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DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Attention must be paid to staggering performances from Nathan Lane and
Laurie Metcalf in Joe Mantello’s revival of the Arthur Miller classic

frank scheck
★★★★★
david finkle
★★★★☆

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Just in Time: Jeremy Jordan Will Be Your Bobby Darin From Now On

By Frank Scheck
July 28, 2026

★★★★☆ Replacing Jonathan Groff, the Broadway veteran delivers a stellar turn in the musical that merits a repeat viewing.

The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?

By Michael Sommers
July 27, 2026

★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship

Saviors

The Saviors: You Gotta Have Faith

By Melissa Rose Bernardo
July 27, 2026

★★★★☆ Up-and-coming playwright Bubba Weiler revisits his Midwestern Catholic parish in a thoughtful new drama

Broad Strokes: The Funny Side of a Near-Death Experience

By Frank Scheck
July 27, 2026

★★★★☆ Cat Cohen delivers a hilarious evening of jokes and songs about her major health crisis.

Broad Strokes: Death Defying Laughter

By Michael Sommers
July 27, 2026

★★★☆☆ Comedian Cat Cohen finds fun in a story about the hole they found in her heart

Cher Álvarez and Travis A. Knight in Paranormal Activity. Photo by Matthew Murphy

From Boston: Paranormal Activity, Stageworthy and Scareworthy

By Bob Verini
July 24, 2026

★★★☆☆ In a stage version of an indie horror hit, not the play but the tech’s the thing

The Gin Game: Debra Winger and Arliss Howard Deliver a Winning Hand

By Frank Scheck
July 20, 2026

★★★★☆ The two stars appear in an unusually intimate production of D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize winner.

From Maine: Hello, Dolly! Wow Wow Wow, Fellas

By Bob Verini
July 17, 2026

★★★★☆ The venerable Ogunquit Playhouse assembles a trio of Tony winners and a smashing ensemble to breathe new life into a classic

Critics’ Picks

Just in Time: Jeremy Jordan Will Be Your Bobby Darin From Now On

★★★★☆ Replacing Jonathan Groff, the Broadway veteran delivers a stellar turn in the musical that merits a repeat viewing.

The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?

★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship

Giulia The Poison Queen of Palermo: Pure Theatrical Alchemy

★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star – Jennifer Nettles – serves up a killer new musical.

women of Birthright

Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

From Cambridge, MA: Black Swan, Tu-Tu Thrilling

★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.

Ragtime with Joshua Henry

Ragtime: Breaking Our Hearts, Opening A Door

★★★★★ Joshua Henry gives what’s destined to be a Tony-winning performance in this much-needed revival

Oh, Mary!: Lincoln, Drinkin’ and Todd

★★★★☆ Cole Escola writes and stars in a Bizarro World version of Honest Abe's spouse as cabaret diva

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