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Maya Hawke to star in Off-Broadway production of Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE
 Jan 14 2025, 07:06:53 PM

Well... she's about as good an actor as Ruhl is a playwright...


TAMMY, Paper those seats!
 Nov 28 2024, 11:12:01 AM

The last few weeks of Flying Over Sunset had very full, heavily-papered audiences. The show was a lot more fun with a younger crowd who was grateful to have free tickets, as opposed to the Lincoln Center subscriber base who were angry they left the house and paid money to see it. The relief from the cast was palpable, and it was definitely a great decision from LCT, who already lost every cent they put into it. Flying Over Sunset will never be truly popular, but for a few weeks it found its n


GYPSY Previews
 Nov 23 2024, 09:13:35 AM

CurtainsUpat8 said: "I have not seen the show. I have only heard the bootleg audio.

Does this not seem wildly disrespectful to you, to listen to an illegal recording and post a lengthy critical review of her performance on a public forum?

 


GYPSY Previews
 Nov 22 2024, 12:53:59 AM

Play Esq. said: "This is just not good. No chemistry between the actors and it feels like Audra does not want to be there."

I wasn't going to say anything at all, but strong disagree. It was a messy first preview but there's real honesty and impact to the storytelling here. Pedants with their protractors and compasses measuring every inch to death will hate it, but I am happily not in that group.


SUNSET BLVD. Reviews
 Oct 21 2024, 11:00:24 AM
Green is so disingenuous and smarmy. Whenever I agree with his reviews I second-guess my opinion. At least Brantley actually liked going to the theatre.
Adam Driver in Hold On to Me Darling@Lortel
 Oct 17 2024, 10:58:59 AM
In light of Jesse Green's rather mean pan in the Times and the generally negative response, I have to say I think the play is a total knockout and easily the best thing playing in New York right now.
See What I Wanna See OOTB
 Sep 26 2024, 09:34:36 PM
LaChiusa's score is really top-tier and this is definitely worth seeing for that reason — only I wish the production were lighter on its feet and had a stronger sense of musicality.
Welch’s GATSBY to premiere in 2024 ART
 Jul 18 2024, 07:13:34 PM
I think it's more of a generational thing. Most young people don't read any books at all, especially not classic novels. And if you're in the UK, you probably won't have it assigned in you in school, so you wouldn't be familiar with the book.

Regarding the 2013 film, I think both musicals owe Baz Luhrmann a royalty check for inspiring their design and marketing.

Marisa Tomei, Calista Flockhart, Christian Slater Will Headline Plays in The New Group's 2024–25 Season
 Jul 10 2024, 02:23:06 PM
We just had an excellent revival of Curse of the Starving Class at Signature in 2019. That one didn't have Christian Slater, but it was very strong.
Sandra Oh, Paige Gilbert, Ann Harada & more to star in NA premiere of Lucy Kirkwood's THE WELKIN
 Jun 14 2024, 01:27:26 PM
Critic's Pick in the Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/theater/the-welkin-review-sandra-oh.html

And a mostly positive notice from Helen Shaw:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/06/24/the-welkin-theatre-review

Sandra Oh, Paige Gilbert, Ann Harada & more to star in NA premiere of Lucy Kirkwood's THE WELKIN
 Jun 12 2024, 11:52:17 AM
Sandra Oh and Haley Wong are absolutely phenomenal here, as is the rest of the cast. Such a fun high-drama night.
2024 Pulitzer Prize Predictions
 May 6 2024, 01:56:24 PM

The way that it works is simple, but obscured to the public. A play is eligible if it had a production in the calendar year, AND it has to be manually submitted to the committee for consideration, usually by the producing entity of the play.

For example, The Minutes was able to be selected in 2018 because Steppenwolf submitted the literature for the play with their production in 2017. Something like Manahatta most likely was not submitted until the 2023 calendar year because t


FLAHOOLEY Revival?
 May 1 2024, 10:54:35 PM

JK Rowling Concerns
 Apr 16 2024, 04:58:52 PM

J.K. Rowling is the face of the TERF movement. There is no person alive who is more synonymous with transphobia and the hatred of trans people.


Patti LuPone Will Return to Broadway in THE ROOMMATE Opposite Mia Farrow
 Apr 11 2024, 12:43:54 PM

Really, this play? It's paper thin, and mostly undramatic.


SUFFS Previews
 Apr 4 2024, 04:25:09 PM

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King Lear, Kenneth Branagh – The Shed, 2024
 Mar 20 2024, 03:37:54 PM

The tragedy of this production is that it's depriving New York of Patrick Page's Lear, which was the most astonishing acting performance I think I've ever seen.


THE NOTEBOOK Broadway Previews
 Mar 11 2024, 12:29:19 PM

VernonGersch said: "I am a lefty liberal and just found it overly woke and confusing."

Any actual "lefty liberal" would not use the word "woke" as a pejorative.


Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/3/24
 Mar 7 2024, 03:27:46 PM

SUFFS has as much chance of winning Best Musical as Hillary Clinton has of becoming president.


NY City Center Encores 2024 season: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS with Sutton Foster (adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino), JELLY'S LAST JAM, and TITANIC
 Mar 5 2024, 02:58:29 PM

Wardelljclark2018 said: "The response from dear friends, artist in the community, and at large have been overwhelming to this production. You come on this board, and mostly complaints...its fascinating,"

It's a time-honored tradition. White shows are "surprisingly good" whereas Black shows are "disappointing".

In reality, Robert O'Hara's production is spectacular, with dozens of artists performing at an insanely hi


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