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Deirdre Donovan

Writer

Journalist Deirdre Donovan has written for the Washington Post and the Boston Globe, among others. Her theater writing has been published in The Brooklyn Paper, Our Town, West Side Spirit, Curtainup, Theaterscene, and Offoffonline.

Reviews by Deirdre

  • The Great Gatsby

    Jeremy Jordan, Eva Noblezada (Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman) The Great Gatsby By Deirdre Donovan Directed by Marc Bruni, a musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel The Great Gatsby comes to Broadway this season with all the glitz and glamor of the Roaring Twenties. Following its sold-out world premiere at the Paper…

  • Hell’s Kitchen

    Maleah Joi Moon and the company of Hell’s Kitchen. (Photo: Marc J. Franklin) Hell’s Kitchen By Deirdre Donovan The new Alicia Keys-scored musical Hell’s Kitchen is now heating up the boards at the Shubert Theatre. Inspired by the life of Alicia Keys—global megastar and winner of fifteen Grammy Awards—it focuses on several months in the…

  • Stereophonic

    The cast of Stereophonic (Photo: Julieta Cervantes) Stereophonic By Deirdre Donovan David Adjmi’s Stereophonic, meticulously directed by Daniel Aukin, comes to Broadway with a ton of buzz. Following its sold-out run at Playwrights Horizons last season, it has winged five blocks over to the Golden Theatre, bringing all of its theatrical magic with it. The…