Tender coming-of-age play with stirring music has grown since its Off-Broadway debut and provides shattering moments and an astonishing central performance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Broadway
12 December 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Network at the Belasco Theatre
Belasco Theatre ⋄ Through March 17, 2019
By Juliet Hindell
A multimedia adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky’s film by Ivo van Hove rams home the contemporary relevance of how media can go completely mad.
6 December 2018
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Review: The Cher Show at Neil Simon Theatre
Neil Simon Theatre ⋄ Open ended run
By Lane Williamson
Equal parts exhilarating and mystifying, hilarious and stupefying, empowering and conflicting. The Cher Show arrives on Broadway.
4 December 2018
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Review: The Prom at Longacre Theatre
Longacre Theatre ⋄ Open ended run
By Kev Berry
Thrilling choreography, catchy tunes, and a warmhearted message, but a watered-down idea of queerness lurks in The Prom.
26 November 2018
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Review: American Son at Booth Theatre
Booth Theatre ⋄ Through 27th January 27th 2019
By Ayanna Prescod
A new play starring Kerry Washington gets audiences talking about race. Ayanna Prescod reviews.
12 November 2018
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Review: King Kong at Broadway Theatre
Broadway Theatre ⋄ 5th October 2018 - 14th April 2019
By Alison Walls
New giant ape musical is bizarre, messy, and excessive, but never quite satisfying as a whole. Alison Walls reviews.
31 October 2018
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Review: The Lifespan of a Fact at Studio 54
Studio 54 ⋄ 20th September 2018 - 13th January 2019
By Alicia Kort
Raising questions about fact and truth without answering any, this new play starring Daniel Radcliffe functions like a half-written sentence. Alicia Kort reviews.
30 October 2018
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Review: The Waverly Gallery at Golden Theatre
Golden Theatre ⋄ 25th September 2018 - 27th January 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
Comedy legend Elaine May cannot not save Kenneth Lonergan’s pandering look at dementia, caretaking, and family. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
23 October 2018
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Review: The Ferryman at Bernard Jacobs Theatre
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre ⋄ 2nd October 2018 - 17th February 2019
By Dan O'Neil
This new play from Jez Butterworth, an epic tapestry set in Northern Ireland, starts to unravel once you pick at the threads. Dan O’Neil reviews.
30 September 2018
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Review: The Nap at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 5th September to 11th November 2018
By Kev Berry
Richard Bean’s The Nap is a mostly funny comedy that loses it’s mirth with tasteless trans jokes. Kev Berry reviews.