★★☆☆☆ Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical, featuring lyrics by David Zippel, delivers a vulgar take on the classic fairy tale.
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Bob Fosse’s Dancin’: A Love Story of Rhythm and Rhyme
★★★★☆ The steps are Fosse’s, the vision is Wayne Cilento’s: a valentine to the nine-time Tony-winning director-choreographer
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’: The A-1 Choreographer Misremembered
★★★☆☆ Dancers spark the blaring revue Wayne Cilento directs and stages
Parade: Ben Platt Turns Provocative Musical into Surefire Hit
★★★★★ Micaela Diamond shares the accolades in the Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry musical, directed by Michael Arden
Parade: An American Tragedy, Stunningly Musicalized
★★★★★ Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown examine the historical roots of our national malaise, in this bold, character-driven staging starring Ben Platt
A Doll’s House: Jessica Chastain Slams the Door, Without Scenery
★★★★☆ Director Jamie Lloyd brings his stark production of Amy Herzog’s modernistic adaptation to the Hudson
Cornelia Street: A Hazy New York Nostalgia Trip
★★☆☆☆ Simon Stephens and Mark Eitzel team up for an unpromising new musical at the Atlantic
Pictures From Home: Family Drama Not Fully Developed
★★★☆☆ Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein, Zoë Wanamaker star, Bartlett Shar directs
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.