The Feingold Column: Recollections of the O'Neill Playwrights Conference " Part 2 by Michael Feingold

More summertime adventures working with playwrights and new plays at the O'Neill Conference. The post The Feingold Column: Recollections of the O'Neill Playwrights Conference " Part 2 appea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00am on December 23, 2019☆⚑

42FT"A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels: An Old-School Charmer by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Sharp circus skills and eccentric machinery deliver a beguiling time The post 42FT"A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels: An Old-School Charmer appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00pm on December 18, 2019☆⚑

Sing Street: We're With the Band by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ If '80s music is your jam, the nostalgia-soaked 'Sing Street' is right up your alley The post Sing Street: We're With the Band appeared first on New York Stage R…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on December 16, 2019☆⚑

Sing Street: The Magic of 'Once' Is Not Replicated, Alas by Steven Suskin

★★★ John Carney, Enda Walsh, and NYTW's new Dublin-based musical is hampered by uninspired plotting The post Sing Street: The Magic of 'Once' Is Not Replicated, Alas appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:59pm on December 16, 2019☆⚑

From Massachusetts: Moby-Dick, A Nantucket Sleigh Ride Of An Adventure by Bob Verini

★★★★ It has to be said: Dave Malloy's Melville adaptation is a whale of a show The post From Massachusetts: Moby-Dick, A Nantucket Sleigh Ride Of An Adventure appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:01pm on December 15, 2019☆⚑

London Assurance: High Jinks Among the High-Born by Elysa Gardner

★★★ Irish Repertory Theatre, under Charlotte Moore's direction, revives the early-Victorian Era comedy by Dion Boucicault The post London Assurance: High Jinks Among the Hi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:00pm on December 15, 2019☆⚑

'Twas the Night Before: Cirque du Soleil's Bright New Holiday Gift by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Aerialists and acrobats deliver Christmas cheer to Madison Square Garden The post 'Twas the Night Before: Cirque du Soleil's Bright New Holiday Gift appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 4:28pm on December 13, 2019☆⚑

The Thin Place: Crossing Over, Or At Least Trying To by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★ Lucas Hnath's latest weighs belief and skepticism, whimsy and seriousness The post The Thin Place: Crossing Over, Or At Least Trying To appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:01pm on December 12, 2019☆⚑

The Thin Place: Lucas Hnath Unspools a Minimalist Ghost Story by Steven Suskin

★★★ Not much happens in this slight play by the author of 'A Doll's House, Part 2' The post The Thin Place: Lucas Hnath Unspools a Minimalist Ghost Story appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on December 12, 2019☆⚑

Harry Connick Jr.: Celebrating Cole Porter With Brass and Multimedia by Steven Suskin

★★★★ The crooner smoothly guides us through the Porter songbook, sparking the evening with theatrical surprises The post Harry Connick Jr.: Celebrating Cole Porter W…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:01pm on December 12, 2019☆⚑

Harry Connick Jr.: A Celebration of Cole Porter Where Anything Goes by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ The actor, singer, and virtuoso pianist pays tribute to Cole Porter with a Broadway extravaganza The post Harry Connick Jr.: A Celebration of Cole Porter Where A…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:00pm on December 12, 2019☆⚑

Judgment Day: The Roar, and Lure, of the Crowd by Elysa Gardner

★★★★★ Ödön von Horváth's morally charged thriller gets a fresh adaptation (by Christpher Shinn) in a stunning new production The post Judgment Day: The …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 2:01pm on December 11, 2019☆⚑

Judgment Day: Odon von Horvath's 1937 Anti-Mob-Rule Play Rules by David Finkle

★★★★ Richard Jones directs a Park Avenue Armory extravaganza of Christopher Shinn's adaptation The post Judgment Day: Odon von Horvath's 1937 Anti-Mob-Rule Play Rules…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 2:00pm on December 11, 2019☆⚑

one in two: Donja R. Love Turns HIV Statistics Into Stage Warning by David Finkle

★★★ Edward Mawere. Leland Fowler, Jamyl Dobson act the reality of the black HIV-positive gay man The post one in two: Donja R. Love Turns HIV Statistics Into Stage Warning …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:00pm on December 10, 2019☆⚑

one in two: An Absurdist Look at a Serious Issue by Michael Sommers

★★★ The sadly familiar story of a black man living with HIV gets an absurdist twist The post one in two: An Absurdist Look at a Serious Issue appeared first on New York Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:59pm on December 10, 2019☆⚑

Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven: Stephen Adly Guirgis Strikes Again by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ An overstuffed, engrossing, masterful new play from Pulitzer winner Guirgis The post Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven: Stephen Adly Guirgis Strikes A…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:56pm on December 9, 2019☆⚑

Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven: A Purgatory Where Women Lead, and Suffer by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright finds humor, despair and survival in a halfway house The post Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven: A Purgatory Where Wome…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:54pm on December 9, 2019☆⚑

Greater Clements: Things Fall Apart, Over and Over Again by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★★ Samuel D. Hunter crafts an excellent play, starring Judith Ivey and Edmund Donovan, from sad realities The post Greater Clements: Things Fall Apart, Over and Ove…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:52pm on December 9, 2019☆⚑

Greater Clements: Haunted By History by Michael Sommers

★★★ Samuel D. Hunter delivers a significant though flawed American drama The post Greater Clements: Haunted By History appeared first on New York Stage Review.

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

The Illusionists: They've Got Magic to Do by Michael Sommers

★★★ Six magicians conjure up tricks for the family crowd The post The Illusionists: They've Got Magic to Do appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 5:00pm on December 8, 2019☆⚑

One November Yankee: Harry Hamlin, Stephanie Powers Take Flight by David Finkle

★★★ Joshua Ravetch sketches brother-sister relationships for 80 generally amusing minutes The post One November Yankee: Harry Hamlin, Stephanie Powers Take Flight appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 4:45pm on December 8, 2019☆⚑

One November Yankee: Turbulence Ahead by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★ Harry Hamlin and Stefanie Powers play three pairs of siblings in this flight-themed earthbound drama The post One November Yankee: Turbulence Ahead appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 4:44pm on December 8, 2019☆⚑

Anything Can Happen in the Theater: Yeston Time by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★ Gerard Alessandrini's valentine to composer-lyricist Maury Yeston mixes his best-known songs with a handful of obscurities The post Anything Can Happen in the Theater: …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:01pm on December 6, 2019☆⚑

Anything Can Happen in the Theater: Some Does, Some Doesn't in This Revue by David Finkle

★★★ Songwriter Maury Yeston's catalog romped through by director Gerard Alessandrini and deft cast The post Anything Can Happen in the Theater: Some Does, Some Doesn't in T…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00pm on December 6, 2019☆⚑

Jagged Little Pill: Everything's Gonna Be Fine, Fine, Fine by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★★ The Alanis Morissette jukebox musical brings down the house, unironically The post Jagged Little Pill: Everything's Gonna Be Fine, Fine, Fine appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:41pm on December 5, 2019☆⚑