Pumpgirl: North Ireland Trio in Well-Demonstrated Anguish by David Finkle

★★★★ Actors Hamish Allan-Headley, Labhaoise Magee, and Clare O'Malley excel in Abbie Spallen's work The post Pumpgirl: North Ireland Trio in Well-Demonstrated Anguish…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:45pm on November 14, 2019☆⚑

Richard III: Director Hynes Makes Glorious DruidShakespeare Summary by David Finkle

★★★★ Aaron Monaghan is the famous villain in an excellent, surprising production The post Richard III: Director Hynes Makes Glorious DruidShakespeare Summary appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00am on November 14, 2019☆⚑

Fires in the Mirror: A Hot-Button Show Whose Glow Hasn't Dimmed by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Anna Deavere Smith's one-person show still burns bright with star Michael Benjamin Washington and a timely-as-ever theme The post Fires in the Mirror: A H…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00pm on November 11, 2019☆⚑

Kristin Chenoweth For the Girls: It's Good to See Her, Isn't It? by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ The ever-popular Kristin Chenoweth returns to Broadway with a too-brief concert run The post Kristin Chenoweth For the Girls: It's Good to See Her, Isn't It? app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:01pm on November 10, 2019☆⚑

Broadbend, Arkansas: Inspired Musical Look at Racism's Toll by David Finkle

★★★★ Ted Shen, Ellen McHugh, Harrison David Rivers create strong piece with director Jack Cummings III The post Broadbend, Arkansas: Inspired Musical Look at Racism's…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on November 10, 2019☆⚑

Broadbend, Arkansas: A Family's African-American Dreams, and Struggles by Elysa Gardner

★★★ A new musical examines decades of injustice, and hope, through the eyes of a father and daughter The post Broadbend, Arkansas: A Family's African-American Dreams, and S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:59pm on November 10, 2019☆⚑

Tina: Better Than All the Rest (of the Jukebox Musicals) by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★★ A triumphant Adrienne Warren powers the best biomusical in years The post Tina: Better Than All the Rest (of the Jukebox Musicals) appeared first on New York Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:46pm on November 7, 2019☆⚑

Tina: Trying, Too Hard, to Catch Fire by Elysa Gardner

★★ Broadway's latest jukebox tribute honors the queen of rock and soul The post Tina: Trying, Too Hard, to Catch Fire appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:45pm on November 7, 2019☆⚑

Cyrano: Great Edmond Rostand Play Less Than Great in Musical Tune-up by David Finkle

★★ Peter Dinklage plays the iconic swordsman in director Erica Schmidt's adaptation The post Cyrano: Great Edmond Rostand Play Less Than Great in Musical Tune-up appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:30pm on November 7, 2019☆⚑

Cyrano: A New Musical Based on an 1897 Classic Comes Up Short by Michael Sommers

★★★ Peter Dinklage plays the title role in The New Group's world premiere The post Cyrano: A New Musical Based on an 1897 Classic Comes Up Short appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:29pm on November 7, 2019☆⚑

Dr. Ride's American Beach House: Unsaid Feelings Vibrate Up on the Roof by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Liza Birkenmeier's sensitive new drama studies lesbian mindsets of yesteryear The post Dr. Ride's American Beach House: Unsaid Feelings Vibrate Up on the Roof ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:30pm on November 5, 2019☆⚑

One Discordant Violin: The Lasting Effect of Potent New Music by David Finkle

★★★★ Actor-adapter Anthony Black brings a right-smart Yann Martel short story to the stage The post One Discordant Violin: The Lasting Effect of Potent New Music appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 2:15pm on November 3, 2019☆⚑

The Big Apple Circus: A No-Frills Edition Still Packs a Few Thrills by Michael Sommers

★★★ A Wheel of Death, a pack of cats, and a hand-balancing duo are the top acts The post The Big Apple Circus: A No-Frills Edition Still Packs a Few Thrills appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:52pm on October 31, 2019☆⚑

A Woman of the World: Emily Dickinson Well Remembered, Almost by David Finkle

★★★★ Kathleen Chalfant radiant as poet Dickinson's friend(?) Mabel Loomis Todd The post A Woman of the World: Emily Dickinson Well Remembered, Almost appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:30pm on October 30, 2019☆⚑

A Woman of the World: Promoting a Poet, and Herself by Elysa Gardner

★★★ Kathleen Chalfant turns in a luminous performance as Emily Dickinson's editor in a new play by Rebecca Gilman The post A Woman of the World: Promoting a Poet, and Herse…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 5:29pm on October 30, 2019☆⚑

Panama Hattie: Klea Blackhurst Swell as Cole Porter's 1940 Heroine by David Finkle

★★★ The plot is nothing to rave to friends about, but the songs have the rich Yalie's gossamer sound The post Panama Hattie: Klea Blackhurst Swell as Cole Porter's 1940 Her…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:28pm on October 29, 2019☆⚑

Seared: Theresa Rebeck's Kitchen-Set Comedy Needs More Fire by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★ Theresa Rebeck centers her newest comedy on a crash-and-burn"style pretentious New York chef The post Seared: Theresa Rebeck's Kitchen-Set Comedy Needs More Fire appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:30pm on October 28, 2019☆⚑

Seared: Raúl Esparza Gets All Fired Up As a Deranged Master Chef by Michael Sommers

★★★ MCC Theater makes a tasty dish of Theresa Rebeck's lite comedy The post Seared: Raúl Esparza Gets All Fired Up As a Deranged Master Chef appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:29pm on October 28, 2019☆⚑

The Michaels: Making the Right Moves by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★★ Richard Nelson takes us back to Rhinebeck, with a thoughtful play about time passing, decently The post The Michaels: Making the Right Moves appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 5:15pm on October 28, 2019☆⚑

The Michaels: Richard Nelson Extends the Excellence of His Apple and Gabriel Cycles by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Maryann Plunkett, Jay O. Sanders, and Brenda Wehle take us back to another kitchen in Nelson's Rhinebeck The post The Michaels: Richard Nelson Extends th…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 2:04pm on October 28, 2019☆⚑

Macbeth: A Slimmed-Down Version of the Scottish Play by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ The couple who slays together stays together? Real-life spouses Corey Stoll and Nadia Bowers star as Shakespeare's murderous Scots. The post Macbeth: A Slimmed-D…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:30pm on October 27, 2019☆⚑

Macbeth: Do Too Many Witches Spoil the Theatrical Brew? by David Finkle

★★★ John Doyle directs Corey Stoll's title warrior as too full of the milk of human kindness The post Macbeth: Do Too Many Witches Spoil the Theatrical Brew? appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:29pm on October 27, 2019☆⚑

Imagining Madoff: Crimes and Consequences, Through a Philosophical Lens by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Deb Margolin's beautifully crafted, powerfully acted reflection on greed and guilt and the crime of the 21st century returns The post Imagining Madoff: Crimes an…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:28pm on October 27, 2019☆⚑

Scotland, PA: A Mostly Fair-to-Middling Musical Dishes Out Murders Most Foul by Michael Sommers

★★★ Smart staging and good performers make the most of a so-so new musical The post Scotland, PA: A Mostly Fair-to-Middling Musical Dishes Out Murders Most Foul appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:01pm on October 23, 2019☆⚑

Scotland, PA: Shakespeare's Scottish Play as an Updated So-So Tuner by David Finkle

★★ The McBeths, as they're now called, in a Lonny Price-directed Macbeth musical with an Adam Gwon score The post Scotland, PA: Shakespeare's Scottish Play as an Updated So-So Tu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on October 23, 2019☆⚑