Wednesday, December 18, 2019

10 BEST NEW PLAYS/MUSICALS & 5 BEST REVIVALS OF THE DECADE (2010-19)

10 BEST NEW PLAYS/MUSICALS OF THE DECADE

1.  HAMILTON by Lin-Manuel Miranda (2015)

2.  24 DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC by Taylor Mac (2016)

3.  THE WHALE by Samuel D. Hunter (2012)
      
4.  BROTHER/SISTER PLAYS by Tarell Alvin McCraney (2010)

5.  FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS by Suzan-Lori Parks (2014)

6.  THE FLICK and JOHN by Annie Baker (2013/2015)

7.  THE FERRYMAN by Jez Butterworth (2017)

8.  FUN HOME by Lisa Kron & Jeanine Tesori (2013)

9.  SKELETON CREW and PARADISE BLUE by Dominique Morisseau (2016/2018)

10. HERE LIES LOVE by David Byrne & Fatboy Slim (2013)

Honorable Mentions: APPROPRIATE by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins (2014); THE WOLVES by Sarah DeLappe (2016)
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5 BEST REVIVALS OF THE DECADE

1.  ANGELS IN AMERICA directed by Marianne Elliott [National Theatre 2017] & directed by Michael Grief [Signature Theatre 2010]

2.  WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF directed by Pam MacKinnon [Broadway 2012]

3.  A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE directed by Ivo van Hove [Broadway 2015]

4.   THE GLASS MENAGERIE directed by John Tiffany [Broadway 2013]

5.  PIANO LESSON directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson [Signature Theatre 2012]

Honorable Mentions: NORMAL HEART directed by George C. Wolfe [Broadway 2011]; OKLAHOMA directed by Daniel Fish [St. Ann's Warehouse 2018/Broadway 2019]; FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (in Yiddish) directed by Joel Grey (2018)

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