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January 25, 2024 1:55 pm

Once Upon a Mattress: A Royal Success, at Encores

★★★★☆ Sutton Foster, Michael Urie, Harriet Harris and more lead the cast in a happy revival of the Mary Rodgers—Marshall Barer musical

January 14, 2024 8:00 pm

Beverly Johnson In Vogue: Cover Girl, Breaking Barriers

★★★☆☆ Supermodel looks back, 50 (!) years later

December 10, 2023 8:54 pm

How to Dance in Ohio: Talented Cast Overcomes Earnest-but-Ordinary Material

★★★☆☆ Good intentions alone, alas, do not a compelling musical make.

November 19, 2023 8:58 pm

Mind Mangler: Makeshift Magician Makes Mischief

★★★☆☆ ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ creators turn their attention to sleight of hand and other illusions

October 10, 2023 7:58 am

Now You Know; or, How to Make ‘Merrily’ Roll Along

★★★★★ Led by Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, and Jonathan Groff, the onetime Sondheim failure is now—finally—a palpable Broadway hit

September 27, 2023 9:54 pm

Purlie Victorious: Wickedly Funny, Politically Provocative Antebellum Satire

★★★★★ Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young in director Kenny Leon’s blazing production of the ground-breaking Ossie Davis comedy

September 20, 2023 7:55 pm

Dig: Theresa Rebeck’s Flavorful Plant-Based Comedy, at 59e59

Triney Sandoval and Andrea Syglowski "Dig." Photo: James Leynse

★★★★☆ Jeffrey Bean, Andrea Syglowski, and a fine cast nurture this well-potted tale of transplanted roots

August 10, 2023 9:55 pm

The Shark Is Broken: The Greatest Fish Story Never Told

★★★★☆ Ian Shaw’s play about his movie star dad fishes for laughs—hook, line, and sinker—on the set of ‘Jaws’

August 3, 2023 9:54 pm

Back to the Future: Back to Musical Comedy, With Plutonium-Packed Thrills

★★★★☆ Veteran star Roger Bart, new star Casey Likes, and a fabulous flying machine fulfill the promise of this Hollywood fan favorite transformed for the musical stage

July 20, 2023 8:55 pm

Here Lies Love: Innovatively Immersive Musical Retains Disco Sheen, Mostly

★★★★☆ The visceral impact of the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim-Alex Timbers musical is slightly dissipated as it strives to fill an oversized Broadway house

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Slam Frank: An Equal Opportunity Offender

By Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The Jewish teen author/Holocaust victim gets an audacious 21st-century musical glow-up

The Hairy Ape: The First Zoo Story

By Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Jon Beavers depicts a primitive man lost in the civilized world in Irish Rep’s revival of an early O’Neill classic

The Hairy Ape: Hairier Would Be Scarier

By David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Ciarán O'Reilly directs the revival, Jon Beavers is the supposedly gorilla-like protagonist

creation stories and all the important importants: A Magical Drama About a Wanna-Be Mama

By Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ LCT3 produces Mfoniso Udofia’s maximalist study of an exceptional woman in crisis

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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.

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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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