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This moving, at times beautiful, production evokes Michael K’s vision of purity, a rejection of collective cruelty and madness that asserts human dignity’s last stand — as an animal.
In a production filled with emotional intensity, Audra McDonald delivers a powerhouse portrayal that elevates a somewhat uneven staging.
Few could doubt this satire’s relevance, given the alarming results of November’s election: a convicted felon, whose minions lean into racist and sexist tropes, is back in the White House.
At its best, this script offers an opportunity for audiences to cast a backward glance at the first stirrings of dramatist Lynn Nottage’s prolific canon.
Our critics salute the year’s outstanding productions.
Once again, Revels has pulled together a varied and diverse cast of amateurs and professionals to amplify a valuable lesson: it’s important to stop and take stock of our lives during the longest night of the year and to have faith that a new year will bring renewal and growth.
Both Stereophonic and Babemake compelling drama out of the volatile world of pop music-making.
A staging of “The Thanksgiving Play” needs to be rooted in the dramatist’s demand that the script shock: it should traumatize the ancestors of the perpetrators.
A story of divorce and self-discovery may be worth telling, but it suffers when it is interwoven with a life narrative that is clearly weighter.
Theater Reviews – A Musical Mixed Bag on Broadway
Capsule reviews of five new musicals that opened this month on Broadway.
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