Hadestown --a vivid new musical at NYTheaatre Workshop

Hadestown - this almost sung-through version of the much told story has been brought to fascinating, lushly staged new life. R

John Doyle's short attention span friendly Peer Gynt reviewed at Curtainup

Peer Gynt - There's plenty to debate about John Doyle's streamlined Peer Gynt. What's incontestable is that he and Gabriel Ebert are an explosive combination. . . . Read More

Presto Change-o our first Berkshire summer season review -- a family friendly musical

'Presto Change-o - a musical for adults and children to enjoy at Barrington Stage. . . Read More

Curtainup reviews a new compendium about theater critics

Review: The Critics Say. . .a CurtainUp book review

Curtainup's LA critic liked Honky byGreg Kalleres

Honky - Greg Kalleres's in-your-face drama. . . Read More

Total Bent, another fine musical from the Public Theater

The Total Bent - A new musical from Passing Strange team Stew and Heidi Rodewald features first-rate music and performances, but the surrounding narrative has room for refinement. Read More

An apt marriage of Ibsen and Strinberg's marital dramas-

A Doll's House & The Father - Ibsen and Strindberg's marital dramas in rotating repertory Read Moreg repertory Read More

Cirque Du Soleil's Paramour-- would fly higher with a stronger story

Paramour - Cirque du Soleil tackles Broadway as a real musical plus its usual acrobatic razzle-dazzleRead More

Evan Hansen cclosing at 2nd Stage, but as predicted re-opening on Broadway in November

Dear Evan Hansen - a single incident escalates into a heart-stirring, highly original and believable new musical about a society with an alarming increase in teen suicides and drug addiction as well as social media's ability to be supportive but also damaging. . . Read More

Curtainup's review of another Nick Payne science play in London

Elegy After the hit Constellations, Nick Payne writes another scientific play in the context of medical advances and human adaptation . . . Read

Curtainup's review of Nick Payne's Incognito in New York

Incognito - Nick Payne, seen by many as an heir to Tom Stoppard, is back with another science themed intellectual puzzle. It's about the workings of that most mysterious human organ, the brain.

Elegy-- Nick Payne's new science-themed play in London

Elegy After the hit Constellations, Nick Payne writes another scientific play in the context of medical advances and human adaptation . .

Curtainup's review of the absurdist trio of Signature Plays

Signature Plays: The Sandbox, Drowning, Funnyhouse of a Negro - As studies in loneliness, alienation, and unease, these one-acts fit together nicely as a single evening. . . Read More

Curtainup's review of Cal in Camo at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

Cal in Camo - Emotion dominates in William Francis Hoffman's new play about familial love, loss, and redemption.

Joe Morton fine as the still alive and well Dick Gregory

Turn Me Loose - Biographical dramas are common on the New York stage, but they're usually about dead people. Comedian Dick Gregory, the protagonist of Gretchen Law's play, is going strong at 83.Read More

This Judas Kiss well worth a trip to BAM

The Judas Kiss - This is not a great play, not even one of David Hare's best. But with this production it it can now be considered a very good play, and one well worth seeing. Read

A Better Place--this real estate comedy could be a better play

A Better Place - The protagonist of Wendy Beckett's far-fetched comedy is confident that the family in the apartment with no curtains across the way is rich and happy. If he were right, Ms. Beckett wouldn't have a play. As things stand, she doesn't have much of a play anyway.

Indecent -- a fascinating entertainment-- not to be missed

Indecent - The history of the revered but also reviled Sholem Asch play God of Vengeance has been been ingeniously and entertainingly crafted by playwright Paula Vogel and director Rebecca Taichman from historic events. . . Re

Our DC critic loves this shortened Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler -this shortened version of Ibsen's tragedy misses nothing snfdis a triumph for DC's Studio and, particularly, Julia Coffey . . Read More

My Paris- worth seeing for the wonderful Bobby Steggert

My Paris - though still in need of a pointg of view this musical luckily has the superb Bobby Steggert as Toulouse-Lautrec.

Daphne's Dive-- a colorbal bar play covering almost 20 years. . .

Daphne's Dive - Pulitzer prize winner GuiaraAlegra Hudes' bar play at the Signature Theatre, directed by Hamilton's Thomas Kail . . . Read More

Encore! does Rodger & Sondheim's only collaboration: , Do I Hear a Waltz?

Encores! Do I Hear a Waltz? - a show most worth Encore-ing as a case study of why Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim's only collaboration misfired. . . Read More

Beckett's Happy Day with Dianne Wiest as Winnie

Happy Days - Samuel Beckett's play featuring a heartbreaking performance by Dianne Wiest blazes with life at Yale Rep . . . Read More

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Check out awards updates at curtainup

 The New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards  are now added to our Curtainup's annual omnibus awards list ; also nominations for Tony Awards, Fred & Adele Astaire, Drama Desk, Off Broadway Alliance Awards and Drama League and Pulitzer Prize winners & Runner-ups . . .  

Fiddler on the Roof = perfect for Mother-s Day, Father's Day. . .any day

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Revisiting Fiddler on The Roof Mother's Day, Father's day, any day. . . Fiddler. . . is the ideal family theatrical outing -- 

www.curtainup.com/fiddlerbway15.html 

Another Broadway house opens up with exit of: Finding Neverland

 Finding Neverland will  leave Broadway on  August 21, 2016.  It had a year and a half run despite mixed reviews.  And  the show goes on-- in London and touring the US.   See our review with  background  on  Peter Pan's  stage life here:
 www.curtainup.com/findingneverlandbway.html

Dear Evan Hansen-- an intriguing, serious new musical-- don't miss it

Dear Evan Hansen - a single incident escalates into a heart-stirring, highly original and believable new musical about a society with an alarming increase in teen suicides and drug addiction as well as social media's ability to be supportive but also damaging. . . Read More

Trump: trumps patriotism with narcissim

Besides other "making our country  less than great  again"   actions  a  Trump presidency would be  a    the end  of literacy      and  the  triumph  of   narcissism   over patriotism

All aswards nominees/winners at Curtainup's omnibus awards page

Our omnibus awards page  puts all  the awards  nominees and winners  on one easy to  click through page   www.curtainup.com/awardslist2016.html

Disgraced-- yet another production for the Pulitzer winner-- this time in DC

Disgraced -Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer prize winning play at Arena Stage . . Read More

The Comedy about a Bank Robbery-- fun in London-- and may just cross the pond

The Comedy about a Bank Robbery Mischief Theatre score top marks again with this varied and super professional comedy mayhem . . . Read More

The granddaddy of dysfunctional family dramas splendidly revived at the Roundabout

Long Day's Journey Into Night - Jessica Lange headlines an outstanding cast in the Roundabout's splendid revival of O'Neill's masterpiece. . . Read More

Toast, Richard Bean's debut play at Brits Off Broadway still relevant

Toast - Richard Bean's first play presented as part of 2016 Brits Off Broadway Rea

Shuffle Along -- a star-studded, brilliantly choreographed new musical history esson

Shuffle Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed - George C. Wolfe and his starry team turn this mostly forgotten musical into an entertaining history lesson about black musical theater Read More