159 stories from Pages on Stages
Marjorie Prime " 13 December 2025 Published in 2015, Marjorie Prime is built on the premise that a person who is dying could have an artificial intelligence companion who is taught som…
Protest Song " 11 December 2025 Tim Price's Protest Song, currently running at La Mama Experiential Theatre Club, tells the story of one homeless man (David Nellist) whose life was a irre…
Gazillion Bubble Show: Holiday Spectacular " 06 December Excitement pervades the air as the Gazillion Bubble Show produces its first ever Holiday Spectacular. Built by a record breaking f…
A Christmas Carol " 04 December 2025 A Christmas Carol at PAC NYC deliciously lives between the worlds of a musical and a play with music. While characters don't sing their stories to the au…
Oedipus " 25 November 2025 Robert Icke's bold modernization of Sophocles's Oedipus Rex imagines a politician (Mark Strong) in the last hours of his campaign finding out that his commit…
Chess " 20 November 2025 The music from Chess has been a large part of this theatre-lover's life for a long time, and, since moving to New York, I have been openly hoping for a Broadway revi…
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) " 14 November 2025 This innovative new musical kneads every delicious romantic comedy into one delightful confection"so I hope that they rake in …
Masquerade " 18 November 2025 Masquerade is an immersive reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera in which a small number of audience members are guided through a fully realized prod…
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee " 15 November 2025 The most interesting thing about this musical is that every iteration brings fresh, modern jokes. It somehow works in all contex…
The Baker's Wife " 15 November 2025 Classic Stage Company is bringing to life one of Stephen Schwartz's lesser-performed musicals, The Baker's Wife. Set in a small town some time ago, this e…
The Queen of Versailles " 13 November 2025 Opulence and decadence abound as Jackie Siegal, embodied on stage by Kristin Chenoweth, transforms Broadway's St. James Theatre into a lavish home …
The Seat of Our Pants " 08 November 2025 The Seat of Our Pants, a musical based on Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, shines in its witty comedic writing, brilliantly precise stage dir…
Richard II " 07 November 2025 Richard II at Astor Place Theatre is one of the most accessible pieces of Shakespeare I have ever seen. In Richard II's (Michael Urie)'s opening monologue, Urie…
44" the Musical " 02 November 2025 In order to take on a man as revered as Barack Obama, 44"the Musical has to rely on every comedic trick in the book. With a pounding, catchy pop rock score…
Queens " 01 November 2025 America has always had a somewhat complicated relationship with immigration. On one hand, we are taught about the great American melting pot where people of all cul…
Little Bear Ridge Road " 19 October 2025 Little Bear Ridge Road is that rare piece of writing that can openly discuss some of the least hopeful events a person can go through in a way that c…
Tartuffe [House of the Redeemer] " 27 October 2025 A venue rarely used for performance, House of the Redeemer's historic library opens its doors to Andre De Shields and a full cast of charac…
Liberation " 24 October 2025 Within itself, Liberation is a play that celebrates the excitement that comes from gathering together to change the world. In this moment, as our current world i…
Beau " 26 October 2025 When I last saw Beau at Theatre 154 (to read that review, click here), I remember being struck by the immersive creativity of the set (Daniel Allen). When I walked int…
Hannah Senesh " 22 October 2025 As I walked into the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's production of Hannah Senesh, the first thing I was struck by was Court Watson's intriguing scenic d…
Not Ready for Prime Time " 17 October 2025 A spunky, unauthorized play about the origins of Saturday Night Live, Not Ready for Prime Time takes a behind-the-scenes look at the cast and crew …
Oh Happy Day! " 12 October 2025 Jordan E. Cooper's Oh Happy Day! is an achingly relevant play with gospel music that evokes ideology about divinity in a thrilling and fascinating way. The st…
The Honey Trap " 10 October 2025 Incredibly bold and cleverly told, The Honey Trap by Leo McGann simultaneously took place in 1979 and the present day. The story examined British soldiers st…
The Mutables " 09 October 2025 Centered around Kat Mustatea's BodyMouth speech producing instrument, The Mutables tells the story of a woman (Marie Lloyd Paspe) who has had an accident that …
Italian American Reconciliation " 05 October 2025 John Patrick Shanley delivers a crisp, tight script detailing the story of Huey (Wade McCollum) and Janice (Linda Manning)'s love through th…
