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November 2, 2023 7:29 pm

Sabbath’s Theater: Philip Roth’s Sexually Explicit Novel, Unabashedly Staged

★★★☆☆ John Turturro plays the licentious former puppeteer in this stage adaptation which he co-wrote, also featuring Elizabeth Marvel and Jason Kravits.

October 30, 2023 8:57 pm

I Can Get It For You Wholesale: Garment District-Set Musical Gets Some Fresh Tailoring

★★★★☆ The CSC’s revival of the 1962 Harold Rome/Jerome Weidman musical features a terrific ensemble headed by Santino Fontana.

October 29, 2023 10:00 pm

Stereophonic: Musical and Personal Dynamics Writ Large and Small

★★★★☆ An up-and-coming rock band struggles to record their new album in David Adjmi’s drama, featuring music by former Arcade Fire member Will Butler

October 22, 2023 11:55 pm

Here We Are: A Minor But Welcome Final Addition to the Sondheim Canon

★★★☆☆ A terrific ensemble performs Stephen Sondheim’s final work, directed by Joe Mantello and featuring a book by David Ives adapted from two classic Luis Bunuel films.

October 12, 2023 9:56 pm

Gutenberg! The Musical!: A Meta-Musical Satire That Doesn’t Deserve Exclamation Points

★★★☆☆ Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells reunite for the first Broadway production of this musical spoof by Scott Brown and Anthony King, creators of “Beetlejuice.”

September 27, 2023 9:53 pm

‘Purlie Victorious’ A Revival That Lives Up to Its Title

★★★★☆ Leslie Odom Jr. plays the title role in Kenny Leon’s revival of Ossie Davis’ 1961 racial satire, also featuring Kara Young and Jay O. Sanders.

September 17, 2023 8:55 pm

Swing State: Angst in the Heartland

★★★☆☆ Rebecca Gilman’s new play, imported from Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, concerns the troubling chain of events that occur after a toolbox and gun are stolen from a woman’s barn.

September 12, 2023 9:26 pm

Infinite Life: Illness as Undeveloped Metaphor

★★★☆☆ Annie Baker’s new play concerns six patients suffering from serious ailments who are undergoing treatment at an alternative medicine facility.

August 20, 2023 7:54 pm

El Mago Pop: European, Vegas-Style Magic on Broadway

★★★☆☆ Antonio Diaz, “Europe’s highest-grossing illusionist,” makes his Broadway debut with a lavish show of illusions small and large.

July 24, 2023 8:54 pm

The Cottage: A New Sex Farce That Already Feels Dated

★★★☆☆ Eric McCormack, Laura Bell Bundy, Lilli Cooper and Alex Moffat are among the stars of Sandy Rustin’s Noel Coward-inspired sex farce.

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