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April 4, 2019 7:56 pm

King Lear: A Role Fit for A Commander

Jayne Houdyshell, left, and Glenda Jackson in King Lear. Photo: Brigitte Lacombe

★★★★☆ Glenda Jackson makes another welcome return, leading a supple cast in Shakespeare’s tragedy

April 4, 2019 7:55 pm

King Lear: Glenda Jackson Rants, Raves, and Rules

JDT and Jackson in Lear

★★★☆☆ Sam Gold’s production isn’t sharper than a serpent’s tooth, but Glenda Jackson wears the crown well

March 31, 2019 7:46 pm

What the Constitution Means to Me: Heidi Schreck Gets Political, and Personal

Heidi Schreck in Constitution

★★★★★ Playwright-actress Heidi Schreck is really excited about the Constitution—and soon you will be, too

March 31, 2019 7:45 pm

What the Constitution Means to Me: Heidi Schreck Explains It All for You

★★★★☆ What is devised as a re-creation of a small-town debate turns out to be invigorating entertainment

March 21, 2019 9:34 pm

Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, with Hits and Misses

From left, Ephraim Sykes, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope, Derrick Baskin and James Harkness in Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. Photo: Matthew Murphy.

★★★☆☆ Broadway’s latest jukebox musical mixes timeless music, exuberantly performed, with time-worn platitudes

March 21, 2019 9:33 pm

Ain’t Too Proud: A Ball of Confusion

Aint too proud cast

★★☆☆☆ The music of Detroit’s legendary Temptations gets the generic Broadway jukebox treatment

March 14, 2019 8:51 pm

Kiss Me, Kate: It’s All Right With Me

kelli in kiss me kate

★★★★☆ Even 71 years after its Broadway premiere, the backstage musical hasn’t lost its charm

March 14, 2019 8:50 pm

Kiss Me, Kate: True to Cole Porter (and Shakespeare) in Their Fashion

James T. Lane (center) leads the "Too Darn Hot" number in Kiss Me, Kate. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ Cole Porter and Kelli O’Hara make beautiful music together in a snappy revival

March 10, 2019 8:46 pm

Be More Chill: A Sci-Fi Musical for Generation Z

Isabelle Huppert in The Mother. Photo: Ahron R. Foster.

★★★★☆ Joe Iconis’ internet sensation, a musical for the iGeneration, finally makes its way to Broadway

March 10, 2019 8:45 pm

Be More Chill: Desperately (and Delightfully) Striving to Be Cool

George Salazar, Gerard Canonico, Will Roland (in the hoodie) and Stephanie Hsu are among the leads in Be More Chill. Photo: Maria Baranova

★★★★☆ A new cartoon musical delivers a story as timeless as “Faust” and twice as funny

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Kramer/Fauci: Friendly Adversaries Tangle Over AIDS Progress

By David Finkle

★★★★☆ Highly resourceful conceiver-director Daniel Fish gets theatrical again

Slam Frank: An Equal Opportunity Offender

By Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The Jewish teen author/Holocaust victim gets an audacious 21st-century musical glow-up

The Hairy Ape: The First Zoo Story

By Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Jon Beavers depicts a primitive man lost in the civilized world in Irish Rep’s revival of an early O’Neill classic

The Hairy Ape: Hairier Would Be Scarier

By David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Ciarán O'Reilly directs the revival, Jon Beavers is the supposedly gorilla-like protagonist

CRITICS' PICKS

Just in Time: Jeremy Jordan Will Be Your Bobby Darin From Now On

★★★★☆ Replacing Jonathan Groff, the Broadway veteran delivers a stellar turn in the musical that merits a repeat viewing.

The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?

★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship

Giulia The Poison Queen of Palermo: Pure Theatrical Alchemy

★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star - Jennifer Nettles - serves up a killer new musical.

women of Birthright

Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

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

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

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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