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January 23, 2025 9:26 pm

English: Speaking a Universal Language, in a Broadway Premiere

★★★★☆ Sanaz Toosi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play feels newly richer in this Roundabout production

January 19, 2025 8:58 pm

Grandiloquent: Tragedy Plus Time Equals Brilliant Comedy

★★★★☆ Comedian Gary Gulman delivers an uproarious description of his troubled childhood in this one-man show directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel.

December 22, 2024 7:58 pm

All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich — Story Hour with Broadway Prices

★★★☆☆ A changing quartet of notable performers including John Mulaney and Lin-Manuel Miranda read comic pieces by humorist Simon Rich in this Broadway show staged by Alex Timbers.

December 20, 2024 1:38 pm

Norm Lewis — The Best of Christmas: A Much-Needed Dose of Musical Holiday Cheer

The veteran Broadway performer celebrates his 10th anniversary performing at 54 Below with this gorgeous Yuletide-themed show.

December 16, 2024 7:56 pm

Eureka Day: To Vax or Not to Vax

★★★☆☆ Bill Irwin and Jessica Hecht head the ensemble in Jonathan Spector’s comedy about the board of directors of a private elementary school embroiled in a conflict about vaccination.

November 27, 2024 12:17 pm

Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway, New York State of Mind: An Evening Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

The singing siblings provide a sparkling evening of cabaret showcasing their vocal chops and personal chemistry.

November 21, 2024 8:58 pm

Death Becomes Her: The Rare Screen-to-Stage Musical That Improves on the Original

★★★★☆ Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard play the dueling divas in this musical adaptation of the hit 1992 comedy-fantasy film.

November 20, 2024 6:56 pm

Babe: #MeToo in the Music Biz

★★★☆☆ Marisa Tomei and Arliss Howard star in Jessica Goldberg’s play about a cultural reckoning.

November 19, 2024 10:56 pm

Swept Away: A Haunting Musical Tale of Survival

★★★★☆ John Gallagher Jr. and Stark Sands are among the stars of this musical featuring songs from The Avett Brothers catalogue.

November 18, 2024 11:29 pm

Shit. Meet. Fan.: Play. Meet. Speed Bumps.

★★★☆☆ Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski, Debra Messing, Constance Wu and Garret Dillahunt appear in Robert O’Hara’s new dark comedy

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