THE DIVINE MISS L: HELLO, DOLLY!
Every actor who’s played Dolly Levi - from the original Dolly, Carol Channing, to even stand-up comic Phyllis Diller - has informed the...
HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE
Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s newest play , HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE, doesn’t quite transcend her habit of churning out narratively...
GOODWILL OVERFLOWING: COME FROM AWAY
Goodwill overflows in the heartwarming, home-grown Canadian musical COME FROM AWAY, based on true stories of American air passengers...
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
If you liked NOISES OFF, you’ll love the Mischief Theatre’s production THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, imported from the West End, about an...
THE WHAT & THE WHERE (Huntington Theatre Company - Boston)
Boston’s Huntington Theatre Company is staging Ayad Akhtar’s THE WHO & THE WHAT after its well-received runs at Lincoln Center three...
(A)MORAILTY PLAY:
VANITY FAIR (The Pearl Theatre Co.)
If you missed playwright Kate Hamill’s and director Eric Tucker’s joyous SENSE & SENSIBILITY at Bedlam, you can atone – and deliriously –...
SUPERLATIVE SONDHEIM: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Hudson Theatre)
SUPERLATIVE SONDHEIM: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Hudson Theatre) Blissful, in a word, describes the newest production of Stephen...
DIVA DELIGHT: SUNSET BOULEVARD (Palace Theatre)
There’s an elite handful of divas going back to 1993 on both sides of the Atlantic identified with the role of Norma Desmond, the tragic,...
THE HELICOPTER IS STILL THE STAR: MISS SAIGON (The Broadway Theatre)
The helicopter that descends from the rafters in the current Broadway revival of MISS SAIGON, like the rest of this elaborate, overblown...
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
The latest production of yet another THE GLASS MENAGERIE on Broadway is about as unpoetic as it gets. Sally Field as Amanda Wingfield, is...
