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New York Stage Review

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July 23, 2023 8:02 am

From London: Musical Master Misses, Newcomers Offer Zan​ily Toothsome Surprise

Zoë Roberts, Jak Malone, Natasha Hodgson, David Cumming, Claire Marie Hall in Operation Mincemeat. Photo by Matt Crockett

A pale new musical from Trevor Nunn offset by a deliriously fine one by a quartet of newcomers

July 16, 2023 10:31 am

From London: Immersive Guys & Dolls Comes Alive

The cast of Guys & Dolls. Photo by Manuel Harlan

“More I cannot wish you” than Nicholas Hytner’s take on the Loesser-Burrows classic

July 13, 2023 6:45 am

From London: Excellent Look at Motives and Cues of the Burton-Gielgud Hamlet

A backstage view of the legendary Burton-Gielgud Hamlet, from Jack Thorne and Sam Mendes

July 11, 2023 10:04 pm

From London: Brokeback Mountain Takes the Stage and Breaks Your Heart

Lucas Hedges and Mike Faist inhabit Ashley Robinson’s gutsy adaptation of the Annie Proulx tale

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The Gin Game: Debra Winger and Arliss Howard Deliver a Winning Hand

By Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ The two stars appear in an unusually intimate production of D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize winner.

From Maine: Hello, Dolly! Wow Wow Wow, Fellas

By Bob Verini

★★★★☆ The venerable Ogunquit Playhouse assembles a trio of Tony winners and a smashing ensemble to breathe new life into a classic

Shifters: Love and Romance Profoundly Revisited

By Roma Torre

★★★★☆ The West End hit makes its American debut at the Cherry Lane in a production to fall for.

The Whoopi Monologues: Goldberg’s Characters Still Charm and Disarm

By Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Whoopi Goldberg’s speeches get the multi-actor treatment in Whitney White’s sharp production

CRITICS' PICKS

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

Dad Don’t Read This: 16 Going On Angst 

★★★★☆ Amalia Yoo and friends brighten the stage with Eliya Smith’s intriguing teen talk

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

Well, I’ll Let You Go: Coping with Grief, Magnificently

★★★★★ Quincy Tyler Bernstine gives a whirlwind performance in a stunning new play by Bubba Weiler

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: Revival of Wilson’s Drama About “Finding Your Song” Mostly Sings

★★★★☆ Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson star in Debbie Allen's revival of August Wilson's modern classic.

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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