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November 7, 2019 9:46 pm

Tina: Better Than All the Rest (of the Jukebox Musicals)

Adrienne Warren in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Photo: Manuel Harlan

★★★★☆ A triumphant Adrienne Warren powers the best biomusical in years

October 28, 2019 5:15 pm

The Michaels: Making the Right Moves

Haviland Morris, Brenda Wehle, Maryann Plunkett, and Jay O. Sanders in The Michaels. Photo by Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ Richard Nelson takes us back to Rhinebeck, with a thoughtful play about time passing, decently

October 17, 2019 9:01 pm

Little Shop of Horrors: Be Careful What You Wish For

Jonathan Groff and Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors. Photo: Emilio Madrid-Kuser

★★★★☆ Michael Mayer’s lowkey revival, like the clumsy clerk at its center, emphasizes the quirky charms of simplicity

October 16, 2019 9:44 pm

Forbidden Broadway: It Just Keeps Rolling (and Rolling) Along

Clockwise from left: Immanuel Houston, Aline Mayagoitia, Jenny Lee Stern, Joshua Turchin and Chris Collins-Pisano in Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation. Photo: Carol Rosegg

★★★☆☆ The long-running revue is back, still entertaining but not quite sure what it’s making fun of

July 25, 2019 9:40 pm

Moulin Rouge! The Musical!: All You Need Is Love (and Showmanship)

★★★★☆ Baz Luhrmann’s hit bohemian-Paris movie gets bigger and bolder for Broadway

July 18, 2019 8:31 pm

Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow: Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed

Tavi Gevinson, Rebecca Henderson, and Chris Perfetti yearn for Moscow in Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow. Photo: Joan Macus

★★★★☆ Halley Feiffer’s outrageous Chekhov update features a crackerjack cast

June 27, 2019 9:46 pm

We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time: Flying Away, Through Art

David Cale in We’re Only Alive for A Short Amount of Time. Photo credit: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ David Cale’s one-man show is a moving memoir of horrors and escape, with songs

June 16, 2019 9:45 pm

Fairview: The Play About Race America Needs Now

Heather Alicia Simms and Charles Browning in Fairview. Photo: Henry Grossman

★★★★★ Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Pulitzer Prize-winner is uncomfortably, defiantly spectacular

June 13, 2019 9:49 pm

The Secret Life of Bees: The Honey Is Sweet, But It Doesn’t Stick

Apio-religious ecstasy in The Secret Life of Bees. Photo: Ahron R. Foster

★★★☆☆ Duncan Sheik and Sam Gold do their best to make a dramatic musical from milquetoast coming-of-age novel

May 30, 2019 9:16 pm

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune: Love Among the (Glamorous) Downtrodden

Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon in Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune. Photo: Deen van Meer

★★★☆☆ Terrence McNally’s play, funny, wistful, and meticulously acted, doesn’t quite deliver in its second revival on Broadway

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Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes: Let’s Hear It From the Boy

By Melissa Rose Bernardo

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★★★★☆ The actor, new to the Manhattan Stage, makes himself known, as does director Nicola Murphy Dubey

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