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Saint Joan - This is a work filled with complex, difficult characters, a challenge from which Sullivan, Rashad, and the rest of the cast do not shy away. . . . Read
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My Fair Lady - A lavishly staged new production of the ever "loverly" classic musical. . . Read
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Carousel - A wonderful cast and dances retains this favorite from the Golden Age of Musicals ear and eye hugging sizzle. . . Read
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Children of a Lesser God -
There is plenty that is commendable and rewarding about this first Broadway revival of Mark Medoff’s 1980 Tony Award-winning play Read
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Mean Girls - Another teen audience targeted movie now sing and dances on Broadway Read
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Three Tall Women - A starry cast and perceptive staging make Edward Albee's 1991 play feel almost new . . . Read
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Lobby Hero - Kenneth Lonergan's play launches 2nd Stage's life at the retooled Hayes Theater Read
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Frozen - A visually rich production that keeps us wide-eyed and on tenterhooks for more than two hours, even when we know how things are going to end. . . Read
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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical - Embodied by a caper-cutting dynamo named Ethan Slater, Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants joins a long list of cartoon characters who have gravitated to the Broadway stage. Read
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Once On This Island - This musical may be small in its scope, but when compared to some, it achieves its own sense of grandness by being both magical and seductive— an unbeatable combination. Read
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School of Rock - It's a large, loud show with a totally improbable plot but it;s impossible not to root for its ensemble of super talented kids . . . .
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Transfers - Lucy Thurber's well directed, staged and acted but flawed new play. . .Read
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The Metromaniacs - the best reason to see this little known 18th Century playwright's farce, is that it's adapted by wordsmith extraordinary David Ives. . .Read
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The Seafarer - Matthew Broderick plays an understated devil in the Irish Rep's new production of Conor McPherson's Christmas play. Read
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Mlima's TaleExtended to 6/05! -Beautifully staged and performed world premiere Read
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King Lear -
The Royal Shakespeare Company production starring Anthony Sher puts the grandeur back into Shakespeare's sublime tragedy. Read
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Feeding the Dragon
No one-person play this season has offered a more arresting opening sequence than Sharon Washington's autobiographical Feeding the Dragon. . . Read
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Miss You Like Hell -
The merger of reflections about how misunderstandings can create walls that can destroy a family just like the physical walls built by insensitive politicians, may be a bit too obvious and hokey. But there's enough that's genuinely moving to make this new musical a moving and worth seeing theatrical outing.. . . Read
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This Flat Earth - Lindsey Ferrentino's flawed but timely look at school shootings. . . Read
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Yerma - An intriguing "reinvention" of Lorca's classic Andalusian fertility tale, and a smashing New York debut for Billie Piper. . . Read
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Babette's Feast - Theater aficionados will savor the actors' ability to conjure the feast with a few props and Dinesen's words. Those attending on the strength of the movie's reputation may find the lack of real food a stumbling block.
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The Winter's Tale - Theater for a New Audience embraces Shakespeare's messy tragicomedy with Arin Arbus directing. Read
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Pygmalion - Bedlam's take on George Bernard Shaw's makeover of all makeover stories sings even as a straight play, true to the musicality of a well-made play with sparkling dialogue and multi-faceted characters sing, without songs Read
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Cinderella -
Company XIV's revamping of the old fairy tale is unquestionably the steamiest show in town Read
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Admissions - Joshua Harmon's satire targets the very audience buying tickets to see his play Read
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The Low Road - Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Norris big-cast, time-traving saga proves that economics can be lots of fun. . . Read
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Harry Clarke - Billy Crudup's delightful solo is back for a return engagement Read
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Letter to Harvey Milk - Extended to 6/30! If not a timeless American musical, this 90-minute show does offer an honest truth in a time that needs it Read
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Party Face -a superabundance of laughs and true confessions but at the end, it lacks significance and is just old hat. . . Read
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Sweeney ToddExtended again to 8/26/18! -the Demon Barber's story goes immersive, its thrilling music intact and the pies and mash served before show time are delicious . . .Read
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The Moderate Soprano - David Hare's latest play looks at the love story of the founders of Glyndebourne Opera in Sussex with artists fleeing Hitler's Germany . . . .
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Quiz James Graham's mock court room drama looks at the notorious case of the Coughing Millionaire cheats . . . .
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Pressure Superb play from actor David Haig about the weather for the D Day landings . . . .
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Miss Nightingale This musical set in the London Blitz tells the story of a music hall performer performed by actor musicians in a nightclub setting. . . .
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Kiss of the Spiderwoman Argentinian prison drama stars Samuel Barnett and Declan Bennett as two men communicating through memories of film . . . .
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Mary Stuart - Schiller's historical play looks at the psychological similarities between Elizabeth I and her cousin, the captive, Mary Queen of Scots.
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Into the Numbers - Christopher Chen's play is a harrowing account of research into what was termed the Rape of Nanking and the impact on those who write about genocide . . . Read More
Young Frankenstein Mel Brooks tightens up the musical version of his movie for London's opening of a quirky show with tunes and laughter . . . Read More -
The Alamo - the socio-historical backdrop is recognizable, if not especially urgent, and most of the company members of this Ruskin Theatre Group world premiere have what it takes to keep us engaged and invested. . . Read
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John - although Annie Baker's play is long, the dialogue and plot never lose intrigue. . . Read
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Paper Dolls -
Mosaic is to be commended for producing this as part of its Voices from a Changing Middle East Festival because it does not fit into any specific category. . . Read
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New:Breaking NewsOur annual Omnibus Awards List now includes nominations by the Drama Desk,Off Broadway Alliance, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards . . . Good news if you missed the York Theater Company's delightful Desperate Measures last fall! It's transferring to New World stages 5/30/18 with a 6/13/18 opening. . .
Letter to Harvey Milkextended to 6/30!. . .FEATURES Report from New: Philadelphia, a Theater Town
