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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Catch as Catch Can: A Comedy-Drama Mostly Worth Catching by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Clever playwright Mia Chung is aided by director Daniel Aukin and three spirited actors The post Catch as Catch Can: A Comedy-Drama Mostly Worth Catching …

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Monday, November 7, 2022

A Delicate Balance: Edward Albee's Visionary Play on Terror Revived Terrifically by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Jack Cummings III, a deft hand at reviving top-drawer plays, directs six strong actors The post A Delicate Balance: Edward Albee's Visionary Play on Terro…

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Sunday, November 6, 2022

My Broken Language: Quiara Alegría Hudes' Brilliant 2021 Memoir Now Staged by David Finkle

★★★★☆ The playwright relives her Philly-Rican upbringing, while directing a first-rate five-member cast The post My Broken Language: Quiara Alegría Hudes' …

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Almost Famous: Cameron Crowe Almost Tunes Up His 2000 Hit Flick by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Tom Kitt does the music and some lyrics, while Jeremy Herrin directs a cast of hot rock belters The post Almost Famous: Cameron Crowe Almost Tunes Up His…

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Sunday, October 30, 2022

A Man of No Importance: Jim Parsons in a Musical of Moderate Importance by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Ragtime's Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally's mild creation, with John Doyle directing The post A Man of No Importance: Jim Parsons in …

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

peerless: College Admissions Today Get an Overextended Close-Up by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Korean twins decide homicide is the best way to obtain higher-level education The post peerless: College Admissions Today Get an Overextended Close-Up ap…

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Baldwin & Buckley at Cambridge: The Contentious, Significant 1965 Debate Unleashed by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Elevator Repair Service takes a look at sword's-point eloquence in action The post Baldwin & Buckley at Cambridge: The Contentious, Significant 1965 …

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Sunday, October 2, 2022

Leopoldstadt: Tom Stoppard at His Absolute, Autobiographical(?) Best by David Finkle

★★★★★ The acclaimed playwright examines four generations of Viennese Jews, Patrick Marber directing a large cast The post Leopoldstadt: Tom Stoppard at His Abs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:51PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Four Saints in Three Acts: Gertrude Stein's Prose-Poem Brilliantly Played by David Finkle

★★★★★ David Greenspan delivers the magnetic, quizzical piece in 90 masterful minutes The post Four Saints in Three Acts: Gertrude Stein's Prose-Poem Brilliant…

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Monday, September 19, 2022

This Beautiful Future: Not So Beautiful Future for World War II Love Story by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ German Soldier-French Woman lovers, with Austin Pendleton, Angelina Fiordellisi back-up singing The post This Beautiful Future: Not So Beautiful Future f…

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Remember This: A Highly Memorable Holocaust Message by David Finkle

★★★★☆ A Polish World War II hero tells his painful story, David Strathairn does the fine acting The post Remember This: A Highly Memorable Holocaust Message ap…

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Jasper: A Jarring Drama of Parents With Severely Compromised Son by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ A devoted yet at-odds couple seen only tentatively dealing with diversity The post Jasper: A Jarring Drama of Parents With Severely Compromised Son appe…

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Saturday, September 10, 2022

The Memory Exam: A Fantasy That Tests Credulity More than Memory by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ A somewhat trying 90-minuter in which characters must try to remember, like it or not The post The Memory Exam: A Fantasy That Tests Credulity More than …

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Strings Attached: Science, Love, Jealousy in an Uneasily Tied Package by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Science as a cogent subject for our time, handled with only mild success The post Strings Attached: Science, Love, Jealousy in an Uneasily Tied Package a…

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Sunday, September 4, 2022

Kinky Boots: The Lauper-Feinstein Tuner Kicks Up its Heels Off-Broadway by David Finkle

★★★★☆ The hit musical returns in full Broadway strength, under Jerry Mitchell's guiding hand The post Kinky Boots: The Lauper-Feinstein Tuner Kicks Up its He…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:28PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Once Upon a (korean) Time: Marvelous Stories Told by Marvelous Tellers by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Bold new playwright Daniel K. Isaacs tells stories, with beauty The post Once Upon a (korean) Time: Marvelous Stories Told by Marvelous Tellers appeared …

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Monday, August 29, 2022

Two Jews, Talking: Exactly, Mildly What the Title Promises by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell in a 60-minute-plus, two-part comedy The post Two Jews, Talking: Exactly, Mildly What the Title Promises appeared first on …

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Monday, August 1, 2022

The Nosebleed: Cheerful Ritualistic Play About Grief, Of All Things by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Aya Ogawa writes, directs and performs in new play at LCT3's rooftop theater The post The Nosebleed: Cheerful Ritualistic Play About Grief, Of All Things …

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The Butcher Boy: Dark New Musical About Psychotic Young Man by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Princeton senior Asher Muldoon adapts 1992 Patrick McCabe novel, Ciarán O'Reilly directs, Barry McNabb choreographs The post The Butcher Boy: Dark New …

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Oresteia: The Aeschylus Classic Trilogy Modern -Dressed-Up for Today by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Director Robert Icke has his semi-effective, semi-not adapted way with the Greeks, a strong cast helping things along The post Oresteia: The Aeschylus Cla…

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

The Kite Runner: The Best-Selling Novel Soars Sky-High on Stage by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Matthew Spangler adapts the Khaled Hosseini work, with Giles Croft directing a taut 13-member cast The post The Kite Runner: The Best-Selling Novel Soars …

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Seagull: Elevator Repair Service Takes Aim at Anton Chekhov's Classic by David Finkle

★☆☆☆☆ John Collins directs a laboring 11-member cast in a revival (revisal?), to little avail The post Seagull: Elevator Repair Service Takes Aim at Anton Chek…

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Friday, July 15, 2022

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Western Stage Adaptation Hits Target by David Finkle

★★★★☆ An outstanding cast shines in this stage adaptation of the short story on which the John Wayne-Jimmy Stewart film was based The post The Man Who Shot Libe…

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Monday, July 11, 2022

Richard III: Shakespeare's Crooked in Several Ways Villain as Court Fashion Plate by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Director Robert O'Hara has his own thoughts about the tragedy, with Danai Gurira as the last York monarch The post Richard III: Shakespeare's Crooked in …

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Sunday, July 10, 2022

Into the Woods: The Beloved Sondheim-Lapine Musical in Full Bloom by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Lear deBessonet directs, Lorin Latarro choreographs the fairytale show, with hugely skilled ensemble The post Into the Woods: The Beloved Sondheim-Lapine…

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Hamlet: The William Shakespeare Classic Declassified, and the Rest Is Silence by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ The Almeida Theatre production, directed by Robert Icke, with Alex Lawther as Hamlet, Jennifer Ehle as Gertrude The post Hamlet: The William Shakespeare C…

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

The Orchard: Anton Chekhov's Cherry Orchard Spectacularly Reimagined by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Director Igor Golyak and outstanding creative team at strong work, with Jessica Hecht, Mikhail Barishnikov featured The post The Orchard: Anton Chekhov's …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:20PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 9, 2022

Lessons in Survival: 1971: James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni Eloquently Talk Race by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ The Commissary puts an enthralling 1971 interview onstage, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Crystal Dickinson featured The post Lessons in Survival: 1971: James Bal…

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Snow in Midsummer: Updated Chinese Ghost Tale of Injustices Hits Drifts by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig takes on a 13th-century dramatist, with Zi Alikhan directing a hard-working cast The post Snow in Midsummer: Updated Ch…

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

…what the end will be: A Black, Very Gay Family Cleverly Handles Ends and Means by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Mansa Ra's comedy-drama with Margo Bordelon directing an outstanding cast, headed by Keith Randolph Smith The post …what the end will be: A Black, Very …

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Dreaming Zenzile: Strongly Remembering Miriam Makeba in 29 Songs by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Somi Kakoma writes and appears in a tribute to the legendary singer, with Lileana Blain-Cruz directing The post Dreaming Zenzile: Strongly Remembering Mir…

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