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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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Paranormal Activity: Cheap But Potent Thrills

By Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Things go scarily bump in the night in the new stage thriller based on the hugely successful horror film franchise

Paranormal Activity: Nightmare Entertainment

By Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ A supernatural story of possession packs a suspenseful two hours

The Real Ivanov: Diary of a Loser

By Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Sam Underwood plays a woeful hero in a new version of Chekhov’s first drama

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

CRITICS' PICKS

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.

women of Birthright

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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