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Melissa Rose Bernardo

August 30, 2022 9:55 pm

As You Like It: A Pastoral Musical Comedy Delight

As You Like It ensemble

★★★★★ Journey into the Forest of Arden with this bright and breezy Public Works production

August 29, 2022 7:01 pm

Two Jews, Talking: Two TV Stars, Two One-Act Plays, Too Few Laughs

Two Jews Talking

★★★☆☆ 1970s TV fans will relish the chance to see Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell together, even in a clichéd comedy

July 21, 2022 8:56 pm

The Kite Runner: Khaled Hosseini’s Literary Sensation Beguiles Broadway

Kite Runner wedding scene

★★★★☆ The stage version of the 2003 novel proves to be the theatrical equivalent of a page turner  

July 20, 2022 10:55 pm

Seagull: Did You Hear the One About the Writer?

Seagull Elevator Repair Service Photo Ian Douglas

★★★☆☆ Chekhov’s tale of avian metaphors and unrequited loves gets the experimental Elevator Repair Service treatment

June 23, 2022 7:00 pm

Chains: Brit Playwright Elizabeth Baker, in Mint Condition

McHardy Beck Whitted Townsend in Chains

★★★★☆ A 113-year-old British drama proves to be an ideal pandemic-era production

June 22, 2022 9:30 pm

Corsicana: Will Arbery in a Lone Star State of Mind

Jamie Brewer in Corsicana

★★★☆☆ Everything’s bigger in Texas, including this protracted four-character play

May 26, 2022 10:00 pm

Fat Ham: A Nontragic Take on Shakespeare’s Most Popular Tragedy

Marcel Spears in Fat Ham

★★★★★ Newly minted Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames turns the revenge play on its proverbial ear

May 10, 2022 8:00 pm

Which Way to the Stage: A Witty Love Letter to the Theater

Which Way to the Stage

★★★★☆ Diva worship, drag queens, and Sondheim duets collide in Ana Nogueira’s stagestruck comedy

May 9, 2022 9:00 pm

Oh God, A Show About Abortion: Alison Leiby Brings the Funny (Yes, Really!)

Alison Leiby

★★★★☆ Lila Neugebauer directs a one-woman show on the hottest of the hot-button issues of the moment

April 29, 2022 3:55 pm

Macbeth: Have You Heard the One About the Scottish Play?

Macbeth cast

★★☆☆☆ Sam Gold’s star-studded production of Shakespeare’s witchiest play is beset by toil and trouble

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The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare’s Romance Right for Summer

By David Finkle

★★★★★ Daniel Sullivan directs with his standard skill, Raúl Esparza, Lily Rabe head superb cast

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein’s Play Shows Its Age

By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Jean Lichty plays the title role in this unevenly acted revival also featuring Montego Glover and Robert Sean Leonard

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein Revival Falters

By David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ The swift-tongued playwright takes on a flawed powerful woman, Sarna Lapine directs

Casey Likes: Back to the Past, as a Young’un Remembers It

By Elysa Gardner

The rising Broadway star traces his young life and career through music, with nods to classic rock, Alan Menken, and the Jonas Brothers

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Just in Time: Jeremy Jordan Will Be Your Bobby Darin From Now On

★★★★☆ Replacing Jonathan Groff, the Broadway veteran delivers a stellar turn in the musical that merits a repeat viewing.

The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?

★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship

Giulia The Poison Queen of Palermo: Pure Theatrical Alchemy

★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star - Jennifer Nettles - serves up a killer new musical.

women of Birthright

Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

From Cambridge, MA: Black Swan, Tu-Tu Thrilling

★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.

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