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March 14, 2024 8:54 pm

The Notebook: A Musical Romance Made For Fans to Love

★★★☆☆ After a successful run on page and screen, the popular love story looks to score on Broadway

March 7, 2024 8:55 pm

Doubt: The Debate Rages On

Doubt

★★★★☆ Two decades later, John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play inspires as much conversation as ever

March 7, 2024 8:54 pm

Doubt: John Patrick Shanley’s Prize-Winning Play in a Blessed Revival

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★★★★☆ Scott Ellis directs Amy Ryan, Liev Schreiber, Zoe Kazan, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine to undoubted effect

January 28, 2024 8:54 pm

Days of Wine and Roses: Demon Rum Is a Suave Seducer

Brian d'Arcy James and Kelli O'Hara in Days of Wine and Roses. Photo by Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ A familiar tale of alcoholism is revitalized by authors Guettel and Lucas, focusing on the addiction rather than the cure

January 28, 2024 8:53 pm

Days of Wine and Roses: Musical on Alcoholic Sorrows Shakes and Stirs

★★★★☆ Kelli O’Hara, Brian d’Arcy James fine performances highlight Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas tuner.

January 9, 2024 9:55 pm

Prayer for the French Republic: Give Thanks for This Powerful Drama

★★★★★ Joshua Harmon’s superbly staged and acted drama arrives on Broadway after its heralded premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club.

January 9, 2024 9:54 pm

Prayer For The French Republic: Judaism takes centerstage in Joshua Harmon’s engrossing drama

★★★★☆ MTC’s excellent production explores anti-semitism with gravity, wit and heart.

December 18, 2023 9:53 pm

Appropriate: Check Your Expectations at the Door for This Brilliantly Subversive Family Drama

★★★★★ Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s acclaimed play makes its Broadway debut in a revelatory staging.

December 18, 2023 9:52 pm

Appropriate: Southern Discomfort and Sibling Rivalry at Its Juiciest

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★★★★☆ Lila Neugebauer directs an epic, emotionally draining Broadway debut drama by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

December 10, 2023 8:56 pm

How to Dance in Ohio: Exuberance Triumphs over Social Unease

★★★★☆ With a bold, groundbreaking documentary as inspiration, this brave new musical delivers depth and delight.

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Creditors: Strindberg Updated, For Better and Worse

By Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, and Justice Smith star in Jen Silverman's adaptation of Strindberg's classic drama.

Creditors: Love, Marriage, and Maddening Mind Games

By Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Ian Rickson directs the rarely performed Strindberg work, with a refresh from playwright Jen Silverman

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★★★★☆ A luminous Amber Iman casts a spell in an ambitious Kenya-set show at the Public Theater

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By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Dule Hill plays the title role in Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor's play with music, exploring Nat King Cole's troubled psyche.

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