★★★☆☆ Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein, Zoë Wanamaker star, Bartlett Shar directs
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Pictures from Home: A Fuzzy Photograph-Themed Memory Play
★★★★☆ Nathan Lane, Zoe Wanamaker and Danny Burstein star in Sharr White’s dramedy based on Larry Sultan’s photo memoir.
The Collaboration: Warhol and Basquiat, a Bit on the Animatronic Side
★★★☆☆ Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope deliver riveting performances as the iconic artists in the latest historical drama by Anthony McCarten.
Between Riverside and Crazy: Wild and Wonderful New York Story
★★★★★ Eight years after its premiere, the Austin Pendleton–directed production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play is as gripping as ever
Between Riverside and Crazy: Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer-Winner Goes B’way
★★★★★ Austin Pendleton directs Stephen McKinley Henderson, six other actors in first-rate dramedy
Ain’t No Mo’: Satirical Beauty Languishes Amid a Beastly Broadway
★★★★★ Being a trenchant and meaningfully funny comedy doesn’t necessarily translate into substantial audiences
Some Like It Hot: Nobody’s Perfect, But This Comes Close
★★★★★ A high-octane, audience-pleasing vaudeville, spun out of a cinematic classic, creates a bunch of glittering new stars
Some Like It Hot: Old-Fashioned Musical Comedy, to a Fault
★★★★☆ Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, and Adrianna Hicks star in this new Broadway musical adaptation of Billy Wilder’s classic 1959 film comedy.
Ohio State Murders: Grabbed by the Throat—By Racism and Memory
★★★★★ Audra McDonald brilliantly brings to life a masterful examination of bigotry and violence by a 91-year-old Broadway novice
Ain’t No Mo’: Jordan E. Cooper Writes a First-Rate Political Comedy Revue
★★★★★ A funny, frightening, and important new play on today’s Black-lash