‘A Doll’s House’ Broadway review: Jessica Chastain is trapped
Usually stripping a play down to the bare essentials — simple costumes, a few chairs — renders it rawer and more authentic. Not so in the uneven revival of “A … Read More
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Nathan Lane gets laughs in lifeless play
Theater review Running time: One hour and 45 minutes with no intermission. At Studio 54, 254 West 54th St. What’s wrong with this picture? Plenty. “Pictures From Home,” the fatigued … Read More
‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ review: A titanic stage performance
The riveting play “Between Riverside and Crazy,” which opened Monday night on Broadway, begins with a yuletide bait-and-switch: In one of the rooms of a sprawling apartment, we see a … Read More
a lovable and intimate revival
The late composer Stephen Sondheim’s biggest career flop has turned out to be one of the best musicals of the theater season — a mere 41 years after it first … Read More
Broadway’s latest drag musical is tepid
Gentlemen prefer … the movie. The wobbly quality of the new Broadway musical “Some Like It Hot,” which opened Sunday night at the Shubert Theatre, is made much more obvious … Read More
Audra McDonald wows in mild show
Ultimately appreciating “Ohio State Murders,” which opened Thursday on Broadway, first takes putting the bombastic title out of your mind. Playwright Adrienne Kennedy’s 1992 drama, you Netflix junkies, does not … Read More
Awful Broadway show is on the rocks
Good times never seemed so dull. So dull. So dull. So dull. “A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical,” which creaked open Sunday night on Broadway, begins in the most … Read More
KPOP musical demands apology after ‘racist’ New York Times review
“KPOP: The Musical” producers demanded Friday that The New York Times issue an apology for an alleged racist remark that was made by theatre critic Jesse Green. Producers Tim Forbes … Read More
Broadway revitalizes an old chestnut
The most illuminating take on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in a while is, for the first five minutes, lit by just two small candles. Director Michael Arden’s crackling version, … Read More
Fun songs, but plot is Bard to love
The new Broadway musical “& Juliet” is “Six” minus five. Like that latter original pop-music-packed show did with the sextet of spurned wives of Henry VIII, this jukebox Pixie Stick, … Read More
