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David Finkle

November 1, 2024 4:08 pm

Ragtime: E. L. Doctorow’s Musicalized Masterpiece Masterfully Revived

★★★★★ The Terrence McNally-Stephen Flaherty-Lynn Ahrens flawless work, directed by Lear deBessonet, choreographed by Ellenore Scott

October 29, 2024 8:57 pm

Another Shot: An AA Rehab Revealed in Honest, Convincing, Tough Terms

★★★☆☆ Harry Teinowitz brings his own experience to the stage, with Dan Butler playing the role

October 27, 2024 10:00 pm

We Live in Cairo: 2012 Egyptian Revolution Set to Music, Craftily Explored

★★★★☆ Songwriters Daniel and Patrick Lazour and hard-working cast triumph, under Taibi Magar’s direction

October 24, 2024 10:56 pm

Romeo + Juliet: Star-Cross’d Lovers in Star-Cross’d “For Our Time” Production

★★☆☆☆ Kit Connor’s Romeo is notable in Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy, under director Sam Gold’s faulty hand

October 20, 2024 9:56 pm

Sunset Blvd.: Nicole Scherzinger Is Norma Desmond in Glorious Black-and-White

★★★☆☆ Director Jamie Lloyd applies his distillation formula to musical adaptation of the classic 1950 film

October 16, 2024 9:57 pm

Hold on to Me Darling: Adam Driver As Country Star in Emotional Traffic Jam

★★★☆☆ Kenneth Lonergan’s 2016 play, revived and directed again by Neil Pepe, with peppery supporting cast

October 10, 2024 10:57 pm

Our Town: Kenny Leon Smartly Repopulates Thornton Wilder for 2024

★★★★☆ Parsons, Thomas, Holmes, Jones, Wilson, Deutch, Sykes head stand-out 28-member cast

October 3, 2024 10:29 am

Good Bones: James Ijames’ Sophisticated Fat Ham Successor

★★★★☆ Saheem Ali directs a wise, well-acted four-hander about marriage, gentrification, more

October 1, 2024 9:29 pm

Yellow Face: Playwright David Henry Hwang Has Fun Unmasking Himself

★★★★☆ Daniel Dae Kim, as Hwang, leads the revival featuring a comic cast under Leigh Silverman’s direction

September 30, 2024 11:18 am

Medea Re-Versed: Euripides’ Classic Raptly Updated as Rap

★★★★☆ Luis Quintero updates 431 B. C. with strong actors, musicians, Nathan Winkelstein directing

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