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David Finkle

April 16, 2019 9:55 pm

Socrates: Tim Blake Nelson Writes the Hemlock Drinker a Spiffy Toast

★★★★★ Michael Stuhlbarg is back on the boards, as good—or better—than ever

April 15, 2019 9:00 pm

17 Border Crossings: Thaddeus Phillips Journeys With Great Success

★★★★☆ A unique look at how differently borders are patrolled around the globe, directed by Tatiana Mallarino

April 7, 2019 8:51 pm

Oklahoma!: It May Not Be Necessary to 21st-Century-Update a Classic

★★★☆☆ Daniel Fish directs the Oscar Hammerstein II-Richard Rodgers musical with and without aplomp

April 5, 2019 2:06 pm

Sincerely, Oscar: Great Lyricist Hammerstein II Is Mistreated in a Revue

★☆☆☆☆ Soprano Doreen Taylor conceives and writes a below-par showcase for herself and Azudi Onyejekwe

April 3, 2019 7:30 pm

I Carry Your Heart: A Play About a Transplant And What Else Is Planted

★★★★☆ Georgette Kelly keenly sees how many hearts are affected after one meaningful operation

March 28, 2019 10:00 pm

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: Director Shana Cooper’s Furious Take

★★★★☆ An unusually well-spoken, even well-declaimed treatment, choreographed by Erika Chong Shuch

March 27, 2019 9:50 pm

Ain’t No Mo’: This In-Yo’-Face Revue Asks If Blacks Should Fly to Africa

★★★★☆ While examining USA racism playwright-actor Jordan E. Cooper reaps chills, laughs

March 25, 2019 8:30 pm

Accidentally Brave: Maddie Corman Bravely Tells Her Startling Story

★★★★☆ When a “well-known-ish” actress learns her husband’s dark secret, she attempts to right her upturned life

March 20, 2019 9:50 pm

White Noise: Suzan-Lori Parks Offers a Brilliant Approach to Racism

★★★★★ Oskar Eustis neatly helms a work best seen before its heady contents are noised about

March 19, 2019 8:44 pm

Juno and the Paycock: Sean O’Casey’s Tragedy In Top-Drawer Revival

★★★★☆ Neil Pepe directs an inspired cast, headed by Ciaran O’Reilly, Maryann Plunkett and John Keating

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Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Extremely Smart in Smart Jamie Wax Character Study

By David Finkle

★★★★☆ Sarna Lapine directs the six-time Emmy winner soloing as a talented but oppressed trailer-park housewife

Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Shines in a Dark New Play

By Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ The 'Hacks' star takes the Broadway stage solo, as an abused trailer park wife who just wants to write

Prosperous Fools: Taylor Mac Attacks, Unpersuasively

By Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ A grant-winning genius bites the philanthropic hands that feed him

Prosperous Fools: Taylor Mac Takes on Molière But Not Prosperously, Foolishly

By David Finkle

★☆☆☆☆ Darko Tresnjak directs the misguided satire, with Mac as Artist and Jason O'Connell and Sierra Boggess as other targets

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