Matthew Murphy

Broadway News: “The Inheritance” at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre Announces Final Weeks on Broadway

Producers Tom Kirdahy, Sonia Friedman Productions, and Hunter Arnold announced today that Matthew Lopez’ acclaimed play, THE INHERITANCE, directed by Stephen Daldry, will conclude its Broadway run on Sunday, March 15th. THE INHERITANCE began previews on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theater (243 West 47th street) on Friday, September 27th, 2019 and officially opened on Sunday, November 17th, 2019. At…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Sing Street” at New York Theatre Workshop

Quite a few audience members may be familiar with the 2016 film “Sing Street” which the new musical being presented at New York Theatre Workshop is based on and hails by the same name. Playwright Edna Walsh is responsible for transporting the work of John Carney to the stage after being so successful in their first collaboration with the production…

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Broadway Review: “Slave Play” at the Golden Theatre

“Slave Play,” currently running on Broadway at the Golden Theatre, reiterates the events on the fourth day of the Antebellum Sexual Performance Therapy being held at MacGregor Plantation, a few miles south of Richmond, Virginia. Three couples have signed up for the workshop to engage in the “radical therapy designed to help black partners re-engage intimately with white partners from…

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Broadway Review: “Derren Brown – Secret” at the Cort Theatre

September 26, 2019 | Broadway, LGBTQ+, trouble in mind > | "Derren Brown - Secret", Andrew O’Connor, Andy Nyman, Ben Stanton, Caite Hevner, Cynthia Cahill, Derren Brown, Jill BC Du Boff, Matthew Murphy, Takeshi Kata, The Cort Theatre

The one and probably only thing you may be sure of when you leave the Cort Theatre after viewing the recent production of “Derren Brown: Secret” is that Mr. Brown is a very likable and convincing fellow, along with being a wonderful entertainer. He assures you that he cannot read your mind, that there is nothing contrived and there are…

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Broadway Review: “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre

Although the new Broadway musical “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” takes place in Paris in 1899, it is without a doubt a “Cabaret” for the 21st Century. It captures the sounds of Lady Gaga, Katie Perry, Patti Labelle, Beyonce, Elton John and an endless host of others as they are woven into the plot with unequivocal brilliance. Those all familiar high-octane…

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Broadway Review: “Tootsie” Grapples with Gender at the Marquis Theatre

“Tootsie” has arrived and the lights on Broadway, especially those the Marquis theater where the musical is in residence, are shining much brighter because of the energy generated by the incredible cast that delights the audience and sparks uproarious laughter and spontaneous applause at every turn. This new production based on the 1982 movie starring Dustin Hoffman has transferred to…

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Off-Broadway Review: National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s “Fiddler on the Roof” at Stage 42

March 8, 2019 | awards, broadway grapples, dance nation, evan ross broadway, evan ross off-broadway, Off-Broadway, the collaboration > | "Fiddler on the Roof", Abby Goldfarb, Adam B. Shapiro, Ann Hould-Ward, Ben Liebert, Beowulf Boritt, Bobby Underwood, Britni Serrano, Bruce Sabath, C.S.A., Cameron Johnson, Dan Moses Schreier, Drew Seigla, Evan Mayer, Jackie Hoffmann, James Monroe Števko, Jamibeth Margolis, Jennifer Babiak, Jerome Robbins, Jerry Bock, Joanne Borts, Jodi Snyder, Joel Grey, John Giesige, Jonathan Quigley, Joseph Stein, Kayleen Seidl, Kirk Geritano, Lauren Jeanne Thomas, Lisa Fishman, Matthew Murphy, Michael Einav, Michael Yashinsky, Moshe Lobel, Nick Raynor, Peter Kaczorowski, Rachel Zatcoff, Raquel Nobile, Rosie Jo Neddy, Samantha Hahn, Sheldon Harnick, Shraga Friedman, Stage 42, Staś Kmieć, Stephanie Lynne Mason, Steven Skybell, The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbeine, Tom Watson, Zalmen Mlotek

One father longing to be wealthy enough to adequately care for his family – and letting the Creator know he feels overlooked – and three “adult” daughters dodging the craft of the local matchmaker are the grist for an epic challenge to the traditions held dear by the members of Tevye’s Shtetlekh and its “on-the-fence” Der Rov (a confident yet…

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Broadway Review: “Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song” at Second Stage’s Helen Hayes Theater

Loneliness, the quest for authentic and meaningful love, the fear of rejection, the need for respect, and the excruciating separation from situations of abuse are not unique to members of the LGBTQ+ community of any decade or location, and perhaps that is why audiences have responded positively to Harvey Fierstein’s “Torch Song Trilogy” since its Broadway production in 1982 at…

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Broadway Review: “Children of a Lesser God” at Studio 54

“For why is all around us here/As if some lesser god had made the world/But had not force to shape it as he would?” – Alfred Tennyson The current Broadway revival of the groundbreaking play “Children of a Lesser God,” the first since it opened thirty-eight years ago to win the TONY award for best play, does not seem to…

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Broadway Review: “Escape to Margaritaville” is an Absolute Pleasure at the Marquis Theatre

Russia, Mueller, Syria, War, The Wall, Elections, Stormy, Stock Market, Tax Cuts, Scandal, Tariffs, DACA, Immigration and Tweets, are a few current headlines monopolizing the news, infecting and affecting our everyday lives. How can we avoid the negative socio-political environment and get away from it all? The answer may be easier and closer than you think. “Escape to Margaritaville” may…

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