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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Pages on Stages Honors -2025 by Mason Pilevsky

2025 had a lot of incredible theatre. In keeping with tradition, here are some reflections! Happy New Year! SHOW THAT MADE ME LAUGH THE HARDEST Angry Alan SHOW THAT MADE ME CRY THE MOST Cult…

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

tarTWOffes: A Comparison by Mason Pilevsky

Tartuffe [House of the Redeemer, 27 October 2025] ; Tartuffe [New York Theatre Workshop, 20 December 2025] New York City had the distinct pleasure of being visited by two productions of Moli…

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Monday, December 22, 2025

Inclusive of Everyone by Mason Pilevsky

It's a Wonderful Life! " 21 December 2025 Irish Repertory Theatre is a buzz with holiday light in its festive radio play presentation of It's a Wonderful Life!.  Featuring laughter, song,…

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Clandestine Creative Casting by Mason Pilevsky

Tartuffe [New York Theatre Workshop] " 20 December 2025  Moliere would have been pleased with New York Theatre Workshop's Tartuffe. With a cast of NYC theatre royalty of every genre…

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Sunday, December 21, 2025

Reanimation by Mason Pilevsky

Night Stories " 18 December 2025 Night Stories, presented by the Congress for Jewish Culture, took four stories by Avrom Sutzkever and brought them to life on stage. Spoken in Yiddish with p…

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Saturday, December 20, 2025

Trail Blazer by Mason Pilevsky

Picnic at Hanging Rock " 19 December 2025 While this season on Broadway is offering a smattering of low stakes, light new musicals, Off-Broadway musicals like Picnic at Hanging Rock ar…

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Sunday, December 14, 2025

Predict Her by Mason Pilevsky

Predictor " 12 December 2025 Bitingly comedic and strikingly witty, Predictor tells the story of home pregnancy test patenter Meg Crane, who fought hard for her contributions because n…

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It Will Be So by Mason Pilevsky

Marjorie Prime " 13 December 2025 Published in 2015, Marjorie Prime is built on the premise that a person who is dying could have an artificial intelligence companion who is taught som…

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Saturday, December 13, 2025

I'm Chopping the Carrots by Mason Pilevsky

Protest Song " 11 December 2025 Tim Price's Protest Song, currently running at La Mama Experiential Theatre Club, tells the story of one homeless man (David Nellist) whose life was a irre…

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Sunday, December 7, 2025

Bubbling Excitement by Mason Pilevsky

Gazillion Bubble Show: Holiday Spectacular " 06 December Excitement pervades the air as the Gazillion Bubble Show produces its first ever Holiday Spectacular. Built by a record breaking f…

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Saturday, December 6, 2025

God Bless Us, It Was Fun by Mason Pilevsky

A Christmas Carol " 04 December 2025 A Christmas Carol at PAC NYC deliciously lives between the worlds of a musical and a play with music. While characters don't sing their stories to the au…

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Saturday, November 29, 2025

When You're Good to Mama by Mason Pilevsky

Oedipus " 25 November 2025 Robert Icke's bold modernization of Sophocles's Oedipus Rex imagines a politician (Mark Strong) in the last hours of his campaign finding out that his commit…

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Saturday, November 22, 2025

I Fear I Haven't Won At All by Mason Pilevsky

Chess " 20 November 2025 The music from Chess has been a large part of this theatre-lover's life for a long time, and, since moving to New York, I have been openly hoping for a Broadway revi…

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Thursday, November 20, 2025

Full, Filling a Knead by Mason Pilevsky

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) " 14 November 2025 This innovative new musical kneads every delicious romantic comedy into one delightful confection"so I hope that they rake in …

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Unmasking the Phantom by Mason Pilevsky

Masquerade " 18 November 2025 Masquerade is an immersive reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera in which a small number of audience members are guided through a fully realized prod…

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Monday, November 17, 2025

My Favorite Moments of the Bee by Mason Pilevsky

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee " 15 November 2025 The most interesting thing about this musical is that every iteration brings fresh, modern jokes. It somehow works in all contex…

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Sunday, November 16, 2025

Bread, Glorious Bread by Mason Pilevsky

The Baker's Wife " 15 November 2025 Classic Stage Company is bringing to life one of Stephen Schwartz's lesser-performed musicals, The Baker's Wife. Set in a small town some time ago, this e…

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Saturday, November 15, 2025

Caviar Extremes by Mason Pilevsky

The Queen of Versailles " 13 November 2025 Opulence and decadence abound as Jackie Siegal, embodied on stage by Kristin Chenoweth, transforms Broadway's St. James Theatre into a lavish home …

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Friday, November 14, 2025

The Edge of My Seat by Mason Pilevsky

The Seat of Our Pants " 08 November 2025 The Seat of Our Pants, a musical based on Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, shines in its witty comedic writing, brilliantly precise stage dir…

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Monday, November 10, 2025

Powerful Changes by Mason Pilevsky

Richard II " 07 November 2025 Richard II at Astor Place Theatre is one of the most accessible pieces of Shakespeare I have ever seen. In Richard II's (Michael Urie)'s opening monologue, Urie…

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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Change by Mason Pilevsky

44" the Musical " 02 November 2025 In order to take on a man as revered as Barack Obama, 44"the Musical has to rely on every comedic trick in the book. With a pounding, catchy pop rock score…

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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

The American Queens by Mason Pilevsky

Queens " 01 November 2025 America has always had a somewhat complicated relationship with immigration. On one hand, we are taught about the great American melting pot where people of all cul…

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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Look at the Stars by Mason Pilevsky

Little Bear Ridge Road " 19 October 2025 Little Bear Ridge Road is that rare piece of writing that can openly discuss some of the least hopeful events a person can go through in a way that c…

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Mindlessness and Mindfulness by Mason Pilevsky

Tartuffe [House of the Redeemer] " 27 October 2025 A venue rarely used for performance, House of the Redeemer's historic library opens its doors to Andre De Shields and a full cast of charac…

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Necessary for Now by Mason Pilevsky

Liberation " 24 October 2025 Within itself, Liberation is a play that celebrates the excitement that comes from gathering together to change the world. In this moment, as our current world i…

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Monday, October 27, 2025

Takes Care of You by Mason Pilevsky

Beau " 26 October 2025 When I last saw Beau at Theatre 154 (to read that review, click here), I remember being struck by the immersive creativity of the set (Daniel Allen). When I walked int…

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

A Hopeful Light by Mason Pilevsky

Hannah Senesh " 22 October 2025 As I walked into the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's production of Hannah Senesh, the first thing I was struck by was Court Watson's intriguing scenic d…

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Monday, October 20, 2025

Saturday Night Vibes by Mason Pilevsky

Not Ready for Prime Time " 17 October 2025 A spunky, unauthorized play about the origins of Saturday Night Live, Not Ready for Prime Time takes a behind-the-scenes look at the cast and crew …

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Reaching for Divinity by Mason Pilevsky

Oh Happy Day! " 12 October 2025 Jordan E. Cooper's Oh Happy Day! is an achingly relevant play with gospel music that evokes ideology about divinity in a thrilling and fascinating way. The st…

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Saturday, October 11, 2025

Bitterness for the Honey by Mason Pilevsky

The Honey Trap " 10 October 2025 Incredibly bold and cleverly told, The Honey Trap by Leo McGann simultaneously took place in 1979 and the present day. The story examined British soldiers st…

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Take Space, Make Space by Mason Pilevsky

The Mutables " 09 October 2025 Centered around Kat Mustatea's BodyMouth speech producing instrument, The Mutables tells the story of a woman (Marie Lloyd Paspe) who has had an accident that …

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