Sunday, November 28, 2021

The Alchemist (Red Bull Theater)

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By Harry Forbes My last (and until now, only) encounter with Ben Jonson’s classic comedy came by way of Nicholas Hytner’s starry 2006 reviva...
Thursday, November 25, 2021

The Visitor (The Public Theater)

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By Harry Forbes Thomas McCarthy’s 2007 film with an Oscar-nominated Richard Jenkins would seem an unlikely candidate for musicalization, tho...
Monday, November 22, 2021

Morning’s at Seven (Theatre at St. Clement’s)

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By Harry Forbes The revelatory 1980 revival of Paul Osborn’s 1939 charmer remains a cherished theatrical memory for those of us who saw it, ...
Friday, November 12, 2021

Fairycakes (Greenwich House Theater)

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By Harry Forbes The unfailingly amusing Douglas Carter Beane has written and directed a promising mashup of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and...
Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Caroline, Or Change (Roundabout Theatre Company)

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By Harry Forbes This is a terrific revival of the 2003 show with a powerhouse performance by Sharon D. Clarke, winner of the 2019 Olivier Aw...
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Lackawanna Blues (Manhattan Theatre Club)

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  By Harry Forbes I had not previously seen Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s autobiographical one-man valentine to the extraordinary woman who raised...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

The Lehman Trilogy (Nederlander Theatre)

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By Harry Forbes To cut to the chase, this thrillingly theatrical production of Stefano Massini’s international hit, skillfully adapted by Be...