If you never thought you’d live to see the phrase “9/11 musical,” you’re not alone. Come From Away, which opened on Broadway last night, has a lot to … [Read more...] about ‘Come From Away’ Is the Rousing 9/11 Musical You Could Not Have Predicted: REVIEW
Naveen Kumar
The ‘70s Gay Bar of Your Dreams Is Alive in ‘The View UpStairs’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Walking into the Lynn Redgrave Theater, where The View UpStairs opened off-Broadway last week, might feel like happening upon a rag-tag gay prom, or a … [Read more...] about The ‘70s Gay Bar of Your Dreams Is Alive in ‘The View UpStairs’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
‘Significant Other’ Renders Gay Thirst a Laughing Matter on Broadway: REVIEW
When it first premiered off-Broadway in 2015, Joshua Harmon’s play about a neurotic, lonely gay twentysomething losing his best girlfriends to … [Read more...] about ‘Significant Other’ Renders Gay Thirst a Laughing Matter on Broadway: REVIEW
‘Moonlight’ Star André Holland Opens in August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ on Broadway: REVIEW
There are people we encounter every day about whom we may not think very deeply — like the grocer behind the cash register, or the Uber driver … [Read more...] about ‘Moonlight’ Star André Holland Opens in August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ on Broadway: REVIEW
Cate Blanchett Opens in ‘The Present’ on Broadway: A Gift That’s Not So Giving – REVIEW
As the curtain rises on The Present, Cate Blanchett is pointing a pistol at the audience. Given that the play, which opened on Broadway last night at … [Read more...] about Cate Blanchett Opens in ‘The Present’ on Broadway: A Gift That’s Not So Giving – REVIEW
Towleroad’s Top 10 Plays and Musicals of 2016
As we continue to blame 2016 for the myriad miseries it's rained down upon us, here's a reminder that it wasn't all bad. New York theatre, on Broadway … [Read more...] about Towleroad’s Top 10 Plays and Musicals of 2016
Teen Angst Musical ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Opens on Broadway: REVIEW
Call him a nerd, a spaz, an anxious outcast — there is a bit of Evan Hansen in all of us, especially those who may have struggled to find our tribe in … [Read more...] about Teen Angst Musical ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Opens on Broadway: REVIEW
Sutton Foster Headlines Intimate ‘Sweet Charity’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Some things are better up close. On her TV Land series Younger, Broadway favorite Sutton Foster has proven her charm withstands the scrutiny of the … [Read more...] about Sutton Foster Headlines Intimate ‘Sweet Charity’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812’ Shines on Broadway: REVIEW
Generally, a show needs to begin for an audience to feel transported. But just stepping into the transformed Imperial Theatre, where Natasha, Pierre … [Read more...] about ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812’ Shines on Broadway: REVIEW
‘Notes From the Field’ Should Be Required Viewing for All Americans: REVIEW
It’s hard to imagine a more urgent and evocative work of theatre than Notes From the Field, Anna Deavere Smith’s latest masterful documentary … [Read more...] about ‘Notes From the Field’ Should Be Required Viewing for All Americans: REVIEW