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1,144 stories from The New York Observer

Review: Unwinnable Wars Lead to Impossible Debates in 'The Ally' by David Cote

Page-filling blocks of strong words are unfurled in this campus drama, as playwright Itamar Moses articulates"passionately and eloquently"each side of weighty issues of the moment, from Isra…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:01pm on February 27, 2024[SHARE]

Cynthia Nixon On Playing Eight (Out of 10) Roles In 'The Seven Year Disappear' by Harry Haun

The "And Just Like That..." and "Gilded Age" star talks about playing a performance artist (and seven other roles) in the Off Broadway show "The Seven Year Disappear."

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:37pm on February 26, 2024[SHARE]

Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer Puts the Pop Diva In 'Spamalot' by Harry Haun

In 'Spamalot,' Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer pays homage to"or shamelessly satirizes"pop icons. "They change every night," she says. "I do a little Celine Dion"although there are some people who …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:14am on February 14, 2024[SHARE]

Review: Second Stage Theatre's 'The Apiary': Stinging or Sweet As Honey? by David Cote

Set 22 years from now " as climate change has doomed the bees and thus humanity " this high-concept play mixes sci-fi with black comedy.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:01pm on February 13, 2024[SHARE]

Review: Fake News Makes Musical Headlines in 'The Connector' by David Cote

This musical about a fabulist at a magazine draws on the Stephen Glass scandal of the '90s, but it's more than a bit of stretch itself.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 7:01pm on February 6, 2024[SHARE]

David Cromer Juggles Directing and Acting In Some Of This Season's Most Exciting Work by Harry Haun

"I learn more about directing while acting and more about acting while directing," says David Cromer, who directed 'Prayer for the French Republic' on Broadway and is currently appearing in …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 5:06pm on February 5, 2024[SHARE]

'The Animal Kingdom' Review: This Family Therapy Weepie Is a Flat Zoo Story by David Cote

Set entirely at group therapy sessions, this 80-minute exploration of psychodynamics and healing may leave you wishing for characters with more interesting problems.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:01pm on January 30, 2024[SHARE]

Review: Don't Sleep on Splendiferous Sutton Foster in 'Once Upon a Mattress' by David Cote

Foster generates waves of zany ecstasy in this delightful concert version of this fractured fairytale for City Center Encores.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 6:25pm on January 27, 2024[SHARE]

Michael Urie Gets Medieval (And Musical) In 'Spamalot' and 'Once Upon a Mattress' by Harry Haun

In 'Maestro,' Michael Urie played choreographer-director Jerome Robbins. He now finds Robbins' spirit haunting the rehearsal spaces at New York City Center, where he's performing in 'Once Up…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:19am on January 26, 2024[SHARE]

Review: Tania El Khoury's 'Cultural Exchange Rate' Tells a Living Tale of Exile and Migration by Farah Abdessamad, Farah Abdessamad

The performance metaphorically and physically draws us into the many strands of a multifaceted quest.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:01am on January 16, 2024[SHARE]

'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Review: Thrilling And Immersive Theater by Emily Zemler, Emily Zemler

The London stage version of 'Stranger Things' is a prequel with impressive practical effects that provoke gasps and screams, and producers say it's Broadway bound.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:10pm on January 12, 2024[SHARE]

Review: 'Prayer for the French Republic' Is One of Broadway's Best New Plays by David Cote

A Jewish family " shaken by a recent rise in European antisemitism " uproots itself in Joshua Harmon's passionately argued play.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00pm on January 9, 2024[SHARE]

Patrick Page Brings a Dirty Dozen Shakespeare Villains To The Stage by Harry Haun

After playing the devil himself in 'Hadestown,' Patrick Page keeps it on the dark side with 'All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:44am on January 8, 2024[SHARE]

David Ives On Collaborating With Sondheim On His Final Work, 'Here We Are' by Harry Haun

"I've got this idea for a musical, and I wondered if you wanted to work on it with me," Sondheim said to David Ives. Thus began the collaboration that resulted the adaptation of two Luis BuÃ…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:15am on December 26, 2023[SHARE]

Review: 'Appropriate' Is a Family Album of White Supremacy  by David Cote

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's slow-burning satire of white privilege arrives on Broadway in an impeccable production with a dream cast, led by Sarah Paulson.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:03am on December 19, 2023[SHARE]

Review: Cuba's Past Sings Out in 'Buena Vista Social Club' by David Cote

This jukebox musical alternates passionate renditions of Afro-Cuban son, danzón, and bolero with scenes in English that chart the lives of musicians across four decades of love and loss.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 8:21pm on December 18, 2023[SHARE]

Chip Zien Counts His Broadway Blessings in 'Harmony' by Harry Haun

"My character didn't exist a year ago," Broadway veteran Chip Zien says of his role as the Rabbi in Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman's long gestating musical. "It's a real gift."

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:53am on December 11, 2023[SHARE]

Review: 'How to Dance in Ohio' Welcomes Autistic Youth Under the Disco Ball by David Cote

'How to Dance in Ohio' was clearly made with love, but this musical adaptation of an HBO documentary about autistic people learning to dance tries to balance good intentions and razzle-dazzl…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:00pm on December 10, 2023[SHARE]

'Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly' Review: Demons, Dulcimers, and Dancing Strawberries by Annie Levin, Annie Levin

Using music, dance, puppets, miming, and physical comedy, the Happenstance Theater brings late medieval paintings to life.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:26am on December 8, 2023[SHARE]

Review: An Earnest Yet Awkward Land Acknowledgement for 'Manahatta' by David Cote

Mary Kathryn Nagle's play shifts between the Dutch colonization of Manhattan and the subprime mortgage crisis, a concept that looks good on paper but diminishes the characters and their choi…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:00pm on December 5, 2023[SHARE]

Irish Rep Is Having A Friel Day by Harry Haun

'Translations' is the first of three Brian Friel plays that Irish Rep is staging this season. "It has a kind of politics, but it's so embracing of human life," director Doug Hughes says.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:44am on November 28, 2023[SHARE]

Review: Alicia Keys Is in a 'Hell's Kitchen' State of Mind at the Public by David Cote

Part juke-box musical and part feel-good empowerment fable, this musical from Alicia Keys hungers for a home on Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:30pm on November 19, 2023[SHARE]

'Merrily We Stole A Song' Gives Sondheim the Forbidden Broadway Treatment by Harry Haun

"You can't cheat with Sondheim," says Gerard Alessandrini of the song spoofs in 'Forbidden Sondheim: Merrily We Stole a Song.' "I try to make the rhymes correct"and still be funny."

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:46am on November 15, 2023[SHARE]

Review: Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks Are Well Worth Waiting for Godot  by David Cote

In the Theatre for a New Audience production of 'Waiting for Godot,' Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks bring uncommon clarity to Beckett's classic.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:00pm on November 14, 2023[SHARE]

Review: Stage Newbie Aubrey Plaza Dips Her Toe Into 'Danny and the Deep Blue Sea' by David Cote

Packed with profanity, anguished sexuality, and high-decibel meltdowns, 'Danny and the Deep Blue Sea' has been drama department fodder since its 1983 debut. Only this time, the acting studen…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:07am on November 14, 2023[SHARE]
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