★★★★★ A Broadway award-winner looks and sounds as winning as ever with fresh leading players
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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.
Celebrity Autobiography: Terrif Cast Sends Up Celeb Self-Satisfaction
★★★★☆ Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel collect Jackie Hoffman, Mario Cantone, funny others for nifty evening
The Lost Boys: Vampire Musical Lacks Bite
★★★☆☆ Michael Arden directs this lavish musical adaptation of the 1987 cult film about a teenage boy who falls in with a gang of bloodsuckers.
The Lost Boys: Bite, But Not Enough Blood
★★★☆☆ Broadway sinks its teeth into the 1987 vampire movie and emerges with a visually thrilling if not so scary musical
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: Revival of Wilson’s Drama About “Finding Your Song” Mostly Sings
★★★★☆ Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson star in Debbie Allen’s revival of August Wilson’s modern classic.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: In Search of the Shiny Man
★★★☆☆ Debbie Allen directs a decidedly earthbound revival of August Wilson’s most mystical play
The Rocky Horror Show: Roundabout Rolls Out a Not So Hot Patootie
★★☆☆☆ Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis and Rachel Dratch appear amid a conventional revival of an unconventional musical
The Rocky Horror Show: Let’s Not (Do The Time Warp Again), And Say We Did
★★☆☆☆ Overproduced, underconceived, superfluous revival of a property long past its sell-by date
Beaches: Much Loved Novel-and-Movie Bursts Into So-So-Songs
★★☆☆☆ Iris Rainer Dart hits sandy shores with Mike Stoller music, Lonny Price, Matt Cowart directing