From Massachusetts: The Skin of Our Teeth and Tell Me I'm Not Crazy by Bob Verini

Two American dramedies, one classic and the other newly minted, affirm humanity's indomitable ability to renew in the face of chaos. The post From Massachusetts: The Skin of Our Teeth and Te…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00pm on July 29, 2019☆⚑

The Black Clown: Black Existence in a White World by Michael Sommers

★★★★★ An obscure Langston Hughes poem is brilliantly transfigured into epic musical theater The post The Black Clown: Black Existence in a White World appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 5:04pm on July 26, 2019☆⚑

Little Gem: Mothers and Daughters Tell Their Stories at Irish Rep by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Marsha Mason anchors an intimate Irish drama that lives up to its title The post Little Gem: Mothers and Daughters Tell Their Stories at Irish Rep appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:01am on July 26, 2019☆⚑

Little Gem: Three Generations in One Family Work It All Out by David Finkle

★★★★ Elaine Murphy's engaging play features Marsha Mason, Brenda Meany, and Lauren O'Leary The post Little Gem: Three Generations in One Family Work It All Out appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00am on July 26, 2019☆⚑

Moulin Rouge! The Musical!: A Dazzling Exercise in Excess by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit belt out chart-topping hits in the lavish screen-to-stage salute to "truth, beauty, freedom, and love" The post Moulin Rouge! …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:41pm on July 25, 2019☆⚑

Moulin Rouge! The Musical!: All You Need Is Love (and Showmanship) by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★★ Baz Luhrmann's hit bohemian-Paris movie gets bigger and bolder for Broadway The post Moulin Rouge! The Musical!: All You Need Is Love (and Showmanship) appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:40pm on July 25, 2019☆⚑

Road Show: Sondheim's Road Trip Musical Finally Lands by Steven Suskin

★★★★ The Sondheim-Weidman musical demonstrates new life at Encores! with Raúl Esparza and Brandon Uranowitz leading the way The post Road Show: Sondheim's Road Tri…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:49pm on July 25, 2019☆⚑

Road Show: Sondheim's Battling Brothers Are Back, in New Star Turns by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Raúl Esparza, Brandon Uranowitz, and others shine in a concert production of the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical The post Road Show: Sondheim's Battling…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:49pm on July 25, 2019☆⚑

From Massachusetts: Gertrude and Claudius's Time Is Out of Joint by Bob Verini

★★ A Hamlet prequel out of a John Updike novel falls short of presaging the tragedy to follow The post From Massachusetts: Gertrude and Claudius's Time Is Out of Joint appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00pm on July 24, 2019☆⚑

Broadway Bounty Hunter: Exploiting a Darling Character in Pursuit of Laughs by Michael Sommers

★★★★ A beloved showbiz veteran was born to be adorable in a goofy musical gloss on exploitation flicks The post Broadway Bounty Hunter: Exploiting a Darling Character…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:56pm on July 23, 2019☆⚑

Broadway Bounty Hunter: Annie Golden Nails It by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ Annie Golden taps into her badass side in Joe Iconis' 1970s-inspired musical The post Broadway Bounty Hunter: Annie Golden Nails It appeared first on New York St…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:55pm on July 23, 2019☆⚑

From Connecticut: Because of Winn Dixie Is Not Arf Bad by Bob Verini

★★★★ A great doggie performer headlines a tuneful, kid-friendly morality tail (sic) The post From Connecticut: Because of Winn Dixie Is Not Arf Bad appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00pm on July 22, 2019☆⚑

Two's a Crowd: Rita Rudner's Vegas-Themed Show Busts by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★ Rita Rudner's innumerable comic gifts are squandered in this musical misfire The post Two's a Crowd: Rita Rudner's Vegas-Themed Show Busts appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 4:00pm on July 21, 2019☆⚑

the way she spoke: Abuse of Women in Mexico Urgently Exposed by David Finkle

★★★ Isaac Gomez asks Kate del Castillo and director Jo Bonney to make his overdone drama lucid The post the way she spoke: Abuse of Women in Mexico Urgently Exposed appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00pm on July 18, 2019☆⚑

Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow: Everything's Different, Nothing's Changed by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★★ Halley Feiffer's outrageous Chekhov update features a crackerjack cast The post Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow: Everything's Different, Nothing's Chan…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:31pm on July 18, 2019☆⚑

Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow: Three Sisters, Halley Feiffer Style by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ Halley Feiffer writes a love letter to Chekhov's classic The post Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow: Three Sisters, Halley Feiffer Style appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:30pm on July 18, 2019☆⚑

Mojada: A Medea in the Barrio by Elysa Gardner

★★★ Luis Alfaro puts a modern, Latin twist on a classic Greek tragedy The post Mojada: A Medea in the Barrio appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:56pm on July 17, 2019☆⚑

Mojada: Medea Remade as a Sorrowful Stranger in a Strange Land by Michael Sommers

★★ A modern variation on the Medea legend sadly depicts the enchantress as an undocumented immigrant The post Mojada: Medea Remade as a Sorrowful Stranger in a Strange Land appea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:55pm on July 17, 2019☆⚑

The Feingold Column: The Gish Sisters, and Bowling Green's Disgrace by Michael Feingold

Ohio's Bowling Green State University removed Lillian and Dorothy Gish's names from a campus theater, and insulted the sisters' legacies in the process. The post The Feingold Column: The Gis…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:15pm on July 16, 2019☆⚑

The Rolling Stone: Gathering Moss, and Facing Danger, in Uganda by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ A vital and harrowing new play by Chris Urch looks at a young Ugandan man's struggle to conceal his homosexuality The post The Rolling Stone: Gathering Moss, and…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:46pm on July 15, 2019☆⚑

The Rolling Stone: Fear and Loathing in Uganda by Michael Sommers

★★★★ A worthy drama imported from England tersely relates hateful happenings in Uganda The post The Rolling Stone: Fear and Loathing in Uganda appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:45pm on July 15, 2019☆⚑

The Bacchae: Women Go Powerfully Wild in a Refreshed Classic by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Classical Theatre of Harlem offers an exuberant staging of an ancient Greek drama The post The Bacchae: Women Go Powerfully Wild in a Refreshed Classic appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:18pm on July 12, 2019☆⚑

Promenade: Al Carmines, Maria Irene Fornés Commit the Perfect Tuner by David Finkle

★★★★★ An over-the-top universe, directed by Laurie Woolery and choreographed by Hope Boykin The post Promenade: Al Carmines, Maria Irene Fornés Commit the Perf…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:58pm on July 11, 2019☆⚑

Promenade: Musical Whatnot Charms After 50 Years, Intermittently by Steven Suskin

★★★ Encores! Off-Center spotlights composer Al Carmines in this fascinatingly absurdist musical The post Promenade: Musical Whatnot Charms After 50 Years, Intermittently ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:54pm on July 11, 2019☆⚑

Twohander: Sherie Rene Scott & Leo Norbert Butz Are Friends(?) in Song by David Finkle

★★★★ Dick Scanlan directs, Todd Almond music directs a longed-for, honest show-biz reunion The post Twohander: Sherie Rene Scott & Leo Norbert Butz Are Friends(?)…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 5:00pm on July 10, 2019☆⚑