★★★★★ Eight years after its premiere, the Austin Pendleton–directed production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play is as gripping as ever
Broadway
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
Ain’t No Mo’: Four Centuries of Oppression, packed with Pathos – and Laughs
★★★★★ Traversing the entire Black experience in the U.S., “Mo’” is a bumpy ride – one you don’t want to miss.
A Beautiful Noise: Reaching Out, Touching Neil Diamond, Touching You
★★★☆☆ Will Swenson shines in flashy bio-musical salute to the singer-songwriter with a voice like “gravel wrapped in velvet”
A Beautiful Noise: Neil Diamond on the Couch
★★★☆☆ Will Swenson and Mark Jacoby play the younger and the older versions of the pop star recalling his life through his songs in this jukebox musical.