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July 22, 2024 6:06 pm

Laura and Linda Benanti: Mothers Know Best–Gifted By Nature, and Nurture

The Broadway star and her talented mom reunite for an evening of vocal and comedic virtuosity

April 20, 2024 10:00 am

The Grapes of Wrath: Ricky Ian Gordon’s Opera Deserves a Real Run

MasterVoices revives their 2010 concert staging of this opera version of the Steinbeck novel

April 5, 2024 6:15 pm

Storm Large: A Force of Nature Returns to 54 Below

The reality TV alumna once again brings her oversized talent, wit and warmth to a live stage.

March 30, 2024 11:30 am

Andrea McArdle: The Broadway Baby Returns to Familiar Environs

The “Annie” star revisits highlights of her career in her 54 Below show.

March 22, 2024 3:28 pm

Leslie Uggams: Something Old, Something New, Something Wonderful

The stage and screen veteran brings her age-defying vocal power and charm to 54 Below.

March 3, 2024 8:46 pm

From New Haven: A Compassionate View From an Actual Bridge

Dominic Fumusa in A View From the Bridge. Photo by Curtis Brown

★★★★☆ Long Wharf goes on the waterfront to play Arthur Miller’s melodrama for all it’s worth

February 7, 2024 11:27 am

After Midnight: Joyful Revue Celebrates a Momentous Chapter in Black History

★★★★☆ The Paper Mill Playhouse dazzles with a first rate revival of Broadway’s 2014 Tony nominee for Best Musical

January 20, 2024 7:00 pm

From London: Pacific Overtures, and Thanks Be for It

★★★★☆ An intriguing and colorful staging of the 1976 Sondheim-Weidman musical, at the Menier

December 16, 2023 11:36 am

Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch: I’ll Be Home for Christmas: Holiday Cheer Spiked with Wit

The veteran performers, who have been working together for twenty years, make their 54 Below debut with this holiday-themed show.

December 5, 2023 11:44 am

Brandon Victor Dixon: Soul of Broadway at 54 Below

The musical theater star, currently appearing in “Hell’s Kitchen,” offered a set that matched the glorious range of his voice

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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

The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare’s Romance Right for Summer

By David Finkle

★★★★★ Daniel Sullivan directs with his standard skill, Raúl Esparza, Lily Rabe head superb cast

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein’s Play Shows Its Age

By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Jean Lichty plays the title role in this unevenly acted revival also featuring Montego Glover and Robert Sean Leonard

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein Revival Falters

By David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ The swift-tongued playwright takes on a flawed powerful woman, Sarna Lapine directs

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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