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April 26, 2026 10:00 pm

The Lost Boys: Vampire Musical Lacks Bite

★★★☆☆ Michael Arden directs this lavish musical adaptation of the 1987 cult film about a teenage boy who falls in with a gang of bloodsuckers.

April 25, 2026 10:00 pm

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: Revival of Wilson’s Drama About “Finding Your Song” Mostly Sings

★★★★☆ Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson star in Debbie Allen’s revival of August Wilson’s modern classic.

April 21, 2026 9:29 pm

The Balusters: There Goes the Neighborhood

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

April 20, 2026 6:00 pm

Innocence: Operatic Wrestling with Demons Past and Present

★★★★★ Joyce DiDonato appears in Finnish composer Kaijja Saariaho’s harrowing opera about a school shooting

April 15, 2026 10:59 pm

The Fear of 13: Prison Drama Feels Like a Long Stretch

★★★☆☆ Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make their Broadway debuts in this true-life drama about a prisoner on death row.

April 9, 2026 10:00 pm

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

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

April 6, 2026 9:59 pm

Becky Shaw: Social Climbing in the 21st Century

★★★★☆ Gina Gionfriddo’s Pulitzer-finalist comedy gets a hilariously razor-sharp Broadway revival featuring a top-flight cast.

March 31, 2026 12:01 am

Dog Day Afternoon: Now You Too Can Chant “Attica! Attica!”

★★★☆☆ Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bacharach star in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ stage adaptation of the classic 1975 film.

March 23, 2026 10:59 pm

Giant: Antisemitism Laid Bare

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

March 19, 2026 10:52 pm

Tru: Very Up Close and Personal with Truman Capote

★★★★☆ Jesse Tyler Ferguson superbly embodies the colorful author in this intimate revival of Jay Presson Allen’s play

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From Cambridge: Rhinoceros, Or Welcome to Zoo(dys)topia

By Bob Verini

★★★★★ John Turturro and Paul Giamatti topline a stunning cast in Diane Paulus’s revival, hilarious and horrifying by turns

The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare’s Romance Right for Summer

By David Finkle

★★★★★ Daniel Sullivan directs with his standard skill, Raúl Esparza, Lily Rabe head superb cast

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein’s Play Shows Its Age

By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Jean Lichty plays the title role in this unevenly acted revival also featuring Montego Glover and Robert Sean Leonard

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein Revival Falters

By David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ The swift-tongued playwright takes on a flawed powerful woman, Sarna Lapine directs

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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.

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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.

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