics The post The Watering Hole: Timely Immersive Theater (if Flawed)…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:00pm on July 1, 2021☆⚑

Seven Deadly Sins: There's No Harm In Watching by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ That former den of iniquity, the Meatpacking District, plays host to a sin-inspired evening The post Seven Deadly Sins: There's No Harm In Watching appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:21pm on June 29, 2021☆⚑

SEVEN DEADLY SINS: LIVE THEATER BEHIND GLASS by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Moisés Kaufman directs seven vice-inspired one-acts, cleverly staged on the streets of the Meatpacking District The post SEVEN DEADLY SINS: LIVE THEATER…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:20pm on June 29, 2021☆⚑

Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: Charles Chaplin's 'Monsieur Verdoux' by Michael Feingold

The legendary Little Tramp spins a fantastical comedy about a serial killer The post Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: Charles Chaplin's 'Monsieur Verdoux' appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00am on June 3, 2021☆⚑

Waiting for Godot: Beckett's Masterpiece Pandemic-ized, Sorta by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Scott Elliott (mis)directs Ethan Hawke, John Leguizamo, Wallace Shawn, and Tarik Trotter The post Waiting for Godot: Beckett's Masterpiece Pandemic-ized, …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:31pm on May 11, 2021☆⚑

Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: A. Edward Sutherland's International House (1933)

Woke friends, I apologize in advance. I'm afraid incorrectness, of pretty much every kind, is going to be pervasive in this piece. Asian-Americans, along with those who disapprove of sexual …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00am on May 1, 2021☆⚑

Sutton Foster Bring Me to Light: The Musical Leading Lady De-Lights by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Raul Esparza, Kelli O'Hara, Joaquina Kalukango, Wren Rivera join the festivities The post Sutton Foster Bring Me to Light: The Musical Leading Lady De-Lig…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:44pm on April 29, 2021☆⚑

The Royale: Marco Ramirez Looks Closely at Systemic Racism by David Finkle

★★★★★ Rachel Chavkin's hot 2016 Lincoln Center production streamed with five actors at their best The post The Royale: Marco Ramirez Looks Closely at Systemic …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:01pm on April 25, 2021☆⚑

SOCIAL!: It's Time to Dance by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Is it theater? Is it disco? Either way, it's a safety-conscious, socially distant 55-minute experience.   The post SOCIAL!: It's Time to Dance appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:58pm on April 16, 2021☆⚑

John Cullum, An Accidental Star: 76 Minutes of Broadway Joy by David Finkle

★★★★☆ At 91, the determined headliner sings and talks through his two Tony-winning career The post John Cullum, An Accidental Star: 76 Minutes of Broadway Joy a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:00pm on April 8, 2021☆⚑

John Cullum, An Accidental Star: Stardom No Accident by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ Legendary veteran of Broadway's Golden Age shares his career highs, though not the lows The post John Cullum, An Accidental Star: Stardom No Accident appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:59pm on April 8, 2021☆⚑

Blindness: Chilling Dystopian Drama Marks Return of Off-Broadway by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Harrowing story theater featuring high tech sound system simulating a pandemic of a different sort The post Blindness: Chilling Dystopian Drama Marks Retu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:51pm on April 6, 2021☆⚑

Blindness: Light, Flickering, at the End of a Tunnel by Elysa Gardner

★★★★☆ Simon Stephens's stark, lyrical adaptation of the novel arrives in New York, for socially distanced audiences The post Blindness: Light, Flickering, at th…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:50pm on April 6, 2021☆⚑

Amour: Love Has Creative Musical Trouble Conquering All by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Blithe Montmartre short story by Marcel Aymé tuned by Michel Legrand and Jeremy Sams The post Amour: Love Has Creative Musical Trouble Conquering All app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:01am on April 2, 2021☆⚑

Romeo & Juliet: Matthew Bourne Has His Way With Shakespeare by David Finkle

★★★★☆ The famous young lovers now meet and die in a Veronese crazy house for hyperkinetic teenagers The post Romeo & Juliet: Matthew Bourne Has His Way With…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:12pm on March 27, 2021☆⚑

Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: Ealing Studios' "Dead of Night" by Michael Feingold

The unclassifiable supernatural omnibus classic includes a neurotically unforgettable performance by Michael Redgrave, father of Vanessa and Lynn The post Feingold on Old Movies for Theater …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00am on March 25, 2021☆⚑

Yours Unfaithfully: Get to Know Your Friendly Drawing-Room Comedy by David Finkle

★★★★★ Miles Malleson's forward-looking play well presented by director Jonathan Bank and cast The post Yours Unfaithfully: Get to Know Your Friendly Drawing-Roo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:43pm on March 24, 2021☆⚑

Middletown: Those Were the Days? Really? by Bob Verini

★★★☆☆ Dan Cleary's salute to post-WWII Americana is sweet, sentimental, safe"and shallow The post Middletown: Those Were the Days? Really? appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:58pm on March 22, 2021☆⚑

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike: Outlandish Comedy Is as Funny as It Gets by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver, and Kristine Nielsen in Christopher Durang's convulsively neo-Chekhovian Disneyish idyll The post Vanya and Sonia and…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:44pm on March 19, 2021☆⚑

The Last Five Years: Jason Robert Brown's Dissection of Marriage, in Song by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Dynamic two-character musical more than retains its power under the spell of Tony-winning director Jason Michael Webb The post The Last Five Years: Jason …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:17pm on March 15, 2021☆⚑

The Car Man: Dance Master Matthew Bourne Takes on Bizet's Carmen by David Finkle

★★★★★ A 19th-century opera classic as a 21st-century dance classic The post The Car Man: Dance Master Matthew Bourne Takes on Bizet's Carmen appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:00pm on March 13, 2021☆⚑