Reviews for THE COLLABORATION are In…
Sometimes great source material does not make for great art; and The Collaboration’s looks to stand as proof positive. Though the same examination of artists made for a great movie in Basquiat, this play presents…
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The Reviews for BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY are In…
Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play’s Broadway premiere is a an absolute critical success. Featuring a memorable performance from Stephen McKinley Henderson and an ultra talented supporting cast, Between Riverside and Crazy is character-driven storytelling…
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Reviews For AIN’T NO MO’ Are In…
Garnering some of the greatest critical acclaim in recent memory, Jordan E. Cooper’s Ain’t No Mo’ is nothing less than a triumph. Through the use of comedy and biting social commentary, this exemplary cast of…
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Reviews for OHIO STATE MURDERS are In…
Ohio State Murders brings together three incredible luminaries: actress Audra McDonald, director Kenny Leon and playwright Adrienne Kennedy and the end result is a wow. Audra is on her way to earning yet another Tony…
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Reviews for A CHRISTMAS CAROL are In…
Jefferson Mays is no stranger to playing multiple characters or one-man shows. Starring as every character in A Christmas Carol, this is a manic production with striking lighting and sound design, and leans into the…
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Reviews For MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE OLD MAN AND THE POOL Are In…
Mike Birbiglia’s latest Broadway show received universal praise. A smart script and talented comedian with full control of the room make for a fun evening of theatre. If you’ve seen a Birbiglia show before, you…
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Reviews for WALKING WITH GHOSTS Are In…
Critics ultimately felt Gabriel Byrne’s memoir adaptation of “Walking with Ghosts” to be mediocre. Though the actor is undoubtably talented and watchable, the script felt one-dimensional and like it never quite dove in deep-enough or…
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Reviews for TOPDOG/UNDERDOG are In…
A fantastic revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’ award-winning two-hander, Topdog/Underdog just opened at the Golden Theatre. Press are raving about the superb direction, phenomenal acting or their appreciation for how well this 20 year-old play has…
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Reviews for THE PIANO LESSON are In…
Critical reviews for The Piano Lesson all echo a sentiment of feeling the production nearly nailed it. Though full of strong performances all around, most felt the play was directed a bit unevenly and that…
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Reviews for DEATH OF A SALESMAN are In…
A reimagined new revival of Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Death of a Salesman opened on Broadway, led by a black Loman family. Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke received high praise for their performances,…
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Reviews for COST OF LIVING Are In…
Critics are singing the highest of praises for Cost of Living, the heart-wrenching, touching, and funny Broadway premiere of Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Thoughtfully directed and featuring masterclass acting performances, critics left the theatre…
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Reviews for LEOPOLDSTADT are In…
Tom Stoppard’s latest (and perhaps last) play, Leopoldstadt, opened in a lavish production featuring a huge cast and stunning design. Less esoteric than many of Stoppard’s previous shows, many critics still found themselves lost in…
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Reviews for THE KITE RUNNER are In…
Called “stiff” by some, “faithful to a fault” by others and “satisfying and soulful” by others, the stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner opened to very mixed reviews.
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AWARDS SEASON 2022: Drama League Award Winners
The Drama League Awards were presented today, with outstanding production honors for the plays The Lehman Trilogy and Take Me Out and Kate Whoriskey for her direction of Clyde’s.
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AWARDS SEASON 2022: Nomination Breakdown by Show
Now that all the 2021-2022 season nominations are in, we wanted to tally up the totals for each of this season’s plays.
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AWARDS SEASON 2022: Outer Critics Circle Award Winners
The Outer Critics Circle announced their selections for the 2021-22 season, with The Lehman Trilogy taking home the award for Outstanding New Broadway Play (plus five other awards), Prayer for the French Republic that for…
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AWARDS SEASON 2022: Drama Desk Award Nominations
The final nominees for this year’s awards season are in with the nominees announcement for the 66th annual Drama Desk Awards. Clyde’s tops the list of nominated plays with five total nods. Notably, none of…
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AWARDS SEASON 2022: Pulitzer Prize for Drama
The finalists and winners for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama were announced this afternoon and included three plays recently (or about to be) produced Off-Broadway.
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AWARDS SEASON 2022: Tony Award Nominations
Tony Award nominations have been known to make or break a show’s run and change careers, so today’s announcement means the world. Congrats to all of this year’s nominees! Here were the total number of…
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AWARDS SEASON 2022: Theatre World Awards Nominations
The latest round of nominees are in — the Theatre World Awards just announced this year’s recipients for Outstanding Debut Performance.
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Reviews for MACBETH are In…
Macbeth opened on Thursday with a lot of “sound and fury signifying nothing.” Critics lambasted the ill-conceived and dull production, laying the blame heavily at director by Sam Gold’s feet. Even Ruth Negga’s wonderful performance,…
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Reviews for POTUS are In…
Lacking polish or subtlety, the hilariously frenetic POTUS stars an exemplary cast of women given the stage to each do what they do best. Critics complain that the production is sometimes a bit too wild…
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AWARDS SEASON 2022: Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations
The 71st Outer Critics Circle Award nominees were announced this morning. The Lehman Trilogy lead the pack, earning nine nominations; followed by The Minutes with six nods, and Skeleton Crew and Take Me Out with…
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Reviews for THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH are In…
Thornton Wilder’s wild play The Skin of Our Teeth opened at the Lincoln Center with bigger-than-big scenic elements, a black Antrobus family and updates to the script. Critics love the visuals director Lileana Blain-Cruz brought…
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AWARDS SEASON 2022: Drama League Award Nominations
Co-Hosts Denée Benton & André De Shields announced this year’s nominees this morning, and this list of nominees has us smiling like in pre-pandemic days. View the nominees now!
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Reviews for HANGMEN are In…
Welp, it’s a toss up whether you’ll love or hate HANGMEN; some are calling it “the best new play on Broadway” while others say it “makes almost no sense at all.” It’s macabre and hilarious,…
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Reviews for FOR COLORED GIRLS are In…
A revival of the “choreopoem” for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf opened at the Booth Theater to nearly universal rave reviews. Enlivened by brilliant choreography, creatively remixed sound, colorful…
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Reviews for HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE are In…
Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive has finally gotten the Broadway run it deserves 25 years after it first opened Off-Broadway, with the same two leads (Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse), director (Mark Brokaw)…
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Reviews for THE MINUTES are In…
Tracy Letts’ newest play, The Minutes, opened at Studio 54 on Sunday. The show, framed in the context of a boring town hall meeting, quickly escalates into a horror show questioning white privilege in not-so-subtle…
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Reviews for AMERICAN BUFFALO are In…
An energetic new revival of American Buffalo opened on Broadway this week to mostly positive reviews, and looks to be a solid-enough production to withstand the recent cancellation cries due to playwright David Mamet’s recent…
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Reviews for BIRTHDAY CANDLES are In…
Birthday Candles, the new Roundabout Theatre production starring Debra Messing, best known for NBC’s Will & Grace, opened on Sunday at the American Airlines Theater to completely mixed reviews. The saccharine production, full of cute…
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Reviews for TAKE ME OUT are In…
Critics agree that the new revival of Take Me Out has stood the test of time. With some adjustments to the script and an extremely talented starting line-up of actors, the themes of the show…
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Reviews for PLAZA SUITE are In…
Plaza Suite opened on Broadway last night to a number of yawns, a couple ew-that-didn’t-age -well’s and a few overly generous guffaws. Critics gushed over the set and costumes, and found that much of the…
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Broadway Play Home is Live!
Broadway Play Home, the sister site to Broadway Musical Home, has just launched and we couldn’t be more excited! The people behind both sites have a passion for all things theatre, and though we started…
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