Felix Starro: Not Entirely a Magical New Musical by Michael Sommers

★★★ A sorrowful story about a faith healer does not entirely satisfy The post Felix Starro: Not Entirely a Magical New Musical appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on September 3, 2019☆⚑

Felix Starro: Musical on Philippines Psychic Surgery Needs Gurney by David Finkle

★★ Playwright Jessica Hagedorn, composer Juan Obispo take on questionable healing clumsily The post Felix Starro: Musical on Philippines Psychic Surgery Needs Gurney appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:59pm on September 3, 2019☆⚑

Hercules: A Heroic New Musical, and That's the Gospel Truth! by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ A 200-person cast goes the distance with the Public Works adaptation of the beloved Disney movie The post Hercules: A Heroic New Musical, and That's the Gospel T…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 4:19pm on September 3, 2019☆⚑

Hercules: The Strong Man and Huge Cast Sing Lustily on Stage by David Finkle

★★★★ The 1997 Disney cartoon with Alan Menken-David Zippel score transfers under Lear deBessonet The post Hercules: The Strong Man and Huge Cast Sing Lustily on Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 5:25pm on September 2, 2019☆⚑

Eureka Day: A Comical Clash from the Current Culture Wars by Michael Sommers

★★★★★ A smart new comedy takes a satirical shot at the antivax issue The post Eureka Day: A Comical Clash from the Current Culture Wars appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00pm on August 29, 2019☆⚑

From Massachusetts: The Joy of Six by Bob Verini

★★★★★ The "Divorced, Beheaded, Live" tryout tour of Henry VIII's wives makes a turbocharged Cambridge stop The post From Massachusetts: The Joy of Six appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:05pm on August 25, 2019☆⚑

House, or How to Lose an Orchard in 90 Minutes or Less: No Ax Needed by David Finkle

★★★★ The Mitu Theater Group reworks Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard" for emphatic new meaning The post House, or How to Lose an Orchard in 90 Minutes or Less: No Ax Needed…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:00pm on August 25, 2019☆⚑

From Massachusetts: Fall Springs, A Fracking Good Time by Bob Verini

★★★ Stale environmental satire is offset by sprightly songs and a swell cast at Barrington Stage The post From Massachusetts: Fall Springs, A Fracking Good Time appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:00pm on August 22, 2019☆⚑

Make Believe: A Sentimental but Not Syrupy Nostalgia Trip by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ Children of the '80s will especially enjoy Bess Wohl's nostalgic new play, set in a memory-filled family attic The post Make Believe: A Sentimental but Not Syrup…

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

Make Believe: The Games That Kids Play by Michael Sommers

★★★ Fine acting brings Bess Wohl's tender new drama to realistic life at Second Stage Theater The post Make Believe: The Games That Kids Play appeared first on New York Sta…

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

From Williamstown: Ghosts and Before the Meeting by Bob Verini

At Williamstown, an O.K. revival and a superior modern premiere explore humanity at lowest ebb. The post From Williamstown: Ghosts and Before the Meeting appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:07pm on August 12, 2019☆⚑

I Happen to Like New York: Michael Feinstein's Effervescent Musical Salute to the City by Steven Suskin

★★★★ A charming summer divertissement for American Songbook lovers at the singer's 54th Street home base The post I Happen to Like New York: Michael Feinstein's Effer…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:11pm on August 9, 2019☆⚑

Sea Wall/A Life: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Sturridge in Great, Nervous Shape by David Finkle

★★★★ Carrie Cracknell forcibly directs tough-minded one-acts by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne The post Sea Wall/A Life: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Sturridge in Great, Nervo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:54pm on August 8, 2019☆⚑

Sea Wall/A Life: Fathers and Sons, Grappling with Love and Loss by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Tom Sturridge and Jake Gyllenhaal turn in stirring performances in monologues addressing parenthood and mortality The post Sea Wall/A Life: Fathers and Sons, Gr…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:53pm on August 8, 2019☆⚑

Bat Out of Hell"The Musical: All Revved Up, Going Nowhere by Elysa Gardner

★★ A bloated musical adaptation of the Meat Loaf opus wastes the album's charms, and the talents of cast members The post Bat Out of Hell"The Musical: All Revved Up, Going Nowher…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:52pm on August 8, 2019☆⚑

Bat Out of Hell"The Musical: Driving Through the Jim Steinman Songbook by Michael Sommers

★★ Too bad the show looks cheesier than the state of Wisconsin The post Bat Out of Hell"The Musical: Driving Through the Jim Steinman Songbook appeared first on New York Stage Re…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:51pm on August 8, 2019☆⚑

Coriolanus: Private Feelings Versus Public Perceptions in a Raggedy Rome by Michael Sommers

★★★ Jonathan Cake has a sneer for every occasion as Shakespeare's most prideful Roman of them all The post Coriolanus: Private Feelings Versus Public Perceptions in a Ragge…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:15pm on August 5, 2019☆⚑

Coriolanus: A Poor Case for a Rarely Produced Play by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★ The second open-air Central Park offering of the summer is a rare miss from usually on-point Shakespearean director Daniel Sullivan The post Coriolanus: A Poor Case for a Rare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:14pm on August 5, 2019☆⚑

Manilow Broadway: He Writes the Songs That Makes the Audience Sing Right Along With Him by Michael Sommers

★★★★ The ever-exuberant entertainer delivers a dandy Broadway concert The post Manilow Broadway: He Writes the Songs That Makes the Audience Sing Right Along With Him…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:30pm on August 4, 2019☆⚑

Summer Shorts Series B: Neil LaBute Delivers a Typically Toxic Comedy by Michael Sommers

★★★ A smart topical comedy outshines lesser works in an annual off-Broadway festival The post Summer Shorts Series B: Neil LaBute Delivers a Typically Toxic Comedy appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:29pm on August 4, 2019☆⚑

Love, Noël: Steve Ross, KT Sullivan Honor the Great Coward by David Finkle

★★★★★ Charlotte Moore directs the praise-worthy Barry Day-devised-and-written compilation The post Love, Noël: Steve Ross, KT Sullivan Honor the Great Coward…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:57pm on August 1, 2019☆⚑

Love, Noël: Letters, and Songs, from a Master by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Cabaret luminaries Steve Ross and KT Sullivan honor a legendary Coward The post Love, Noël: Letters, and Songs, from a Master appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:56pm on August 1, 2019☆⚑

Rinse, Repeat: The Vicious Circle of Eating Disorders by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★ Domenica Feraud's ambitious drama ultimately crumbles under the weight of its good intentions The post Rinse, Repeat: The Vicious Circle of Eating Disorders appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:56pm on July 31, 2019☆⚑

Rinse, Repeat: Regarding a Family's Cycle of Eating Disorders by Michael Sommers

★★★ A new play about dangerous eating habits scarcely satisfies as a family drama The post Rinse, Repeat: Regarding a Family's Cycle of Eating Disorders appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:55pm on July 31, 2019☆⚑

#DateMe An OKCupid Experiment: Comic Robyn Lynne Norris Has Only OK Dating Flings by David Finkle

★★ Audience members get to participate in the six-actor send-up, directed and choreographed by Lorin Latarro The post #DateMe An OKCupid Experiment: Comic Robyn Lynne Norris Has …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 2:13pm on July 30, 2019☆⚑