This week’s spotlight…
The 300 Word Commentary: Can we keep “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” from closing?
Features
A revelatory Broadway revival shouldn’t meet such an untimely fate…
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“Shifters” at Cherry Lane Theatre
Beyond Broadway
3 out of 5 starsIn “Shifters,” playwright Benedict Lombe offers a love story told through a series of “shifts” from the present to the past…
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“Othello” presented by the Classical Theatre of Harlem
Beyond Broadway
3.5 out of 5 starsFree Shakespeare doesn’t begin and end with the Delacorte Theater presentations. Classical Theatre of Harlem is mounting an energized take on Shakespeare’s “Othello” at Marcus Garvey Park…
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"Giulia" at PAC
Beyond Broadway
3.5 out of 5 starsJennifer Nettles’ new musical is a richly constructed, tunefully impressive tale of female empowerment, though it’s overly ambitious…
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Ilia Isorelýs Paulino at 54 Below
Beyond Broadway
4.5 out of 5 starsA scene stealer in HBO’s “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” Ilia Isorelýs Paulino got deserved time in the musical spotlight with her recent NYC concert debut at 54 Below…
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“Henry VI” at The Public
Beyond Broadway
3.5 out of 5 stars"Henry VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts" condenses Shakespeare's first history-play series to five hours, but really gets going during the last two…
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"Birthright" at MCC
Beyond Broadway
4 out of 5 starsJonathan Spector is such an engaging storyteller and master of dialogue that he can make a three-act play, spread over three-plus hours, feel shorter than some recent single-act dramas…
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“Music City” at St. Luke’s Theatre
Beyond Broadway
3.5 out of 5 stars"Music City" could give jukebox musicals a good name…
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“Black Swan” at American Repertory Theater
Beyond Broadway
4 out of 5 starsAdapting the 2010 film “Black Swan” for the stage presents challenges, but this production generally meets them…
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“A Walk on the Moon” at the Laura Pels Theatre
Beyond Broadway
3.5 out of 5 starsFor those who know “Waitress” or “Bridges of Madison County,” the new musical “A Walk on the Moon” may feel familiar in terms of its storyline…
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The 300 Word Commentary: Finding the meaning of Tracy Letts (in 12 hours)
It’s rare to binge the work of a great American playwright as if it were a Netflix series. That’s the experience offered by “12 Hours With Tracy Letts”…
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The 300 Word Commentary: Saying an unfortunate early farewell to “The Fear of 13” (aka the season’s best play)
This Adrien Brody-helmed drama never got the recognition — Tony or otherwise — it deserved…
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"Misterman" at Theatre Row
Beyond Broadway
3.5 out of 5 starsPerhaps more than anything, Enda Walsh’s “Misterman” is an actor’s showcase, allowing a performer to capture what it means to be a man gone mad…
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“The Loved Ones” at Irish Rep
Beyond Broadway
4 out of 5 starsIrish Rep’s presentation of Erica Murray’s “The Loved Ones” checks all the boxes that are hallmarks of this stellar Off Broadway company…
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“Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” at Culture ClubNew List Item
Beyond Broadway
5 out of 5 starsThe show skewers not only the hit HBO gay hockey romance and its fans, but also pokes fun at Broadway tropes, politics and YouTube deep cuts…
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Presenting our first annual The Wordies awards!
Who needs the Tony Awards? We’d much rather have The Wordies, our theatrical honors – some dubious, some for real — in a variety of categories that should exist, but somehow don’t…
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The 100 Word Review delivers exactly that: sharp, digestible critiques of theater and other cultural events, all in 100 words or less. (Because honestly, who has time to read more?) Plus, look for 200 word Q&As with theater pros, 300 word commentaries on the theater scene and occasional other news and features.