The world on stage at the Walter Kerr Theatre feels a lot like ours — scorched but soulful, a sort of dystopian now. As the first staccato notes of “Road to Hell” flit from an onstage trombone, it’s … [Read more...] about Broadway’s Sensational ‘Hadestown’ Wrenches Myth into Modern Times: REVIEW
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Keri Russell and Adam Driver Fizzle in Broadway’s ‘Burn This’: REVIEW
Keri Russell swipes a match that won’t catch. Adam Driver strikes one up, but of course it’s out before long. Rarely does a single moment so literally, and unfortunately, stand in for the whole. Both … [Read more...] about Keri Russell and Adam Driver Fizzle in Broadway’s ‘Burn This’: REVIEW
All the Questions I Had Watching Glenda Jackson in ‘King Lear’ on Broadway: REVIEW
It’s possible to build a whole production around a single performance, as was clearly the case with King Lear and Glenda Jackson. One is an epic tragedy only twice produced on Broadway in the past 50 … [Read more...] about All the Questions I Had Watching Glenda Jackson in ‘King Lear’ on Broadway: REVIEW
‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ is the First Must-See Show of the Year: REVIEW
When writer-performer Heidi Schreck was 15, she traveled the U.S. giving speeches about the Constitution for prize money that paid her college tuition. As an origin story, it sounds almost impossibly … [Read more...] about ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ is the First Must-See Show of the Year: REVIEW
Temptations Musical ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ Makes a Play for Soul on Broadway: REVIEW
The first notes of “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” draw a collective sigh from audiences at the Imperial Theatre. A young woman with a bassinet is lamenting the man who’s abandoned her. The man is Otis … [Read more...] about Temptations Musical ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ Makes a Play for Soul on Broadway: REVIEW
Kelli O’Hara Dazzles in ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ on Broadway: REVIEW
Kelli O’Hara is sprawled across the front of the stage at Studio 54, making a meal of “I Hate Men,” truly an anthem for our times. “I hate the most the athlete with his manner bold and brassy,” … [Read more...] about Kelli O’Hara Dazzles in ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ on Broadway: REVIEW
‘Be More Chill’ Is Like an Incel’s Answer to ‘Mean Girls’: REVIEW
If every high school dram-com is about fitting in, each one needs something to set it apart. Mean Girls has a riotous script full of sharply drawn characters; Dear Evan Hansen has an inspired score … [Read more...] about ‘Be More Chill’ Is Like an Incel’s Answer to ‘Mean Girls’: REVIEW
Alan Cumming and Hari Nef Star in Overflowing ‘Daddy’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Those seated in the front row of “Daddy” should prepare to get wet. Yes, there is an actual swimming pool, set in front of a glassy, modernist house in the Hollywood hills, a David Hockney come to … [Read more...] about Alan Cumming and Hari Nef Star in Overflowing ‘Daddy’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Inherited Histories Explode in Dynamite ‘Marys Seacole’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
When “I’m Every Woman” rings out triumphantly over Marys Seacole, an astonishing, history-exploding new play by Jackie Sibblies Drury, Whitney Houston has never sounded so apt. And not simply because … [Read more...] about Inherited Histories Explode in Dynamite ‘Marys Seacole’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Why ‘RENT: Live’ Should Have Aired The Actual Live Broadcast
Rent: Live didn’t just throw viewers back to the ‘90s. It took us all the way back to the previous night’s dress rehearsal, most of which aired on Fox Sunday night in place of a planned live … [Read more...] about Why ‘RENT: Live’ Should Have Aired The Actual Live Broadcast
