★★☆☆☆ Despite its A-list creative team, the splashy stage version of the 1977 film disappointingly falls flat.
Broadway
Summer, 1976: An Odd Couple of Midwestern Moms
★★★★☆ Not every woman wants – or needs – a makeover, but plenty of women enjoy initiating them. Toxic or benevolent? You get to decide.
Summer, 1976: A Fuzzy Memory Play
★★★☆☆ Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht play two women recalling the beginning of their friendship, decades earlier, in David Auburn’s diffuse drama.
Good Night, Oscar: Sean Hayes Displays Dual Talents in Masterful Performance
★★★★★ The Will & Grace star portrays real life comedian and musical virtuoso Oscar Levant, in a role Hayes was born to play.
Good Night, Oscar: Sean Hayes Is the Famed Ivories-Tickler
★★★☆☆ Doug Wright’s caustic slice-of-life play, Lisa Peterson directing
Prima Facie: A Jodie Comer Tour de Force
★★★★☆ The “Killing Eve” star makes a triumphant Broadway debut in Suzie Miller’s one-person play about a defense barrister who becomes a crime victim.
Prima Facie: Jodie Comer in Arresting Stage Debut as Barrister Turned Plaintiff
★★★★☆ But playwright Suzie Miller’s post-#MeToo legal drama also raises difficult questions
The Thanksgiving Play: The Satire of Political Correctness We Need Right Now
★★★★☆ Larissa Fasthorse’s comedy feels more timely than ever in its Broadway debut.
The Thanksgiving Play: Much to Give Thanks For?
★★☆☆☆ Larissa FastHorse’s four-hander comedy, Rachel Chavkin directing
Peter Pan Goes Wrong: Heap o’ Corny, Cheesy Mayhem Goes Right
★★★★☆ The Play That Goes Wrong mischief makers bring their latest to the Barrymore, eliciting guffaws and boos, with pirates, too!