294 stories by "Elysa Gardner"
★★★★☆ Taylor Mac's latest work is a jazz-infused opera tracing the trial and death of philosophy's founding father
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★★★☆☆Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow's ghost story finally arrives in New York
The post Whisper House: Not-So-Blithe Spirits appeared first on New York Stage Revie…
★★★★☆ A new musical by James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie finds icons bonding, with a little help from LSD
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★★★★☆ Marianne Elliott's acclaimed modern spin on the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth classic arrives in New York
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★★★★☆ Alice Childress's biting play-within-a-play finally arrives on Broadway, more than sixty years after its premiere
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★★☆☆☆A new musical offers a peek at the late Princess of Wales, and a lot of costume changes
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★★★★☆The Oscar-winning short film becomes a buoyant musical, in which Diana Ross looms large
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★★★★☆ A London-based revival showcases the emotional range of the Tony Kushner/Jeanine Tesori musical
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★★★☆☆ Lili Taylor plays Shawn's tortured traveler in a revival of the Obie Award-winning play
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★★★★★ Young characters search for love and belonging, under duress, in Martyna Majok's shattering new play
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★★★★★ The playwright and director completes his Rhinebeck Panorama with a typically nourishing, and trenchant, work.
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The Great American Songbook, jazz, drag and more are returning to the small stages where intimacy and audience interaction are so key.
As we look forward to seeing Broadway stars back on stage, they have continued to be recognized during this unusual awards season for their efforts on the big screen, in music, and on our TV…
On April 2, more than a year after the COVID pandemic forced the shutdown of all Broadway theaters, 150 lucky people filed into the St. James Theatre to enjoy a pair of short sets by Savion …
★★★★☆ Simon Stephens's stark, lyrical adaptation of the novel arrives in New York, for socially distanced audiences
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★★★★☆ The restless multihyphenate revisits the season, virtually
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Teens competing for the New York Cabaret Convention are proving that young people are invested in the Great American Songbook.
★★★★☆ Anne Washburn and direct Saheem Ali mix the fantastical with the naturalistic in an audio version of this "History Play About 2017"
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Making performances more accessible to audiences is part of the mission. Presenting shows that reflect the moment is another.
The theater community is facing an unprecedented obstacle this year in the form of COVID-19, the virus that shuttered Broadway last March and has proven equally devastating for the touring i…
The Tony Awards honoring the 2019-20 season were supposed to have been handed out on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, in an annual ceremony that has been a joyous ritual since 1947 and has b…
Nelson's Apple Family returns, virtually, to engage and comfort deprived theater fans
The post What Do We Need to Talk About?: Apple Tart for the Soul appeared first on New York Stage Review.
It goes without saying that the theater industry has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. But stage folk have never been known to let a crisis get them down, and with New …
On keeping singing in musical theater about storytelling, rather than showboating
The post Intermission Talk: How Broadway Singing Fell Sway to Pop Music's Excesses, and Why There's Hope app…
★★★☆☆ A well-meaning new play documents a family's struggles after being separated from its undocumented matron
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