From moans that arise in the dark, to the tangle of naked men revealed when the curtain disappears, it’s immediately clear that Afterglow aims to be frank and explicit about sex. But the insightful new play, which opened June 23 in the intimate Loft…
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Broadway’s ‘1984’ Won’t Make You Vomit — At Least Not for the Reason You Think: REVIEW
Audience members are reportedly puking and fainting at the Hudson Theatre, where a stage adaptation of 1984 opened June 22. It’s true that watching a protagonist for the resistance get brutally maimed by the state is not for the faint at heart. But t…
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Bette Midler Cannot Be Played Off and 6 Other Truths From the 2017 Tony Awards
In case you thought otherwise, Bette Midler does what Bette Midler wants. Accepting Best Leading Actress in a Musical for Hello, Dolly!, the icon made up for not performing at the ceremony with a speech so long, the exit music played right through it…
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Matthew Perry Is the Drunk Who Gets the Girl in ‘The End of Longing’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
The End of Longing is banking on your love of shiny things. Chief among them is Matthew Perry, who wrote and stars in the four-person play, which opened off-Broadway last night at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The former Friends star also says that the…
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Michael Urie Will Keep You Laughing About Russia in ‘The Government Inspector’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
The last time we saw Michael Urie off-Broadway, he was trapped in Barbra Streisand’s basement. (How innocent we were then!) Now, like the dignity of most White House advisors, he’s in Russia — where his boozy lothario is mistaken for the title…
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The 10 Most Savage Snubs From the 2017 Tony Nominations
The 2017 Tony Award nominations are here, and there is blood in the water. Some of this season’s most nominated shows are just as expected, as are a few total shutouts (RIP, In Transit). Other decisions, like limiting top honors for new productions t…
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A Queer Conman Disrupts Social Boundaries in Tame Revival of ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ – REVIEW
By the time a naked hustler tumbles onto the stage of the Barrymore Theatre, where a stylish but tame revival of John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation opened last night, the man who snuck him into a couple’s posh Manhattan apartment ought to seem li…
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‘Anastasia’ the Musical Might Just Make a Princess Out of You Yet: REVIEW
Who doesn’t want to discover they’re secretly a princess and lead that glamorous life? (If anyone tries to deny this flat-out, I’m sorry but they’re lying.) Such is the cloying lure of Anastasia, a new musical that opened on Broadway last night, base…
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Broadway’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Musical Is Safe for Diabetics: REVIEW
To get to dessert, by now most of us have come to accept we have to eat our vegetables first. But the joy of a candy store (or factory, even) is surely skipping right to the good stuff. Not so with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a relatively low-…
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Bette Midler Is Back on Broadway in ‘Hello, Dolly!’ and You Probably Can’t Handle It: REVIEW
Who would have thought that Bette Midler dressed to the nines gnawing every last morsel off a giant turkey leg would be the most riotous two minutes on Broadway this year? Chances are if you manage to snag a seat to the hot-ticket revival of Hello, D…
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