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David Finkle

October 3, 2023 8:55 pm

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding: Harlem Braids May Not Be Tight Enough

★★★☆☆ Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy with belated pathos is well played and well directed by Whitney White

September 28, 2023 8:56 pm

Melissa Etheridge–My Window: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon Tells All, Sells All

★★★★☆ An onstage musical memoir, co-written with Linda Wallem Etheridge, Amy Tinkham directs

September 22, 2023 9:30 pm

Mary Gets Hers: A Spotty Spoof on 10th Century Religious Play

★★☆☆☆ Emma Horwitz writes, Josiah Davis directs, and five-member cast strives, to little avail

September 19, 2023 9:00 pm

Prometheus Firebringer: AI Questions Not So Easily Answered

★★★☆☆ Annie Dorsen reads a lecture on a current fire-hot topic along with imagined Aeschylus tragedy

September 18, 2023 9:00 pm

Job: Therapist-Patient-in-Trouble Play Requires Patience

★★★☆☆ Peter Friedman, Sydney Lemmon impressive in Max Wolf Friedlich work, Michael Herwitz directing

September 14, 2023 7:56 pm

Death, Let Me Do My Show: A So-So Battle With the Grim Reaper

★★☆☆☆ Writer-performer Rachel Bloom aggressively talks and sings through a nearly one-person outing

September 12, 2023 9:25 pm

Infinite Life: Annie Baker Sets Healing Sights on Pain

★★★☆☆ James MacDonald directs a fine cast, featuring Marylouise Burke and Kristine Nielsen

August 20, 2023 7:53 pm

El Mago Pop: Illusionist Antonio Díaz Has the Magic Touch

★★★★☆ Already an international sensation, the sleight-of-hand entertainer, conquers B’way

August 14, 2023 8:00 pm

Small: The Heightened Story of a Growing Jockey Hopeful

★★★★☆ Robert Montano, directed by Jessi D. Hill, graphically recalls his adolescence at Belmont Park

August 12, 2023 8:00 pm

A Eulogy for Roman: A Delightfully Unique Memorial Service

★★★★☆ Relative newcomers Brendan George and Peter Charney are behind this unexpectedly entertaining enterprise

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