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Frank Scheck

September 22, 2024 8:58 pm

The Beacon: Irish Drama Sheds More Heat Than Light

★★★☆☆ Kate Mulgrew plays a renowned artist who may have murdered her husband in Nancy Harris’ drama being given its North American premiere by the Irish Repertory Theatre

September 12, 2024 8:55 pm

The Roommate: Boulevard comedy, sitcom-style

★★★☆☆ Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone star in Jen Silverman’s play about two women from very different worlds.

August 1, 2024 10:00 pm

Life and Trust: A Spectacular if Diffuse Immersive Show from Emursive

★★★☆☆ This new site-specific show from the creators of “Sleep No More” is even more lavish in its conception.

July 30, 2024 9:26 pm

Job: Therapy Can Be Dangerous

★★★☆☆ Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon play a therapist and his possibly dangerous new patient in Max Wolf Friedlich’s play, newly transferred to Broadway.

June 27, 2024 9:29 pm

N/A: Politics Writ Personal

★★★★☆ Holland Taylor and Ana Villafane star in this new play, directed by Diane Paulus, about Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

June 5, 2024 9:27 pm

Home: Not Always Easy to Go Back

★★★☆☆ The Samm-Art Williams play receives its first Broadway revival, directed by Kenny Leon.

June 4, 2024 9:00 pm

Breaking the Story: War is Hell, and So is Remembering It

★★★☆☆ Maggie Siff plays a former war correspondent suffering from PTSD in Alexis Scheer’s play receiving its world premiere at Second Stage.

May 14, 2024 7:26 pm

All of Me: A Technologically Assisted Rom-Com

★★★★☆ Laura Winters’ play depicts the charming courtship between two disabled characters who use text-to-speech technology to communicate.

May 13, 2024 8:56 pm

Laura Benanti, Nobody Cares: A Virtuosic Evening of Comedic Embarrassment

★★★★☆ The veteran Broadway performer delivers an evening of self-deprecating humor and original musical material.

April 25, 2024 9:24 pm

Mother Play: A Memory Play, Plus Cockroaches

★★★☆☆ Jessica Lange, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Jim Parsons star in the world premiere of Paula Vogel’s comedy-drama depicting the lives of a mother and her two children over the course of decades.

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