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Billy Crystal looks back at his longtime
Pacific Palisades home — and brings down the house
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Waiting for Lefty: The Play Has Aged, the Injustice Has Not
★★★☆☆ In his first outing as director, stage veteran Steven Pasquale puts a musical stamp on Odets' classic drama
Waiting for Lefty: No, No, Odets!
★★☆☆☆ Steven Pasquale stages an agitprop drama with songs, dances, and a surprise appearance by the title guy
Lincoln in the Bardo: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Compelling Opera
★★★★☆ The operatic adaptation of George Saunders' acclaimed novel receives its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera.
A Few Good Men: Built to Last
★★★☆☆ The breakout work by Oscar- and Emmy-winning playwright and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin gets a classic revival
A Few Good Men: Could Use More Ooh Rah
★★★☆☆ Aaron Sorkin's 1989 military courtroom drama receives an uneven Broadway revival.
The Heart: A Bold New Musical Chronicles a Life-or-Death Story
★★★★☆ Electronic music drives an exceptional musical about a major medical procedure
From Toronto: A Rare Production of the Classic Stage Thriller Sleuth
★★★★☆ The Shaw Festival's superbly staged and acted revival lands in Toronto for a limited run.
I Became We: Modern Married Life
★★★★☆ A choir performs a delightful song cycle by Mona Pirnot and Jack D. Coen about a New York couple
Critics’ Picks
The Heart: A Bold New Musical Chronicles a Life-or-Death Story
★★★★☆ Electronic music drives an exceptional musical about a major medical procedure
The Imaginary Invalid: Just What the Doctor Ordered
★★★★☆ Molière’s final play gets a lively, luxe-looking 90-minute adaptation by its star, Tony winner Bill Irwin
860: Billy Crystal Brings Down the House
★★★★★ Crystal is at his comedic best proving a lifetime of memories are fireproof.
Other Desert Cities: A Piercing Revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s Best Play
★★★★☆ John Benjamin Hickey directs a new Broadway version of the darkly funny family drama
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play: Jasmine Amy Rogers and Denée Benton Battle It Out
★★★★☆ Whitney White directs a first-rate cast in Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy
Oh, Mary!: Lincoln, Drinkin’ and Todd
★★★★☆ Cole Escola writes and stars in a Bizarro World version of Honest Abe's spouse as cabaret diva
Six: Long Live the Queens
★★★★★ Henry VIII’s wives get the royal treatment in this 80-minute musical celebration of girl power
Aladdin: Four Years On, A Fairy Tale For A Whole New World
★★★★☆ Long-Run Lookback: One of Disney's most enduring screen-to-stage confections remains among its most adult-friendly—and seems freshly relevant.