A man is breaking up with a woman over dinner. She’s a life coach, and he is — to use a label he hates but is most accurate — a hot mess. “You don’t listen to me,” he says callously. And yet, up to … [Read more...] about Male Mediocrity Goes to Seed in ‘Linda Vista’: REVIEW
Beyond the Breaking Point in ‘Slave Play’ and ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’: REVIEW
America is at war with itself. Our frontlines are littered with CAPS and too much punctuation (!!!), centuries-long discourse reduced and shoved into tweets and comments. Mostly, we rage inside echo … [Read more...] about Beyond the Breaking Point in ‘Slave Play’ and ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’: REVIEW
Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Is a Dystopian Glitter Bomb of Empty Excess: REVIEW
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
