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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Lunar Eclipse: Reflective Tale of a Waning Marriage by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Reed Birney and Lisa Emery are brilliant in Donald Margulies latest two-hander The post Lunar Eclipse: Reflective Tale of a Waning Marriage appeared firs…

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Thursday, May 1, 2025

Wonderful Town: Not As Good As it Sounds by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ The latest revival of the Leonard Bernstein musical misses the beat in a rushed Encores! production starring Anika Noni Rose The post Wonderful Town: Not …

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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Real Women Have Curves: Plus-Size Crowd Pleaser Hits Home by Roma Torre

★★★★★ Based on the Latin-themed play and film, the new musical hits all the right notes delivering a weighty message about immigration in America. The post Real…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 13, 2025

Irishtown: New Comedy In A Fun Brogue by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ A world premiere from the Irish Rep that's filled with lots of laughter...for a change. The post Irishtown: New Comedy In A Fun Brogue appeared first on …

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Smash: Marilyn Musical Neither Smash Nor Bomb by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ The popular TV series about the making of a Broadway musical finally makes it to the Great White Way. The post Smash: Marilyn Musical Neither Smash Nor Bo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:31PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Take The Lead: New Musical Dances Its Heart Out by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Christopher Gattelli helms the original new work based on a true story, featuring a bunch of talented young triple threats. The post Take The Lead: New Mu…

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Monday, March 31, 2025

Glengarry Glen Ross: The Stars are Mostly Selling It by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr lead a starry revival of David Mamet's best play. The post Glengarry Glen Ross: The Stars are Mostly Selling It…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:28PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 27, 2025

The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Masterpiece from Page to Stage by Roma Torre

★★★★★ Succession's Sarah Snook is brilliant as everyone in a wild adaptation of Oscar Wilde's prophetic novel The post The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Masterpiec…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:58PM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 23, 2025

Othello: Gyllenhaal Slays in the Great Tragedy by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Kenny Leon helms a first rate company led by Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington in the title role. The post Othello: Gyllenhaal Slays in the Great Tra…

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Monday, March 10, 2025

Ghosts: Ibsen's Wounded Spirits Still Live Within Us by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Lily Rabe leads an intensely gripping production of the 19th century classic that continues to resonate today. The post Ghosts: Ibsen's Wounded Spirits S…

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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Conversations With Mother: This Mother Knows Best by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Matthew Lombardo's excellent two-hander speaks volumes about life, liberty and the often impossible pursuit of happiness The post Conversations With Mothe…

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Liberation: A Beautifully Evocative Look at The Cause, Circa 1970 by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Bess Wohl raises our consciousness with her engrossing play about the Liberation movement and the women who started it. The post Liberation: A Beautifull…

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

The Antiquities: We Are the Dinosaurs Now by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Jordan Harrison spins an intriguingly haunting tale about the human experiment gone awry. The post The Antiquities: We Are the Dinosaurs Now appeared fir…

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Kowalski: How Brando Became the Brute by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Fascinating look behind the curtain of Tennessee Williams masterpiece when Brando almost didn't get the role. The post Kowalski: How Brando Became the Bru…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:29PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 23, 2025

English: Pulitzer-Winning Play Translates Well on Broadway by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Playwright Sanaz Toossi schools us on what it means to be a stranger in a strange language The post English: Pulitzer-Winning Play Translates Well on Broa…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:25PM[SHARE]
Sunday, January 19, 2025

Grandiloquent: Comedian Gary Gulman gets up close and personal by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Gulman plies his unique comedic talents to describe how he survived a painful childhood The post Grandiloquent: Comedian Gary Gulman gets up close and pe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:57PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 25, 2024

Merchant of Venice: A Comedy of Too Many Errors by Roma Torre

★★☆☆☆ T.R. Knight stars in the Arlekin Players Theatre's adaptation of the Shakespeare classic played as a cable TV access program. The post Merchant of Venice…

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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Burnout Paradise: Joy In Watching Others Sweat by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Four masochistic actors from Australia knock themselves out so we don't have to. The post Burnout Paradise: Joy In Watching Others Sweat appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:41AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 11, 2024

A Wonderful World: You're Lookin' Swell, Satchmo by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Bio-musical about the late great jazzman hits the right notes The post A Wonderful World: You're Lookin' Swell, Satchmo appeared first on New York Stage R…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 28, 2024

Bad Kreyòl: Good Writing About a Culture Clash in Haiti by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Dominique Morisseau tells us it's easy to get lost in translation when speaking the language of Haiti with an American accent. The post Bad Kreyòl: Goo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 30, 2024

McNeal: Robert Downey Jr. Stars in Riveting New Play by Roma Torre

★★★★★ From Marvel to "method," the movie star is the real deal in his Broadway debut as a writer hooked on AI The post McNeal: Robert Downey Jr. Stars in Riveti…

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Ghost of John McCain: Spirited Journey Inside Trump's Head by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ The musical satire about the late senator will have liberals dying of laughter; others, maybe not so much The post Ghost of John McCain: Spirited Journey…

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Friday, September 6, 2024

Table 17: A hearty dish of love, loss and laughter by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Make your reservations now for Douglas Lyons' sweet and savory romcom starring Tony-winner Kara Young The post Table 17: A hearty dish of love, loss and l…

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Friday, April 26, 2024

Illinoise: Lots of Good Noise To Dance To by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Choreographer Justin Peck presents a stage adaptation of Sufjan Stevens' boffo album with total finesse The post Illinoise: Lots of Good Noise To Dance To…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:59PM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Suffs: The Brilliant New Musical That Demands to be Heard by Roma Torre

★★★★★ Shaina Taub's suffs are young, scrappy and hungry in their heroic battle to win the vote. The post Suffs: The Brilliant New Musical That Demands to be He…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:24PM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 11, 2024

The Outsiders: The Popular Novel and Film is Now a Killer Musical by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ The S. E. Hinton classic gets the Broadway treatment courtesy of a gang of talented young guns led by director Danya Taymor. The post The Outsiders: The …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM[SHARE]
Monday, April 1, 2024

Stalker: A Magical New Import From Sweden by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ The Swedish magicians who stumped Penn & Teller arrive in New York The post Stalker: A Magical New Import From Sweden appeared first on New York Stag…

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Sunday, March 24, 2024

Philadelphia, Here I Come!: The Brian Friel Classic Returns In Grand Fashion by Roma Torre

★★★★★ The Tony-nominated best play is revived in a Broadway calibre production at the Irish Rep The post Philadelphia, Here I Come!: The Brian Friel Classic Ret…

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

The Notebook: A Musical Romance Made For Fans to Love by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ After a successful run on page and screen, the popular love story looks to score on Broadway The post The Notebook: A Musical Romance Made For Fans to Lov…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

The Ally: Josh Radnor Shines in Itamar Moses' Expansive New Drama by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ The Public Theater production hashes out all sides in the age-old Israeli/Palestinian conflict The post The Ally: Josh Radnor Shines in Itamar Moses' Expa…

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

After Midnight: Joyful Revue Celebrates a Momentous Chapter in Black History by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ The Paper Mill Playhouse dazzles with a first rate revival of Broadway's 2014 Tony nominee for Best Musical The post After Midnight: Joyful Revue Celebra…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:27AM[SHARE]

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