The Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone
Closed 1h 55m NYC: Upper W Side
81% 187 reviews
81%
(187 Ratings)
Positive
90%
Mixed
10%
Negative
0%
Members say
Great acting, Relevant, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Intense

About the Show

Lincoln Center's U.S. premiere is an intimate yet explosive family drama about two Ugandan brothers at odds - one a gay man in a secret relationship, and the other a church pastor. 


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Critic Reviews (17)

The New York Times
July 15th, 2019

"Piety Laced With Poison in the Uganda of 'The Rolling Stone.' In this latter-day variation on Arthur Miller’s 'The Crucible,' the young British dramatist Chris Urch creates a portrait of gay love under siege."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
July 16th, 2019

"The Rolling Stone Goes for Big Feelings Over Rigor"
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New Yorker
July 29th, 2019

"Morals and Monologues in 'The Rolling Stone' and 'Mojada.' New plays by Chris Urch and Luis Alfaro center on a gay man in Uganda and a Mexican immigrant in Queens, each facing dangers."
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The Hollywood Reporter
July 15th, 2019

"The writing doesn't live up to the importance of the subject matter."
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Theatermania
July 15th, 2019

"'The Rolling Stone' Recounts an Antigay Witch Hunt in Uganda. Chris Urch dramatizes a call-out culture with deadly consequences."
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Lighting & Sound America
July 25th, 2019

"The contemporary drama bookshelf is positively groaning with coming-out dramas, but in very few, if any, are the stakes as high as in 'The Rolling Stone'...Remarkably, [it] is Urch's second play; even this early, he looks like one of the season's great finds."
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Talkin' Broadway
July 15th, 2019

"Don't be misled by the title. Playwright Chris Urch's 'The Rolling Stone,' opening tonight at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, is neither about Mick Jagger nor the U. S. popular culture magazine which bears that name..."
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New York Stage Review
July 15th, 2019

"★★★★ 'Gathering Moss and Facing Danger in Uganda.' A vital and harrowing new play by Chris Urch looks at a young Ugandan's struggle to conceal his homosexuality."
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