From comedy shows, live theater, concerts, and more, here you’ll find out take on the latest live performances.
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Tammy Faye (2024) Musical Review
Focusing on the founding, rise and fall of PTL, Tammy Faye is more about the company than the woman who made it matter.
Shit.Meet.Fan (2024) Review | MCC Theater
“Shit.Meet.Fan” is dramatic and comical, and justifies why it there are limited tickets through its run that ends on December 15th.
Table 17 (2024) at MCC Theater – Play Review (Written)
Starring recent Tony Award winner Kara Young, prepare for a play about two people trying to find closure, with a third character who, with the audience, don’t just watch but become part of the experience.
Mary Jane (2024) Review: A Heartbreaking and Healing Drama
Rachel McAdams pulls us in and transcends us in “Mary Jane.”
Hell’s Kitchen (2024) – Musical Review
Alicia Keys is the latest musician to have their work turned into a musical, and like most, this seems geared toward her fans and may not be on Broadway long.
The Effect (2024) Play Review – In The Pursuit Of Anti Depressants, A Love Drug May Have Been Made
With engaging performances and the type of set design, lighting, and music to really get you into what’s happening on stage, “The Effect” is an experience that makes you question if you were slipped something.
Corinne Bailey Rae: The Black Rainbows Tour (2024) – Review
8 years since her last record, and 18 from her first, the evolution of Corinne Bailey Rae from a songbird to a genre defying singer was on full display.
I Love You So Much I Could Die (2024) – Play/Musical Review
For an hour, we spend time with Mona, who, with Microsoft David, walks us through some of her recent struggles and the salve of having people there for you when in a dark place.
Boop! The Musical – Review
While many classic Betty Boop characters are missing in this musical, between the background animation, Angelica Hale, the comedic moments, and nostalgia, you’ll enjoy “Boop! The Musical.”
Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head (2023) – Review and Summary
Hasan Minhaj, thanks to locking up people’s phones, gets to be free to speak not only about that New Yorker article but also about race, politics (like Hunter Biden), and the experience of being a Muslim-Indian American.
Spain (2023) – Play Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
Acting as a comedy, think piece, and a reminder of the power and dangers of the KGB, “Spain” excels in some ways but can seem to be word vomit in others.
Danny And the Deep Blue Sea (2023 – 2024) – Play Review and Summary
Aubrey Plaza’s brand of bizarre comes to New York City, and like the majority of her roles, there is complexity beyond the madness.
A Wonderful World – Musical Review and Summary
With a notable focus on Louis Armstrong’s four wives, “A Wonderful World” might be Broadway-bound, but doesn’t seem like it may stay for long.
Tonight’s Conversation (Live) – Review and Summary
The popular podcast comes to the New York City Javits Center, and lives up to the hype of the many viral clips you’ve seen on social media.
Alex Newell: Live at Kean University – Review
In what can be seen as a mini-career and life retrospective, Tony Winner Alex Newell walks their audience through some of their favorites Broadway numbers, including those they made a hit.
Here Lies Love (2023) – Theater Review and Summary
“Here Lies Love” is a funky history lesson with heart to spare, and it signals the potential create future that Broadway has to offer.
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (2023) – Play Review and Summary
“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is the type of play that demands an audience reaction as it exhibits community on stage and fosters it within the audience.
Ali Wong: Live (2023) – Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
While Ali Wong’s opening act doesn’t present the type of comedy that can leave a strong impression, seeing her live and raw about life post-divorce is a treat.
Once Upon A One More Time (2023) – Musical Review
“Once Upon A… One More Time” is a feminist musical set to the music of Britney Spears that may feel like it is preaching to the choir and needs more oomph in its ensemble numbers.
Bees and Honey (2023) – Play Review
“Bees & Honey” feels like a modernized 90s sitcom, like “Martin,” but with modern themes and heartening drama.
Grey House (2023) – Play Review
Strange, startlingly, but never horrifying, “The Grey House” may have some kinks to work out, but it is a welcome change for premiering shows on Broadway.
The Wife of Willesden (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
What sometimes can feel like watching your fun aunt hold court at a family reunion devolves into a play that overstays it’s welcome.
My Name is Mo’Nique (2023) Is A Triumphant Return, Worthy Of One Of The Queens Of Comedy
“My Name Is Mo’Nique” sometimes feels less like a comedy special and more like a one woman show, allowing you to laugh with Mo’Nique and cry with her.
“Conversations After Sex” at the Irish Arts Center (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Conversations After Sex” may do itself a disservice by not naming its character or having different men play the lead’s lover, but it still delivers in many ways.
The Coast Starlight (2023) – Review/ Summary
Taking place barely over a day, “The Coast Starlight” is packed with a series of what-if conversations that leave you longing for connection.
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (2023) – Review/ Summary
While it sometimes feels like it says too much to make things more complicated than they need be, as time goes on, you realize avoiding simplicity is the point.
Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo) – Overview/ Review (With Spoilers)
Raunchy in a way that will surely not make her for everybody, Nicole Byer defiantly shows a different brand of being a dirty comic.
Kristina Wong: Sweatshop Overlord – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In her one-woman show, Kristina Wong reminds you why theater, beyond musicals and Broadway, are a New York City staple.
Michelle Wolf Live At The Count Basie Center Of The Arts
Michelle Wolf stops in New Jersey to work on new material and use the material that would have popped more in 2020.
Tina — The Tina Turner Musical | Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Tina — The Tina Turner Musical has all the moves to honor the legend but lacks the soul to do justice to her singing and story.
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, is more so is the Otis Williams story, but that doesn’t take away from the nostalgia.
The Cher Show – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Cher Show strangely is more noteworthy for its jokes, dancing, and costumes, than the singing or story.
Ms. Pat at The Stress Factory (11/2/2018) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Alongside a comic who seemingly is waiting for a Judd Apatow call, we get Ms. Pat, who performs on the level of an unofficial Queen of Comedy,
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out (Live) – Recap/ Review
Wild N’ Out Live definitely isn’t for the sensitive or those who can’t handle a joke but, if you don’t fit those boxes, you will have one hell of a time.
Smart, Funny, and Black (The Lituation 101 Tour) – Recap/ Review
Smart, Funny, and Black, the brainchild of multihyphenate Amanda Seales, has such appeal that it makes you wish there was a Black network that would make this into a staple series.
Chloe x Halle: The Bowery Ballroom (8/1/2018) – Recap/ Review
You know how people go see Beyoncé shows and say they feel cleansed? For a much cheaper price, Chloe x Halle did that for those at their Bowery show in NYC.
Kathy Griffin: Laugh Your Head Off World Tour (6/25 – Radio City Music Hall) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After dealing with being considered a terrorist, having the full weight of the government pin her down, and more, Kathy Griffin returns as if she never left and delivers a routine worthy of a stand-up special.
Azealia Banks: The Rainbow Ball at Sony Hall (6/23 to 6/24) – Recap/ Review
Azealia Banks’ “The Rainbow Ball” brings many a quality performance, but not an experience you’d want to repeat or recommend to friends and family.
Fruit Trilogy – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Fruit Trilogy is certainly an experience and I use that as both a positive adjective and as a bit if a euphemism.
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Summer: The Donna Summer Musical has a bit of an odd timeline for its narrative, it reminds you that the queen of disco’s reign has yet to end.
Badu vs. Everythang – Overview/ Review
While seeing Erykah Badu isn’t a life-changing experience, experiencing her artistry is definitely something for your bucket list.
Tank and the Bangas (July 2017 Tour) – Recap/ Review
They say all of a person’s experience builds off one another. Which, after seeing Tank and the Bangas, I believe is true. For over the last year I’ve been to a Rock concert, a Hip Hop/ Rap concert, and also one featuring one of the top artists in R&B. And I honestly feel, all the…
