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September 28, 2023 8:57 pm

Melissa Etheridge–My Window: This Is M.E.

Melissa Etheridge

★★★★☆ The award-winning singer-songwriter brings her confessional bio-musical to Broadway

September 28, 2023 8:56 pm

Melissa Etheridge–My Window: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon Tells All, Sells All

★★★★☆ An onstage musical memoir, co-written with Linda Wallem Etheridge, Amy Tinkham directs

September 27, 2023 9:54 pm

Purlie Victorious: Wickedly Funny, Politically Provocative Antebellum Satire

★★★★★ Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young in director Kenny Leon’s blazing production of the ground-breaking Ossie Davis comedy

September 27, 2023 9:53 pm

‘Purlie Victorious’ A Revival That Lives Up to Its Title

★★★★☆ Leslie Odom Jr. plays the title role in Kenny Leon’s revival of Ossie Davis’ 1961 racial satire, also featuring Kara Young and Jay O. Sanders.

August 20, 2023 7:54 pm

El Mago Pop: European, Vegas-Style Magic on Broadway

★★★☆☆ Antonio Diaz, “Europe’s highest-grossing illusionist,” makes his Broadway debut with a lavish show of illusions small and large.

August 20, 2023 7:53 pm

El Mago Pop: Illusionist Antonio Díaz Has the Magic Touch

★★★★☆ Already an international sensation, the sleight-of-hand entertainer, conquers B’way

August 10, 2023 9:55 pm

The Shark Is Broken: The Greatest Fish Story Never Told

★★★★☆ Ian Shaw’s play about his movie star dad fishes for laughs—hook, line, and sinker—on the set of ‘Jaws’

August 10, 2023 9:54 pm

The Shark Is Broken: “Jaws” Stars Square Off For Fun And Fishticuffs

Alex Brightman and Ian Shaw in The Shark Is Broken. Photo by Matthew Murphy

★★★★☆ Behind the scenes of Steven Spielberg’s legendary blockbuster, co-authored by (and starring) the son of its most explosive player

August 3, 2023 9:54 pm

Back to the Future: Back to Musical Comedy, With Plutonium-Packed Thrills

★★★★☆ Veteran star Roger Bart, new star Casey Likes, and a fabulous flying machine fulfill the promise of this Hollywood fan favorite transformed for the musical stage

August 3, 2023 9:53 pm

Back to the Future: A Sensory Assault, with Songs

★★☆☆☆ An adaptation of the hit film offers all the noise and flash of a theme park ride

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Othello: Free As the Open Air

By Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Nick Westrate and James Udom play alpha and beta dogs in Classical Theatre of Harlem’s outdoor staging of Shakespeare’s drama

Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

By Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Birthright: Political and Personal Issues Intersect to Powerful Effect

By Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ The new play by Jonathan Spector ("Eureka Day") depicts the reunions over two decades of a group of friends who met on a Birthright trip to Israel.

A Walk on the Moon: A Musical Tribute to Enduring Marriage Vows

By David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Pamela Gray adapts her 1999 film, Annmarie Milazzo adds the tuneful score

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Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

From Cambridge, MA: Black Swan, Tu-Tu Thrilling

★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

Well, I’ll Let You Go: Coping with Grief, Magnificently

★★★★★ Quincy Tyler Bernstine gives a whirlwind performance in a stunning new play by Bubba Weiler

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.

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.

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★★★★★ You’ll be feline good after this ultra-glam Broadway-meets-ballroom production

Giant: Antisemitism Laid Bare

★★★★☆ John Lithgow plays famed author Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s play directed by Nicholas Hytner

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