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December 11, 2022 9:52 pm

Some Like It Hot: Old-Fashioned Musical Comedy, to a Fault

★★★★☆ Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, and Adrianna Hicks star in this new Broadway musical adaptation of Billy Wilder’s classic 1959 film comedy.

December 4, 2022 8:22 pm

A Beautiful Noise: Neil Diamond on the Couch

★★★☆☆ Will Swenson and Mark Jacoby play the younger and the older versions of the pop star recalling his life through his songs in this jukebox musical.

November 27, 2022 5:54 pm

KPOP: The Musical About the Korean Pop Music Phenomenon Doesn’t Translate Well to Broadway.

★★★☆☆ The acclaimed Off-Broadway production feels glossier but slighter in its new incarnation.

November 21, 2022 8:24 pm

A Christmas Carol: Jefferson Mays Plays Scrooge, and Everyone Else.

★★★★☆ Mays delivers a tour-de-force performance in this theatrically dazzling one-person version of Dickens’ holiday classic.

November 20, 2022 5:02 pm

Sandra: A Mystery Tale, Delivered in Storytelling Fashion

★★★☆☆ Marjan Neshat stars in David Cale’s one-person play about a woman who goes to Mexico in search of her missing friend.

November 17, 2022 8:24 pm

& Juliet: Shakespeare Reimagined with Earworm-Heavy Pop Hits

★★★★☆ This Broadway musical featuring dozens of pop hits from the catalogue of songwriter/producer Max Martin imagines what might have happened if Juliet didn’t die.

October 27, 2022 7:53 pm

Walking with Ghosts: Gabriel Byrne Goes Down a Dark Memory Lane

★★★☆☆ The Irish actor delivers an autobiographical solo show based on his acclaimed memoir.

October 16, 2022 9:00 pm

My Window — A Journey Through Life: Melissa Etheridge’s Solo Autobiographical Musical Show

★★★☆☆ The Grammy and Oscar-winning pop star performs an evening of storytelling and music.

October 13, 2022 8:25 pm

The Piano Lesson: A Star-Studded Revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama

★★★★☆ Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and John David Washington star in this uneven production directed by LaTanya Richardson.

October 13, 2022 7:55 pm

Everything’s Fine: Douglas McGrath’s Tonally Problematic One-Man Play

★★★☆☆ The Oscar-nominated screenwriter and playwright relates his experiences growing up in rural Texas in this autobiographical solo piece directed by John Lithgow.

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