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July 23, 2023 8:02 am

From London: Musical Master Misses, Newcomers Offer Zan​ily Toothsome Surprise

Zoë Roberts, Jak Malone, Natasha Hodgson, David Cumming, Claire Marie Hall in Operation Mincemeat. Photo by Matt Crockett

A pale new musical from Trevor Nunn offset by a deliriously fine one by a quartet of newcomers

July 16, 2023 10:31 am

From London: Immersive Guys & Dolls Comes Alive

The cast of Guys & Dolls. Photo by Manuel Harlan

“More I cannot wish you” than Nicholas Hytner’s take on the Loesser-Burrows classic

July 13, 2023 6:45 am

From London: Excellent Look at Motives and Cues of the Burton-Gielgud Hamlet

A backstage view of the legendary Burton-Gielgud Hamlet, from Jack Thorne and Sam Mendes

July 11, 2023 10:04 pm

From London: Brokeback Mountain Takes the Stage and Breaks Your Heart

Lucas Hedges and Mike Faist inhabit Ashley Robinson’s gutsy adaptation of the Annie Proulx tale

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From Massachusetts: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) and Fall in Like

By Bob Verini

★★★★☆ A modest but charming musical rom-com from the UK plucks at the heart, and the players are the main reason

The Wash: Airing a Ripe Slice of American History

By Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ New Federal Theatre delivers a drama about the 1881 Atlanta washerwomen’s strike

Pride & Prejudice: Austen Sparkles in 3-Person Capsule Version

By Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ A breezy romp with Lizzy Bennet, Mr. Darcy, et al.

A Freeky Introduction: Divine Wisdom for Being Your Best Sexy Self

By Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ NSangou Njikam’s show sees a Yoruban deity preach positivity in a string of stories

CRITICS' PICKS

Dead Outlaw: Rip-Roarin’ Musical Hits the Bull’s-Eye

★★★★★ David Yazbek’s brashly macabre tuner features Andrew Durand as a real-life desperado, wanted dead and alive

Just in Time Christine Jonathan Julia

Just in Time: Hello, Bobby! Darin Gets a Splashy Broadway Tribute

★★★★☆ Jonathan Groff gives a once-in-a-lifetime performance as the Grammy-winning “Beyond the Sea” singer

John Proctor Is the Villain cast

John Proctor Is the Villain: A Fearless Gen Z Look at ‘The Crucible’

★★★★★ Director Danya Taymor and a dynamite cast bring Kimberly Belflower’s marvelous new play to Broadway

Good Night, and Good Luck: George Clooney Makes Startling Broadway Bow

★★★★★ Clooney and Grant Heslov adapt their 2005 film to reflect not only the Joe McCarthy era but today

The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Masterpiece from Page to Stage

★★★★★ Succession’s Sarah Snook is brilliant as everyone in a wild adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s prophetic novel

Operation Mincemeat: A Comical Slice of World War II Lore

★★★★☆ A screwball musical from London rolls onto Broadway

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