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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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The Rocky Horror Show: Roundabout Rolls Out a Not So Hot Patootie

By Michael Sommers
April 23, 2026

★★☆☆☆ Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis and Rachel Dratch appear amid a conventional revival of an unconventional musical

Luke Evans and Josh Rivera in The Rocky Horror Show. Photo by Joan Marcus

The Rocky Horror Show: Let’s Not (Do The Time Warp Again), And Say We Did

By Bob Verini
April 23, 2026

★★☆☆☆ Overproduced, underconceived, superfluous revival of a property long past its sell-by date

Beaches: Much Loved Novel-and-Movie Bursts Into So-So-Songs

By David Finkle
April 22, 2026

★★☆☆☆ Iris Rainer Dart hits sandy shores with Mike Stoller music, Lonny Price, Matt Cowart directing

Kelli Barrett (c.), Jessica Vosk (r.), and the cast of Beaches: A New Musical. Photo by Marc J. Franklin

Beaches: Maudlin and Middling

By Bob Verini
April 22, 2026

★★☆☆☆ A beloved (in some quarters) movie weepie, set to music, can't get past its threadbare plot

The Balusters cast

The Balusters: Love Thy Rule-Following, Historically Appropriate Neighbor

By Melissa Rose Bernardo
April 21, 2026

★★★★☆ Kenny Leon directs David Lindsay-Abaire’s new comedy about a neighborhood association gone wrong

The Balusters: There Goes the Neighborhood

By Frank Scheck
April 21, 2026

★★★★☆ A series of neighborhood association meetings turns contentious in David Lindsay-Abaire's hilarious comedy

Alex Brightman and the cast of Schmigadoon! Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

Schmigadoon!: Talent’s Bustin’ Out All Over

By Bob Verini
April 20, 2026

★★★★☆ A townful of creatives, working in easy harmony, fuels a warm homage to musicals and those who love them

Schmigadoon!: Doin’ Nicely Nicely By the Classics

By Michael Sommers
April 20, 2026

★★★★☆ Alex Brightman leads a dandy company through a salute to musicals like they don’t make them anymore

Critics’ Picks

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

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

Cats the Jellicle Ball ensemble

Cats: The Jellicle Ball: A Disco-Tastic Revival of Lloyd Webber’s Musical

★★★★★ You’ll be feline good after this ultra-glam Broadway-meets-ballroom production

Becky Shaw: A Brilliant Dissection of Love and Family Dysfunction

★★★★★ Gina Gionfriddo's 2008 black comedy gets a masterful revival from Second Stage Theater

Giant: Antisemitism Laid Bare

★★★★☆ John Lithgow plays famed author Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s play directed by Nicholas Hytner

Every Brilliant Thing: A Lustrous Evening with Daniel Radcliffe

★★★★★ Duncan Macmillan’s play is an unexpected Broadway treat

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Revival Spells S-U-C-C-E-S-S

★★★★☆ A new production of the Tony-nominated musical comedy goes to the head of the class

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

Just in Time Christine Jonathan Julia

Just in Time: Hello, Bobby! Darin Gets a Splashy Broadway Tribute

★★★★☆ Jonathan Groff gives a once-in-a-lifetime performance as the Grammy-winning “Beyond the Sea” singer

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