When the first notes of “Lady Marmalade” trill through the Al Hirschfeld Theatre — red dripping from floor to ceiling, the stage crowded with inset hearts — they inspire a palpable sense of déjà vu. A … [Read more...] about Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Is a Dystopian Glitter Bomb of Empty Excess: REVIEW
At First I Didn’t Think ‘Fairview’ Was for Me: REVIEW
It’s hard to talk about Fairview. Not just because the play has already caused a sensation, unleashing a flood of critical acclaim when it opened at Soho Rep last year and winning playwright Jackie … [Read more...] about At First I Didn’t Think ‘Fairview’ Was for Me: REVIEW
‘Hadestown’ Wins Big in Tony Awards Marked by Calls for Empathy, Inclusion: FULL LIST OF WINNERS
That a musical about hell triumphed at the 2019 Tony Awards seems almost uncanny and feels exactly right — not just because many find it’s where we live now. Hadestown, which won the Best Musical … [Read more...] about ‘Hadestown’ Wins Big in Tony Awards Marked by Calls for Empathy, Inclusion: FULL LIST OF WINNERS
Drag Is the Gag in Laugh-Out-Loud ‘Tootsie’ on Broadway: REVIEW
From Shakespeare to Mrs Doubtfire, when straight characters do drag it’s generally to get what they want. Bonus points if they land a sweetheart and learn something along the way. That age-old wig … [Read more...] about Drag Is the Gag in Laugh-Out-Loud ‘Tootsie’ on Broadway: REVIEW
Taylor Mac’s ‘Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus’ Is a Bloody Riot on Broadway: REVIEW
A naked corpse is peeing in Nathan Lane’s face. He wipes it clean, and the pale makeup he wore as a clown before becoming a royal coroner goes, too. Bodies are piled sky high on stage at the Booth … [Read more...] about Taylor Mac’s ‘Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus’ Is a Bloody Riot on Broadway: REVIEW
Broadway’s Sensational ‘Hadestown’ Wrenches Myth into Modern Times: REVIEW
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
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
