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2 weeks ago | 
newyorktheatreguide.com | Austin Fimmano
One of the first things we learn about the title character of Call Me Izzy is that, no matter how much she asks, almost no one in her life actually calls her Izzy. The other is that her husband Ferd hates her writing. Not only won't he read it, not only does she have to hide the fact that she does it — Izzy’s husband hates her writing so much that the only way she can write is to lock herself in the bathroom when he’s sleeping. An eyebrow pencil is her pen, a roll of toilet paper her notebook.
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2 weeks ago | 
playstosee.com | Austin Fimmano
Those who know Death of Classical are familiar with their mission of bringing classical music to life in the halls of the dead. Their venues are crypts and catacombs, and there’s nothing like descending to the underground to experience music that makes you feel alive while, surrounded by bones, also lighty grappling with your own sense of mortality.
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3 weeks ago | 
newyorktheatreguide.com | Austin Fimmano
If your Instagram algorithm is anything like mine, you may have seen Vineyard Theatre’s time-lapse video of building the set for Bowl EP: a 3D space meant to look like an abandoned pool, functioning as an actual skateboarding bowl. This set, at once bare-bones and yet complex in a way unlike anything else on stage right now, is only the jumping-off point for Nazareth Hassan’s intriguing new play.
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1 month ago | 
newyorktheatreguide.com | Austin Fimmano
There’s something about a god stranded among mortals, working their way back to divinity, that captures the heart of an audience. Hercules did it. Thor did it. And now, in Saheem Ali’s Goddess, it’s Marimba’s turn. Weaving the Kenyan legend of the goddess of music with a modern-day love story, Goddess bursts onto the stage at The Public Theater with an explosion of joy.
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2 months ago | 
newyorktheatreguide.com | Austin Fimmano
When Ceremonies in Dark Old Men first premiered off Broadway nearly 60 years ago, author James Baldwin remarked that it was “the most truthful play I have seen in a long time.” For many, Lonne Elder III's play captured the experience of trying to exist in a system — in a country — hostile to one’s very being as a Black American. This is the crux of the story of the Parker family, never directly addressed, but ever-present.
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2 months ago | 
newyorktheatreguide.com | Austin Fimmano
The pirates of Penzance have once again made land on Broadway, but things are a little different this time. For one thing, these pirates (with an exclamation mark!) are not from Penzance. Instead, they prowl the waters of New Orleans, and they have the tunes to show for it. Rupert Holmes's adaptation, titled Pirates! The Penzance Musical, infuses the Gilbert and Sullivan classic with jazzy beats, Caribbean influences, and all the celebration of Mardi Gras.
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2 months ago | 
newyorktheatreguide.com | Austin Fimmano
British playwright Caryl Churchill has long been considered a mover and a shaker in theatre. The Public Theater’s presentation of Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp., a collection of four of her most recent short plays, is no exception. Throughout the wildly different narratives, each one packed with suspense, runs a current of violence and discomfort, prodding at the status quo.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
playstosee.com | Austin Fimmano
The scene has been set for director Rebecca Frecknall’s A Streetcar Named Desire to dazzle New York. After a sweep of the 2023 Olivier Awards, the entire cast has reprised their roles for a limited run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. They prove to be nothing less than magic, no matter which side of the Atlantic they’re on. The trio leading this revival are a powerhouse. Anjana Vasan, perhaps best known as the lead of We Are Lady Parts, is an achingly sad Stella Kowalski.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
newyorktheatreguide.com | Austin Fimmano
It’s a season of Shakespearean tragedies. On the heels of starry New York productions of King Lear and Romeo + Juliet from the fall, director Kenny Leon’s hotly anticipated production of Othello is finally on Broadway. With Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in the storied roles of Othello and Iago, it promises the showdown of a lifetime in this tragedy about a military commander whose fatal flaw is trusting everyone except his own wife.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
newyorktheatreguide.com | Austin Fimmano
With Cirque du Soleil’s reputation for top-notch performances, the circus being back in town is enough of a reason to race to Randall's Island. But Cirque du Soleil: Luzia, subtitled A Waking Dream of Mexico, is definitely one not to miss. Created as a love letter to the country, the spectacle showcases the best of Cirque’s acrobatic feats amid bright colors, vibrant music, and rich culture.
