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David Sheward

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David Sheward is a respected writer, editor, and critic. He is the former executive editor and theater critic for Back Stage, the actors’ resource. He has published three books on show business: Rage and Glory: The Volatile Life and Career of George C. Scott, It’s a Hit! The Back Stage Book of Broadway’s Longest-Running Shows and The Big Book of Show Business Awards. He served as president of the Drama Desk, the organization of New York-based theater critics, editors and reporters for seven years. He's also a member of the New York Drama Critics Circle, the Outer Critics Circle and the American Theater Critics Association where he currently is a member of the organization's New Play Committee. For over ten years, he was a contributing correspondent on NY-1 News’ weekly theater show On Stage. In addition to his blog, which you can access from the link above, David also provides Broadway walking tours: http://criticschoicetours.com/

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Reality Winners: Power, Room, Bella

By David Sheward on November 6, 2019

Soft Power, the gloriously messy but idea-packed new musical from two of our most vital and prolific theater artists, David Henry Hwang and Jeanine... Read more →
Theatre

In the Kitchen: Seared, The Michaels

By David Sheward on November 6, 2019

“People suck. Only food is real,” rails Harry, the temperamental genius chef, in Theresa Rebeck’s riotous comedy Seared at MCC Theater. Harry... Read more →
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Mary-Louise Parker Resonates in Broadway Sound

By David Sheward on October 30, 2019

Before Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside begins at Studio 54, the ushers are more than usually diligent about insisting all phones be turned completely... Read more →
Theatre

Sad Quartet: Rose Tattoo, Linda Vista, New Englanders, Heroes

By David Sheward on October 24, 2019

“My life is unhappy. I want to change it and I don’t know how.” That’s the subtext of a lot of American drama and four productions currently... Read more →
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Quirky Musicals Off-B’way and On: Scotland, Shop, Forbidden, Percy Jackson

By David Sheward on October 24, 2019

A trio of quirky tuners have just opened Off-Broadway while a small family show transfers from Off to on. Both Scotland, PA at Roundabout’s Laura... Read more →
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Politics, Sex, and Race: Great Society, Slave Play, Wrong Man

By David Sheward on October 9, 2019

Robert Schenkkan provided a brilliant example of political theater with his Tony winning All the Way which played Broadway in 2014 after premiering... Read more →
Theatre

Grim and Rosy Views of Aging: Storm, Fern Hill plus Gloomy Sunday

By David Sheward on September 25, 2019

Reality is a slippery proposition in the plays of French dramatist Florian Zeller. In both The Father and The Mother, the title characters are lost... Read more →
Theatre

Tom Hiddleston Stars in Betrayal, Pinter’s Puzzle Play

By David Sheward on September 11, 2019

Performing a Harold Pinter play is a delicate balance to borrow a phrase from the similarly difficult-to-mount Edward Albee. Pinter’s cryptic... Read more →
MusicTheatre

Bat-Sh*t Crazy Musical

By David Sheward on August 28, 2019

“You have to go over the top to see what’s on the other side.” So says one of the bizarre, cartoonish characters in Bat Out of Hell, the... Read more →
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Solos and Satire: Sea Wall/A Life, Broadway Bounty Hunter

By David Sheward on August 14, 2019

One-person pieces are often the hardest type of theater to bring off. Live stage work depends on conflict and no matter how talented a performer is,... Read more →
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