Eyebrow-raising passages of pre-Code impropriety are balanced with pure genuine hilarity, with W.C. Fields leading the players in a cohesive comic work.
Beyond
Sutton Foster Bring Me to Light: The Musical Leading Lady De-Lights
★★★★☆ Raul Esparza, Kelli O’Hara, Joaquina Kalukango, Wren Rivera join the festivities
The Royale: Marco Ramirez Looks Closely at Systemic Racism
★★★★★ Rachel Chavkin’s hot 2016 Lincoln Center production streamed with five actors at their best
John Cullum, An Accidental Star: 76 Minutes of Broadway Joy
★★★★☆ At 91, the determined headliner sings and talks through his two Tony-winning career
John Cullum, An Accidental Star: Stardom No Accident
★★★★☆ Legendary veteran of Broadway’s Golden Age shares his career highs, though not the lows
Amour: Love Has Creative Musical Trouble Conquering All
★★★☆☆ Blithe Montmartre short story by Marcel Aymé tuned by Michel Legrand and Jeremy Sams
Romeo & Juliet: Matthew Bourne Has His Way With Shakespeare
★★★★☆ The famous young lovers now meet and die in a Veronese crazy house for hyperkinetic teenagers
Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: Ealing Studios’ “Dead of Night”
The unclassifiable supernatural omnibus classic includes a neurotically unforgettable performance by Michael Redgrave, father of Vanessa and Lynn
Yours Unfaithfully: Get to Know Your Friendly Drawing-Room Comedy
★★★★★ Miles Malleson’s forward-looking play well presented by director Jonathan Bank and cast
Middletown: Those Were the Days? Really?
★★★☆☆ Dan Clancy’s salute to post-WWII Americana is sweet, sentimental, safe—and shallow