Loren Noveck can’t find the “why” in this revival.
Broadway
22 March 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
An Enemy of the People at Circle in the Square
Circle in the Square Theatre ⋄ 27th February to 16th June 2024
By Nicole Serratore
A vibrant adaptation of an often blunt play. Nicole Serratore reviews
21 March 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Water for Elephants at the Imperial Theatre
Imperial Theatre ⋄ February 24, 2024-open-ended
By Lorin Wertheimer
Despite some missteps in casting, this new circus musical brings the spectacle and huge visual creativity. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
21 March 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Notebook at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre ⋄ 10 Feb-Open Ended
By Cameron Kelsall
A new musical adaptation of the weepy Nicholas Sparks novel leaves our critic with dry eyes. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
7 March 2024
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Doubt: A Parable at Todd Haimes Theatre
Todd Haimes Theatre ⋄ 3rd February - 14th April 2024
By Nicole Serratore
Rather than doubts I was left with an ickiness from this revival focused on faith, obedience, and the power of the church. Nicole Serratore reviews.
3 February 2024
Reviews • Broadway
Review: Appropriate at the Hayes Theater
Helen Hayes Theater ⋄ November 29, 2023-March 3, 2024
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck muses on the different meanings of “appropriate” and economic precariousness in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Broadway debut.
29 January 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Days of Wine and Roses at Studio 54
Studio 54 ⋄ 6 Jan-28 April
By Juliet Hindell
Despite virtuosic performances, this musical adaptation of the 1962 film about a pair of alcoholics feels like its subject matter is straining against its form. Juliet Hindell reviews.
20 November 2023
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Review: Monty Python’s Spamalot at St. James Theatre
St James Theatre ⋄ through 28 April 2024
By Nicole Serratore
The Monty Python musical returns to Broadway and shows its age. Nicole Serratore reviews.
14 November 2023
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Review: Harmony at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Ethel Barrymore Theatre ⋄ October 18-open ended
By Lorin Wertheimer
This new musical about the Weimar-era musical group the Comedian Harmonists doesn’t have enough of either comedy or harmony. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
1 October 2023
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Review: Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
7th September 2023-7th January 2024
By Nicole Serratore
Ossie Davis’s segregation-era satire has lost none of its bite and this frenetic production balances laughter, beauty, and social critique perfectly. Nicole Serratore reviews.