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 … [Read more...] about A Queer Conman Disrupts Social Boundaries in Tame Revival of ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ – REVIEW
‘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 … [Read more...] about ‘Anastasia’ the Musical Might Just Make a Princess Out of You Yet: REVIEW
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 … [Read more...] about Broadway’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Musical Is Safe for Diabetics: REVIEW
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 … [Read more...] about Bette Midler Is Back on Broadway in ‘Hello, Dolly!’ and You Probably Can’t Handle It: REVIEW
Cynthia Nixon and Laura Linney Tear It Up in Handsome Revival of ‘The Little Foxes’: REVIEW
As you watch Cynthia Nixon and Laura Linney tackle the vastly different women at the center of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, your mind may begin … [Read more...] about Cynthia Nixon and Laura Linney Tear It Up in Handsome Revival of ‘The Little Foxes’: REVIEW
A Kiss Between Women Ignites Scandal in Stunning New Play ‘Indecent’: REVIEW
Some works of art grow even more urgent as contexts shift around them. Indecent, a thrilling and poignant new play that opened at the Cort Theatre … [Read more...] about A Kiss Between Women Ignites Scandal in Stunning New Play ‘Indecent’: REVIEW
In ‘Groundhog Day’ Musical, Not Every Day Is Worth Reliving: REVIEW
The most satisfying moment in Groundhog Day, an ambitious but disjointed new musical that opened last night at the August Wilson Theatre, comes when … [Read more...] about In ‘Groundhog Day’ Musical, Not Every Day Is Worth Reliving: REVIEW
Harvey Fierstein Imparts Bittersweet Gay History in ‘Gently Down the Stream’ – REVIEW
Before Twitter hashtags and YouTube confessionals, gay men passed down their oral histories face-to-face (or in more...intimate situations). Maybe you … [Read more...] about Harvey Fierstein Imparts Bittersweet Gay History in ‘Gently Down the Stream’ – REVIEW
Patti Lupone and Christine Ebersole Go Head-to-Head in ‘War Paint’ Musical on Broadway: REVIEW
Makeup means many things to many women (and a little something extra to drag queens). But to Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubenstein, night creams, … [Read more...] about Patti Lupone and Christine Ebersole Go Head-to-Head in ‘War Paint’ Musical on Broadway: REVIEW
Divine British Comedies Deliver Escape on Broadway in ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ and ‘Present Laughter’: REVIEW
New York welcomed two crowd-pleasing British comedies about the art of theatre this week, each a prime example of where the English truly excel on … [Read more...] about Divine British Comedies Deliver Escape on Broadway in ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ and ‘Present Laughter’: REVIEW