Molly Sweeney: Brian Friel's Drama About Sight Has Vision by David Finkle

★★★★★ Jonathan Silverstein directs the deceptively quiet three-hander with surgical care The post Molly Sweeney: Brian Friel's Drama About Sight Has Vision appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:00pm on October 23, 2019☆⚑

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide: Much More Than Enuf by David Finkle

★★★★★ Ntosake Shange's 1976 success revived with highest standards benevolently applied The post For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide: Much More Than …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:52pm on October 22, 2019☆⚑

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide: Raise Your Voices and Dance by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ Ntozake Shange's 1976 choreopoem receives an inspired revival at the Public Theater, where its poetry first flowed   The post For Colored Girls Who Have Consi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:51pm on October 22, 2019☆⚑

Bella Bella: Hats Off to Harvey Fierstein's Abzug Homage by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ Four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein channels Battling Bella Abzug in his history-packed new one-person show The post Bella Bella: Hats Off to Harvey Fierstein…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:46pm on October 22, 2019☆⚑

Bella Bella: Tribute to a Champion, of Feminism and More by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Harvey Fierstein remembers, and plays, "Battling Bella" Abzug The post Bella Bella: Tribute to a Champion, of Feminism and More appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:45pm on October 22, 2019☆⚑

Only Human: Giving the Devil His Due, and Then Some by Elysa Gardner

★★ In a new musical, an aspiring rocker takes us to Heaven and Hell"and tries to upstage Gary Busey The post Only Human: Giving the Devil His Due, and Then Some appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00pm on October 21, 2019☆⚑

Is This A Room: Real Life Whistleblower Gets Busted, in Real Time by Michael Sommers

★★★★ A word-for-word FBI transcript is starkly staged as a documentary drama The post Is This A Room: Real Life Whistleblower Gets Busted, in Real Time appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:01pm on October 21, 2019☆⚑

Power Strip: Sylvia Khoury's Mostly Cogent Look at Syrian Refugees by David Finkle

★★★ Dina Shihabi give a strong performance as a woman forced from Damascus, attempting to survive by any means The post Power Strip: Sylvia Khoury's Mostly Cogent Look at …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on October 21, 2019☆⚑

American Utopia: In Times of Trouble, Bringing on the Funk by Elysa Gardner

★★★★★ David Byrne brings good vibes and great music to Broadway The post American Utopia: In Times of Trouble, Bringing on the Funk appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:42pm on October 20, 2019☆⚑

American Utopia: David Byrne Headlines an Extremely Stylish Concert by Michael Sommers

★★★★ A charismatic star and an expert troupe deliver a classy event The post American Utopia: David Byrne Headlines an Extremely Stylish Concert appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:41pm on October 20, 2019☆⚑

The Sound Inside: Mary Louise Parker Spins an Intriguing Literary Yarn by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Adam Rapp makes his Broadway debut with a riveting discourse between two novelists The post The Sound Inside: Mary Louise Parker Spins an Intriguing Liter…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:46pm on October 17, 2019☆⚑

The Sound Inside: Adam Rapp's Potent Nod to Great Literature by David Finkle

★★★★ Mary-Louise Parker is strong as a creative-writing teacher with a talented, troubled student The post The Sound Inside: Adam Rapp's Potent Nod to Great Literatur…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:45pm on October 17, 2019☆⚑

Little Shop of Horrors: Be Careful What You Wish For by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★★ Michael Mayer's lowkey revival, like the clumsy clerk at its center, emphasizes the quirky charms of simplicity The post Little Shop of Horrors: Be Careful What …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:01pm on October 17, 2019☆⚑

Little Shop of Horrors: A Bloody Good Time by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ The beloved 1982 musical returns to its off-Broadway roots. Just don't feed the plants! The post Little Shop of Horrors: A Bloody Good Time appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on October 17, 2019☆⚑

The Lightning Thief: Half-Gods and Monsters, at Summer Camp by Elysa Gardner

★★★ Young readers' hero Percy Jackson and his fellow misfits arrive on the musical stage The post The Lightning Thief: Half-Gods and Monsters, at Summer Camp appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:51pm on October 16, 2019☆⚑

The Lightning Thief: Scarcely a Striking Attraction for the Whole Darn Family by Michael Sommers

★★ Rick Riordan's modern mythological yarn is a yawn as a musical The post The Lightning Thief: Scarcely a Striking Attraction for the Whole Darn Family appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:50pm on October 16, 2019☆⚑

Forbidden Broadway The Next Generation: Musical Comedy Takes It on the Chin by David Finkle

★★★★ Gerard Alessandrini is back with his usually delectable vengeance The post Forbidden Broadway The Next Generation: Musical Comedy Takes It on the Chin appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:45pm on October 16, 2019☆⚑

Forbidden Broadway: It Just Keeps Rolling (and Rolling) Along by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★ The long-running revue is back, still entertaining but not quite sure what it's making fun of The post Forbidden Broadway: It Just Keeps Rolling (and Rolling) Along app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:44pm on October 16, 2019☆⚑

Soft Power: Shall We Dance and Sing Through Our Cultural Differences? by Michael Sommers

★★★ Hillary Clinton enjoys a Fred & Ginger romance in a satirical show at the Public Theater The post Soft Power: Shall We Dance and Sing Through Our Cultural Differenc…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:51pm on October 15, 2019☆⚑

Soft Power: Hillary Get Your Gun? by Steven Suskin

★★★ A sharp East-West political satire from David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori doesn't quite deliver The post Soft Power: Hillary Get Your Gun? appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:50pm on October 15, 2019☆⚑

The Rose Tattoo: Love Ain't Sweeter the Second Time Around by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★ The new Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' ode to amore is a bottle of Asti Spumante that's lost its fizz The post The Rose Tattoo: Love Ain't Sweeter the Second Time Aro…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:01pm on October 15, 2019☆⚑

The Rose Tattoo: Tennessee Williams' Rose Isn't a Rose Isn't a Rose by David Finkle

★★★ Director Trip Cullman takes the work, starring Marisa Tomei, to be only a comedy, but it's more than that The post The Rose Tattoo: Tennessee Williams' Rose Isn't a Ros…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on October 15, 2019☆⚑

The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter: The Decline Rises by David Finkle

★★★★ The 1965 Ben Bagley revue well treated by director Pamela Hunt, with Lee Roy Reams The post The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 4:01pm on October 14, 2019☆⚑

The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter: Too Much Winking by Michael Sommers

★★ Vintage songs curdle in coy performances The post The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter: Too Much Winking appeared first on New York…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 4:00pm on October 14, 2019☆⚑

The White Chip: A Blithe Spirit Spins Into Chronic Alcohol Abuse by Michael Sommers

★★★ Three actors make a cautionary saga of excessive drinking go down easily The post The White Chip: A Blithe Spirit Spins Into Chronic Alcohol Abuse appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 5:54pm on October 13, 2019☆⚑