Review: In Prayer for the French Republic, Parisian Jews Consider an Exodus

A review of Prayer for the French Republic by Zachary Stewart | February 2, 2022

While the production is top-of-the-line, the play itself leaves something to be desired. The drama crackles, but doesn’t knock the wind out of you as so many of Harmon’s plays have in the past.

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‘Prayer for the French Republic’ is a Sweeping Family Drama

Christian Lewis | February 2, 2022

A multi-generation Jewish family dealing with the legacy of their business told over three hours and three acts on a turn-table set. It’s not The Lehman Trilogy (though the summary also fits), but Joshua Harmon’s latest play, Prayer for the French Republic. Harmon, known for Bad Jews, Significant Other, Admissions, and Skintight, here has hit […]

‘MJ’ Trips Into the Bio-Musical Morass

Juan Michael Porter II | February 1, 2022

MJ, the new Broadway musical about Michael Jackson’s life, is currently thrilling audiences at the Neil Simon Theatre for all the wrong reasons. The show follows MJ―who functions as our narrator―as he balances getting his Dangerous world tour off the ground with interruptions from a documentary filmmaker for MTV who wants an exciting scoop, and […]