Mason Pilevsky

“Jocelyn Bioh is a very gifted writer in her ability to make piercing, biting, scathing observations about the world rolled into a comedic context.”

“Firing on all cylinders to bring a great classic to life!”

“It is intelligent, intense, and beautiful.”

“The world built by The Lost Boys team as a whole is awe-inspiring, rich, and full, built from the right amount of each puzzle piece.”

“This production has a lot of heart and soul, and the actors imbibe it with life and meaning.”

“Schmigadoon! is a delightful musical romp into a fantasy land where people really do burst into song spontaneously.”

“This is one of director Kenny Leon’s best works, and the entire cast demonstrates a mastery of comedic timing that delights the whole way through.”

“In addition to the nostalgia, this show reimagines familiar characters in ways that move your heart and your body in time with the beat.”

“Thanks to the extravagant characters and the husbands who provide blunt, basic foils, Fallen Angels is a rollicking good time.”

“One of Titanique’s greatest strengths is not taking itself too seriously, and leaning into the idea of theatre as entertainment: funny, sexy, over dramatic, and not requiring much thought to enjoy.”

“It is engaging, memorable, and stirring—maybe not in the exact same ways as the film.”

“Becky Shaw is performed with a directness and intensity that is rare in the real world but utterly fascinating to watch on stage.”

“There is not enough glitter in the world to cover up how inane Cats truly is.”

“The wondrous specificity of the brilliant things, the structure of the script, the palpable energy of the room, and the importance of the message make Every Brilliant Thing a visionary revolution.”

“Bug is a true masterpiece, and its spellbinding storytelling is cinematic and absorbing.”

“Marjorie Prime is the best, tightest, most well written, thought provoking, absolutely brilliant 90 minutes that I’ve seen on Broadway in a very long time.”

“Oedipus is striking in its relevance and entrancing in its performance.”

“This production sucked the meaning out of it in an attempt to make it more fun.”

“Utterly charming and winsomely quirky, this show evokes laughter and joy in equal measures, while also contending with moments of substance and painful truth.”

“I wish I could say that at the end of the show it felt like the entire audience was moved to continue the fight.”

“It is a wake up call that knocks us out of the park with its message: it’s never too late to be better.”

“This highly collaborative experience is worth the price of admission.”

“For all the hype, I’m just not impressed.”

“To put it simply, Smash is stunning; it surprised me with it’s depth and also delivered a beautiful performance.”

“Floyd Collins is utterly unlike the rest of this Broadway season’s musicals, and I found it an incredible breath of fresh air.”

“I really enjoyed the show and highly recommend Stranger Things: The First Shadow.”

“John Proctor is the Villain is a beautiful show with the moving ending.”

“There are many nuanced philosophical points to unpack in Purpose, from the asexuality being somehow worse than homosexuality, to the very gendered family roles in a family where everyone is an exceptionally strong individual.”

“Buena Vista Social Club is an exciting, unique musical that asks the audience to center the feel of the music and not rely on a detailed plot to see the full picture of the world it creates.”

“For me, Just in Time is a moment worth holding on to.”

“Death Becomes Her is nothing more and nothing less than the perfect guilty pleasure musical.”

“Rounded out by the indisputable acting talent, it is wildly creative, wickedly funny, and definitely worth the ride.”

“Real Women Have Curves does a great job of keeping it real– a little bit funny, a little bit cheeky, a little bit sarcastic, a little bit bold, brash, risky, exciting, infuriating, hopeful, dramatic, absurd, fun, ambitious, and brave.”

“Pirates! The Penzance Musical is a truly beautiful celebration of how individuality and collectiveness can come together to create something wonderfully fun that holds space for laughter despite moments of sympathy.”

“Old Friends is a beautiful snapshot of all things Sondheim and a loving tribute that holds space for all of the themes he explored and the space between loneliness and a whole world that’s having fun just out of reach.”

“That being said, the spectacle is definitely worth seeing.”

“Redwood is a show with a lot of heart, unique in its desire to show a story of calmness and healing, for the most part, pretty far away from deadlines, time crunches, and the typical story telling structure of a person who knows where they’re going and is prepared to risk everything to get there.”

“It is my fervent hope that English sparks curiosity for some of the Americans in the audience regarding how it would feel to migrate to a new world and prepare yourself mentally and physically to assimilate.”

“We all found ourselves somewhere in this family drama.”

“All in all Gypsy impressed me on every level, and I am sincerely excited for potential nominations when awards season rolls around.”

“Simultaneously relevant and faithful to the source material, this adaptation is more than its tagline, ‘the youth are fucked.’”

“Eureka Day took a societal phenomenon that I find intimidating, and lovingly reminded me that, in a ridiculous world, it’s okay to take a moment to laugh at how outrageous our extremes really are.”

“I am delighted to shout to the chimney tops that I was wrong.”

“For his part, Parsons disappointed in that he was too similar to other characters he’s played.”

“Robyn is not a lover, she’s a user.”

“Swept Away takes us back to the core of our humanity— to moments when there are only two entities to wrestle with: ourselves and a higher power.”

“Tammy Faye is going to flop because production photos and marketing material (and, dare I say, most of the actual show) look like a high school level production, which is unfortunate, because the content of the show was timely and beautiful.”

“Claire and Oliver embody an imperfect relationship between two very different beings, and it’s beautiful.”

“Overall, A Wonderful World was a miraculous production full of genuine smiles for audience and cast alike.”

“Provocative and clever, Yellow Face raises excellent questions on bias and perception, with particular attention to questions like ‘where are you really from?’”

“The frightening reality of our closeness to her in Jamie Lloyd’s imaging is a journey worth taking.”

“Left on Tenth is a journey worth taking, utterly deserving of the spotlight it stands in.”

“But, at the end of the day, I didn’t find the characters likable.”

“Haunting and provocative, this play evoked a roller coaster of emotion that is moving and memorable.”

“Oh, Mary! on Broadway was possibly the most fun I’ve had in a theater ever in my life— a compliment I don’t give lightly.”

“This story of technology prevailing over humanity is disturbing because it’s disguised as a therapy session—one of the most vulnerable human experiences.”

“The production was elaborate and witty, and it took no effort to understand and enjoy.”

“This is a beautiful story of a man reborn because he finds that home and was lucky to have someone in his life able to provide it.”

“The scene that followed was, by far, the most brilliant moment of Mother Play.”

“Stuhlbarg’s real prowess as an actor was making us like a character who we would ordinarily dismiss, and I do think the uniqueness of his nuanced portrayal is one of the primary factors helping to sell the show.”

“The Who’s Tommy stands out to me as one of the better Broadway shows that evolved from a concept album.”

“Taken as a whole, this is easily one of my favorite theatre experiences of the year, partially because the lives of audio technicians and sound designers and recording artists are not often addressed except as side characters in a world to which we are integral.”

“This cast was fully committed in a way that was commendable and meaningful.”

“Uncle Vanya at the Vivian Beaumont was worth every penny, and even though the story itself is vaguely defined, the passion and the dissonance and its place in the world of art is undeniable, and as triumphant and glorious as any opera I’ve ever seen in the exquisite building a stone’s throw away.”

“On the contrary, I felt I had seen a musical with all the winning elements of a great Broadway show—visually beautiful, thoroughly engaging, magically fun, emotionally gripping, and enjoyable in every way.”

“This show is still dancing around inside me as I think about the effortless way these dancers uplift a heavy story.”

“They played into it to expose it and celebrate that we’ve come far enough that White theatregoers like me were attuned to the discomfort.”

“It was a magical evening at the theatre. I was absolutely delighted and dazzled by hearing some of these words as if for the first time even though I knew them well.”

“It was thoroughly enjoyable to see a production that swept me up into the gestalt of the world of the show so completely.”

“Suffs reminds us that, as important as individual convictions and rights are, when we can agree on enough to unite side-by-side, we can change the world.”

“I felt like director Maria Friedman made the most out of this musical that was possible within the constraints of what is written on the page.”

“It was hard to listen and engage when the music was, quite literally, painful to my ears.”

“When I saw the show, it gripped me from the beginning and held on to me until the end.”

“Water for Elephants is a thoroughly dazzling theatre experience.”

“Delightful for some, confusing for others.”

“The extent to which the characters struggled with that concept (and how to pass on the lessons of that legacy to the next generation), left me feeling that the most significant, and, in this case, only, thing a person can inherit is intergenerational trauma.”

“The intergenerational trauma of the Holocaust was incredibly well expressed.”

“For me, Purlie Victorious evoked both laughter and serious thoughts and ideas for me to continue to examine.”

“I walked out of How to Dance in Ohio feeling that while the importance of telling these stories and making sure that neurodivergent characters were played by neurodivergent actors will be remembered and applauded, I’m not sure that the show itself will.”

“I Need That was a good concept, but theatre was the wrong method of delivering that content.”

“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding is truly a masterpiece.”

“The Shark is Broken simply wasn’t a comedy, and even those among the audience who would have enjoyed this kind of character study were primed for a different experience.”

“The Marcos family is back in power, and it is both profound and intensely disturbing to realize that we are here dancing about it, clapping along, pretending all that matters is love.”

“As I sat in the audience, I found myself genuinely having a good time.”

“The show is full of the complications and contradictions of loving someone and the inevitability of losing them, which is ultimately life’s ‘Great Adventure.’”

“Shucked weaves together a thoroughly enjoyable theatrical experience, juxtaposing immature puns with songs that actually have a lot to say.”

“Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather because I will forgive the flaws of It Hot as a theatrical experience to embrace the overwhelming authenticity.”

“As a New Yorker, I found New York, New York dazzling and enchanting.”

“Her critique of well-meaning Americans is scathing, as she reminds her audience that political and social extremes are dangerous, and, on both sides, come with high levels of misunderstanding, hurtful actions, and a false sense of righteousness.”

“The collective humanity of the characters is wonderfully embellished by Jason Howland’s brilliant score, which draws on musical roots of both cultures.”

“It was a phenomenal concert, but not really a play.”