Theater Reviews

Oh Mary review/
Oh, Mary! review: Cole Escola's American farce is the funniest play on Broadway
The Great Gatsby on stage
The Great Gatsby review: A glitzy take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel that values spectacle over substance
Mother Play Celia Keenan-Bolger as Martha and Jim Parsons as Carl
Mother Play review: Jim Parsons gives standout performance in predictable story
Uncle Vanya - Steve Carell and Alison Pill
Steve Carell and William Jackson Harper wallow in misery in Uncle Vanya
Will Keen as Vladimir Putin, Michael Stuhlbarg as Boris Berezovsky in Patriots by Peter Morgan, directed by Rupert Goold
Patriots review: The Crown creator's new play is creatively staged, but lacks insight into Putin's rise
Cabaret musical
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club review: Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin dazzle in jaw-dropping Broadway revival
The cast of 'Hell's Kitchen' on Broadway
Hell's Kitchen review: The Alicia Keys Broadway musical is a rousing delight
The cast of 'Stereophonic'
Stereophonic review: Drama from the studio enters the stage, and it's a hit
The Emerald City from THE WIZ
The Wiz review: Run, don't ease, on down the road to this spectacular revival of the classic musical
Lempicka
Lempicka review: The artist’s life is painted with broad and messy brush strokes in new musical
The Greasers in 'The Outsiders' musical
The Outsiders review: S.E. Hinton's beloved novel transforms into glittering Broadway musical
Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny Brice in the National Tour of 'Funny Girl'
Funny Girl takes its parade and an astounding new Fanny Brice on tour
The Who's Tommy
The Who's Tommy review: Pete Townshend's rock opera is a Broadway sensation
Water For Elephants
Water for Elephants review: Dazzling circus performers steal Grant Gustin's spotlight in his Broadway debut
Victoria Pedretti, Caleb Eberhardt, and Jeremy Strong in 'An Enemy of the People'
Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli do brotherly battle in An Enemy of the People
One of the Good Ones
Lana Parrilla leads One of the Good Ones, a sitcom on steroids from One Day at a Time reboot creator Gloria Calderon Kellett
The Notebook broadway production Joy Woods (Middle Allie) and Ryan Vasquez (Middle Noah)
The Notebook review: Nicholas Sparks' novel leaps off the page and onto the stage in emotional new musical
Liev Schreiber and Amy Ryan in 'Doubt: A Parable' on Broadway
Doubt: A Parable review: Amy Ryan and Liev Schreiber are electric on Broadway
ROMEO AND JULIET Three Mills, London Curve Theatre 2023
Romeo + Juliet review: Matthew Bourne brings a searing contemporary ballet to Los Angeles
POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE at Geffen Playhouse
POTUS review: The Broadway farce loses its purpose in Los Angeles production
Days of Wine & Roses
Days of Wine and Roses review: Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James are a perfect pair in stirring musical
Natalie Gold, Alissa Emily Marvin, Michael Esper, Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll in Appropriate
Appropriate review: Sarah Paulson is monumental among a stellar cast in searing family dramedy 
Rachel Brosnahan and Oscar Isaac in Sidney Brustein's window; Leslie Odom Jr. in Purlie Victorious; Jessica Chastain in A Doll's House; Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford in Sweeney Todd; Daniel Radcliffe in Merrily We Roll Along
The 10 best Broadway shows of 2023
The Cast of 'How to Dance in Ohio'
How to Dance in Ohio review: The HBO doc- turned-musical is a mixed bag
SPAMALOT
Spamalot review: The Broadway revival gives both timely hilarity and classic spectacle
Harmony
Harmony review: Barry Manilow's moving musical doesn't truly sing until its second act
Josh Gad as Bud Davenport and Andrew Rannells as Doug Simon in Gutenberg! The Musical!
Gutenberg! The Musical review: Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells make reading fun!-damental
Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along review: It's Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez's time
Matthew Murphy, 2023 First image: Brittany Adebumola (“Miriam”) and Dominique Thorne (“Marie”) Second: Rachel Christopher (“Jennifer”) and Zenzi Williams (“Bea”) Third: Nana Mensah (“Aminata”), Lakisha May (“Vanessa” – in chair), Maechi Aharanwa (“Ndidi”), and Kalyne Coleman (“Michelle”) Fourth: Dominique Thorne (“Marie”), and Somi Kakoma (“Jaja”)
Jaja's African Hair Braiding review: A powerful comedy with a twist
(L to R) Kara Young, Heather Alicia Simms, Leslie Odom Jr., Vanessa Bell Calloway, Billy Eugene Jones, and Noah Robbins in PURLIE VICTORIOUS
Purlie Victorious review: Leslie Odom Jr. makes a heroic return to Broadway
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Peter Pan Goes Wrong review: Bradley Whitford and Mischief make merry in hilarious farce
The Shark is Broken on Broadway
The Shark Is Broken review: Jaws takes a bite out of Broadway
Back to the Future: The Musical
Back to the Future: The Musical review: The show doesn't quite hit 88 mph on Broadway
Eric McCormack, Laura Bell Bundy, Alex Moffat, Lilli Cooper, and Dana Steingold in 'The Cottage'
The Cottage review: Jason Alexander's Broadway directorial debut is a knock-knock-knockout
Here Lies Love' review: David Byrne's newest Broadway musical is an important history lesson and a disco dance party
Here Lies Love review: David Byrne's new Broadway musical is a history lesson and disco dance party
Into the Woods
Into the Woods review: Stephen Sondheim's fairytale remains as magical as ever
Fetch Clay Make Man
Fetch Clay, Make Man review: Ray Fisher and Edwin Lee Gibson give knockout turns in uneven play
Alex Edelman's  one-man show ‘Just For Us’
Just For Us review: Alex Edelman's one-man show humorously probes the limits of political debate
Once Upon a One More Time broadway
Once Upon a One More Time review: Justin Guarini and Briga Heelan charm in Britney Spears musical
The Mountaintop
The Mountaintop review: The Geffen production is less victory lap, more urgent warning
Norm Lewis in 'A Soldier's Play'
A Soldier's Play review: The Pulitzer Prize winner offers a timely, yet sterile revival
Colby Kipnes, Laurie Metcalf, Sophia Anne Caruso, Millicent Simmonds, Alyssa Emily Marvin, Tatiana Maslany, and Eamon Patrick O'Connell in 'Grey House'
Grey House review: Laurie Metcalf and Millicent Simmonds delight in a haunting play full of heart
A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music review: Merle Dandridge leads a lush production of Sondheim's melancholy farce
New York, New York
New York, New York review: Start spreadin' the news... there's a new Phantom on Broadway
Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht in 'Summer, 1976'
Summer, 1976 review: Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht soar on Broadway
Good Night, Oscar
Good Night, Oscar review: More like 'Hello, Tony' — Sean Hayes strikes gold on Broadway
Prima Facie 09 Jodie Comer. Photo Credit Bronwen Sharp Retouch Caz Lock
Prima Facie review: Jodie Comer makes a remarkable Broadway debut in Suzie Miller's one-woman show
D'Arcy Carden and Katie Finneran in 'The Thanksgiving Play'
The Thanksgiving Play review: D'Arcy Carden shines in blistering satire of well-meaning white artists
Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations
Ava: The Secret Conversations review: Elizabeth McGovern is mercurial and inscrutable as Ava Gardner
LCT Camelot #1250r3_49 - Phillipa Soo, Andrew Burnap, Dakin Matthews, Jordan Donica, and company in Lincoln Center Theater's production of CAMELOT. Credit to Joan Marcus
Camelot review: Aaron Sorkin's updated Broadway revival is a royal delight
Marcel Spears and Billy Eugene Jones in 'Fat Ham'
Fat Ham review: The juiciest parts of Hamlet smothered in comedy and pathos
Caroline Innerbichler, Kevin Cahoon, and Andrew Durand in 'Shucked'
Shucked Broadway review: Cute new musical has a corny sense of humor
Hiran Abeysekera and puppeteers Fred Davis, Scarlet Wilderink, and Andrew Wilson as Richard Parker in 'Life of Pi'
Life of Pi review: The award-winning adaptation comes to stunning life on Broadway
Sweeney Todd on Broadway. Photos by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
Sweeney Todd review: Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford are a shear delight in Broadway revival
Bad Cinderella
Bad Cinderella review: Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical is bibbidi-bobbidi-basic
Bob Fosse's DANCIN' Production
Bob Fosse's Dancin' review: Sing, sing, singin' the praises of dance and a master of the craft
The Lonely Few
The Lonely Few review: Ciara Renée and Lauren Patten lead a modern musical merged with a rock concert
Parade
Parade review: Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond shine in powerful and poignant Broadway revival
A Doll's House with Jessica Chastain
A Doll's House review: Jessica Chastain works hard to bring a minimalist re-up to life
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden review: The musical classic blooms anew in revised Los Angeles production
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window review: Lorraine Hansberry's play remains a powerful call to action
Sunday in the Park
Sunday in the Park With George review: Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece receives a reverent revival out west
Pictures from Home
Pictures from Home review: The parent trap