theater review
Yesterday at 11:10 p.m.
The Wiz Rolls Back Into TownBig high-energy performances, undercut by the folks behind the curtain.
what are you waiting 5
Apr. 12, 2024
great moments in journalism
Mar. 29, 2024
I Simply Must Know What Dale Does to The Girls on the Bus Next Cole Escola as the moral compass of presidential-campaign reporting? Sure, why not!
exit interview
Mar. 28, 2024
The 3 Body Problem Creators Just Want to Give You More Spectacle “By the last season or two, we would be giving people an experience they’ve never had before.”
The Songs of Girls5eva , Ranked They’re gonna be famous 5eva, but which song is No. 1?
stage whisperer
Mar. 20, 2024
An Enemy of the People ’s Stars Didn’t Mind the InterruptionAt the show’s opening-night party, Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli reflected on their interactions with last week’s climate activists.
highs and lows
Mar. 10, 2024
The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2024 Oscars Is this a show for everyone or just the diehards? Is Hollywood back and better than ever, or has it lost its sense of identity?
performance review
Mar. 10, 2024
The Evolutions of Emma Stone The Oscar-winning star of Poor Things is a master at playing characters who are only halfway out of the cocoon.
the truth is out there
Mar. 9, 2024
baby gesserit
Mar. 1, 2024
Decoding Anya Taylor Joy’s Role in Dune: Part Two ’s Ominous Visions A talking fetus, the ocean, and Anya Taylor-Joy — here’s what it all means.
theater review
Mar. 1, 2024
Brooklyn Laundry ’s Drama Has Been Worn to DeathJohn Patrick Shanley’s play needs a little starch.
Elsbeth Knows What to DoThe Kings’ Good Wife and Good Fight spinoff sets Carrie Preston’s character loose on NYC to remind us that procedural drama can still be fizzy fun.
theater review
Feb. 26, 2024
Cynthia Nixon Does Anything But Vanish in The Seven Year Disappear She and Taylor Trensch lead an ambitious, if rangy, survey of mother-son dynamics.
it’s theater season
Feb. 23, 2024
Amy Herzog and Sam Gold Are Just a Couple of Ibsen Lovers Early in their relationship, they decided never to work together. But neither could resist adapting Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People for Broadway.
adaptation nation
Feb. 22, 2024
Isn’t This Supposed to Be Fun? Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender makes the mistake of treating the original like a sacred text.
theater review
Feb. 22, 2024
The Jazz Age Re-reborn: At Encores!, Jelly’s Last Jam From tap to vocals, an astonishing achievement for such a short run.
theater review
Feb. 12, 2024
Reviews: Onstage, Trauma Times 3 Reviews of Munich Medea, Self Portraits (DELUXE), and you don’t have to do anything.
theater review
Feb. 8, 2024
stage whisperer
Feb. 7, 2024
Put Maya Erskine in Everything PEN15 introduced her as a gonzo comedic talent. Mr. & Mrs. Smith makes a convincing case for her as a rom-com lead.
theater review
Feb. 6, 2024
Editorial Notes on The Connector “Can we get more specific in this section right here?”
theater reviews
Feb. 2, 2024
Dramatizing Desire and Addiction in Jonah and The White Chip A twisty, emotional drama and a straight-down-the-line recovery comedy.
Feud Sees Capote in Black and WhiteDespite a great cast and compelling premise, this ham-fisted bit of cable excess can’t deliver.
theater review
Jan. 25, 2024
The Encores! Once Upon a Mattress Is the Biggest Summer-Camp Show Ever Sutton Foster and friends play it really big and really broad for this lively short run.
Alan Is Cumming to Broadway for a Night The Emcee returns to Studio 54 to sing about aging.
2023 emmys in 2024
Jan. 16, 2024
The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2023 Emmys Held in 2024 The ceremony kept things tight: FX, speech times, Anthony Anderson’s latex.
movie review
Jan. 12, 2024
highs and lows
Jan. 7, 2024
2024 preview
Jan. 4, 2024
14 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See in 2024 Izzard in Shakespeare, Strong in Ibsen, Carell in Chekhov, and a freaky Michael R. Jackson musical.
theater review
Dec. 17, 2023
A Cold-Blooded Night of the Iguana A Tennessee Williams curio whose temperature never rises above a simmer.
casting call
Dec. 15, 2023
The Search for the Next Will and Kate The Crown ’s casting director on how the show found the right pair to bring an interior life to these tabloided young royals.
theater review
Dec. 10, 2023
The Too-Steady Charm of How to Dance in Ohio A winning cast of autistic actors elevates a rote concept.
May December ’s Georgie Would ‘Absolutely Not’ Be a Good Music SupervisorCory Michael Smith is pretty sure that his manic, scene-stealing character “has no idea what that job would be like.”
best of 2023
Dec. 8, 2023
The Best Theater of 2023 A play that’s not not about Fleetwood Mac, the return of Merrily and Purlie , and the agony of high-school test prep.
best of 2023
Dec. 8, 2023
Exhilarating Reactions to a Troubled World Plus Sondheim old and (for the final time) new.
theater review
Dec. 4, 2023
A Decent Docent: Gavin Creel’s Walk on Through A tour from a “museum novice” that’s also an autobiography.
reasons to love new york
Dec. 4, 2023
theater review
Nov. 21, 2023
The Gardens of Anuncia Is a Musical That Thinks SmallBased on Graciela Daniele’s life story, it deliberately leaves her as a secondary character.
emergency discussion
Nov. 17, 2023
The Crown Made a Haunting ChoiceWe need to talk about Ghost Diana and Ghost Dodi.
The Crown Keeps Its DistanceWith the tragedy of Diana, Peter Morgan plays it safe to the very end.
theater review
Nov. 13, 2023
The Day the Clowns Cried: Harmony The rise of the Nazi regime, recounted in a Cabaret -adjacent musical with songs by Barry Manilow.
explain yourselves
Nov. 8, 2023
The Morning Show Was Supposed to Feel UnhingedFor season three, incoming showrunner Charlotte Stoudt wanted to replicate “what it was like to be alive while making that show.”
theater review
Nov. 2, 2023
Sabbath’s Theater Can’t Get Out of Its HeadAn adaptation of Philip Roth ends up feeling uncharacteristically tame.
casting call
Oct. 31, 2023
The Gilded Age Summons Broadway to Fifth AvenueCasting directors Bernie Telsey and Adam Caldwell explain how they fill the show with oh so many Tony nominees.
theater review
Oct. 29, 2023
Stereophonic Goes Its Own Way, and Finds Its GrooveA very Rumours rock saga immerses you in the act of creation.
Good Sex Can’t Save Fellow Travelers The Showtime limited series spends too little time with its messy, fascinating characters and far too much time on Gay U.S. History 101.
Still Popular: Chenoweth and Menzel Talk ‘Wicked’ For Wicked ’s 20th anniversary on Broadway, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel reunite to talk about high notes, low rumors, and onstage emergencies.
theater review
Oct. 11, 2023
A Long Hike in the Woods: The Refuge Plays Nathan Alan Davis’s three-part epic falls short of its big ambitions.
More Articles