★★★☆☆ A tender coming-of-age extravaganza, with characters to root for and music to die for
Broadway
Hell’s Kitchen: Welcome to Alicia Keys’ New York
★★★☆☆ The 16-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter brings her music and her vision to Broadway
Stereophonic: We’re With the Band
★★★★★ David Adjmi and Will Butler’s studio-set play moves to Broadway with a cast in perfect harmony and every note intact
Stereophonic: Birthing a Rock Album With Playfulness and Passion
★★★★★ David Adjmi takes us behind the music to reveal how the magic gets made
Suffs: Shaina Taub Wins By a Landslide
★★★★★ Nikki M. James, Grace McLean, Jenn Colella, Emily Skinner, and an exceptional cast spark this new musical about the battle for equal voting rights in America, circa 1915
Suffs: The Brilliant New Musical That Demands to be Heard
★★★★★ Shaina Taub’s suffs are young, scrappy and hungry in their heroic battle to win the vote.
The Wiz: Revival Doesn’t Ease Down the Road Easily
★★★☆☆ Nichelle Lewis is Dorothy in Amber Ruffin’s revamping of the audience favorite
The Wiz: Not an Oz-Picious Revival
★★☆☆☆ A revival’s choices elicit more head-scratching than cheering
Lempicka: Admired Artist Tamara de Lempicka Musicalized, With Limited Artistry
★★★☆☆ Eden Espinosa stars in Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould’s tuner, directed by Rachel Chavkin
Lempicka: A Paint-by-Numbers Old-School Musical
★★☆☆☆ Daubed with broad strokes, this sweeping bio-musical proves at once arty and inept.