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December 20, 2022 8:58 pm

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.

December 19, 2022 9:54 pm

Between Riverside and Crazy: Wild and Wonderful New York Story

★★★★★ Eight years after its premiere, the Austin Pendleton–directed production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play is as gripping as ever

December 19, 2022 9:53 pm

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

December 15, 2022 2:23 pm

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

December 11, 2022 9:53 pm

Some Like It Hot: Nobody’s Perfect, But This Comes Close

NaTasha Yvette Williams and company in Some Like It Hot. Photo credit: Marc J. Franklin

★★★★★ A high-octane, audience-pleasing vaudeville, spun out of a cinematic classic, creates a bunch of glittering new stars

December 11, 2022 9:52 pm

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.

December 8, 2022 10:23 pm

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

December 5, 2022 7:28 pm

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

December 5, 2022 7:25 pm

Ain’t No Mo’: Four Centuries of Oppression, packed with Pathos – and Laughs

Fedna Jacquet, Shannon Matesky, Marchant Davis, Crystal Lucs-Perry, Ebony Marshall-Oliver. Credit: Joan Marcus

★★★★★ Traversing the entire Black experience in the U.S., “Mo’” is a bumpy ride – one you don’t want to miss.

December 4, 2022 8:23 pm

A Beautiful Noise: Reaching Out, Touching Neil Diamond, Touching You

Beautiful Noise Will Swenson

★★★☆☆ Will Swenson shines in flashy bio-musical salute to the singer-songwriter with a voice like “gravel wrapped in velvet”

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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

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★★★★★ 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

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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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