Monday, May 25, 2015

Brief Encounter - Review by Matt Windman

It occasionally feels as if Rice's bizarre theatricality is competing against the intimacy of Alec and Laura's story. But more often than not, the bells and whistles and gags of this whimsic…

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Oleanna - Review by Matt Windman

Doug Hughes' excellent Broadway revival starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles thrives on speed, intensity, and psychological subtlety. Though the play is still likely to divide audience mem…

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The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity - Review by Matt Windman

Diaz' comedic drama is clever and consistently entertaining.

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Nunsense - Review by Matt Windman

Sitting through the 25th anniversary production of "Nunsense" is rather like watching a rerun of a sitcom you once thought was hilarious and now find stupid and boring. The fun is gone and y…

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God of Carnage - Review by Matt Windman

It didn't take too long for "God of Carnage" to get its groove back. The play's third cast has managed to bring Matthew Warchus' production back to the original level of relentless hilarity …

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Equivocation - Review by Matt Windman

While academics may appreciate Cain's ambitious mix of English history, conspiracy theory, classical drama and pure fiction, "Equivocation" is a disappointing bore.

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A View From the Bridge by Matt Windman

Gregory Mosher's realistic production focuses on psychological realism instead of idiotic pretension. It is straightforward, focused and uniformly well-acted.

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The Merchant of Venice - Review by Matt Windman

As played by Al Pacino in Dan Sullivan's excellent production at Shakespeare in the Park, Shylock comes off not as a villain, but as both a wildly theatrical and complex tragic figure reacti…

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The Metal Children - Review by Matt Windman

"The Metal Children" is an involving piece of theater that delves into the passionate extremes that have led to our country's Tea Party protest movement.

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Bachelorette - Review by Matt Windman

Leslye Headland's new play about a bachelorette party gone to hell manages to be sharp, shocking and very, very funny.

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Hair: Replacement Cast - Review by Matt Windman

There's a lot less sunshine over at the hippy happy musical "Hair" these days.

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Lear - Review by Matt Windman

"Lear" is still likely to attract a sizable crowd due to its title. What a shame that so many Shakespeare junkies will find themselves trapped at a terrible show that is not so much irrevere…

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The Winter's Tale - Review by Matt Windman

Michael Greif's production is decent enough and Tom Kitt's original score is lovely, but it never fully comes together. The acting is uneven, the scenic effects are awkward, and the pace is …

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Jason Robert Brown and Anika Noni Rose at Birdland - Review by Matt Windman

Tonight really ranked among the best JRB concerts I've seen, including his performances at Le Jazz Au Bar in summer 2005 and Jazz at Lincoln Center in winter 2007.

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Superior Donuts - Review by Matt Windman

"Superior Donuts" is enjoyable, but maybe too sincere for its own good. Here's hoping Tracy Letts brings us something more substantial next year.

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Ragtime - Review by Matt Windman

"Ragtime" is a show about optimism in the face of prejudice and poverty and the bright possibilities of the future. As its ballads are sung with fiery emotional force, it's impossible not to…

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Fela! - Review by Matt Windman

The show's producers took a huge risk bringing a show with a relatively narrow niche appeal to Broadway. But in spite of its overflowing theatricality, "Fela!" falls short of providing a sol…

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Lend Me a Tenor - Review by Matt Windman

Perfecting the comic timing and broad style required to stage the play is no easy task, and it shows that Tucci may have a future as a director ahead.

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Candida - Review by Matt Windman

The Irish Repertory Theatre's thoroughly engaging and perfectly cast revival, as directed by Broadway set designer Tony Walton, is truly as good as it gets.

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Looped - Review by Matt Windman

While Harper's performance is impressive, the play is just a collection of one-liners and innuendos constructed around a flimsy plot.

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All's Well That Ends Well (NT Live) - Review by Matt Windman

If you enjoyed Mark Lamos' revival of "Cymbeline" at Lincoln Center Theater two seasons ago, then you'll love this too.

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Passion Play - Review by Matt Windman

While Epic Theatre Ensemble's initiative is to be applauded, "Passion Play" ultimately comes off as a slow, disjointed and overwritten thesis project. While Ruhl's postmodern concept is intr…

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off