★★★★☆ Kelli O’Hara, Brian d’Arcy James fine performances highlight Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas tuner.
Broadway
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.
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.
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.
Appropriate: Southern Discomfort and Sibling Rivalry at Its Juiciest
★★★★☆ Lila Neugebauer directs an epic, emotionally draining Broadway debut drama by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
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.
How to Dance in Ohio: Talented Cast Overcomes Earnest-but-Ordinary Material
★★★☆☆ Good intentions alone, alas, do not a compelling musical make.
Spamalot: Lightheaded, Lighthearted Fun
★★★★☆ Grab your shrubbery! The Monty Python movie-turned-musical returns to Broadway.
Spamalot: Spamalot: Trumpeting the Return of a Raunchy Musical Comedy for the Ages
★★★★☆ A crack cast reinvigorates Eric Idle’s irreverent slice of highly improbable history.
Harmony: A Harmonious New Musical About Discordant 1930s Germany
★★★★★ Barry Manilow and Bruce Susskind create, Warren Carlyle choreograph-directs, and Chip Zien finally gets his leading-man moment