Though it may be a crowd-pleasing romp, this adaptation of the beloved film feels curiously dated. Juliet Hindell reviews.
Broadway
18 November 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Trouble in Mind at the American Airlines Theatre
American Airlines Theatre ⋄ October 29, 2021 through January 9, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Alice Childress’s long-delayed Broadway debut marries simmering rage and sharp satire, and holds an uncomfortable mirror up to the theater world we still inhabit. Loren Noveck reviews.
17 November 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Diana, The Musical at the Longacre Theatre
Longacre Theatre ⋄ Open Ended
By Juliet Hindell
With a stellar cast and witty lyrics, this lavish bio-musical subscribes firmly to the view that the late Princess of Wales was a saint in a golden cage. Juliet Hindell reviews.
4 November 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Caroline, or Change at Studio 54
Studio 54 ⋄ Through 9 January
By Kev Berry
Sharon D. Clarke is the emotional engine in a blistering new revival of Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner’s operatic musical. The production, delayed by the pandemic, pushes its audience to sit in discomfort, something they might be unwilling to do. Kev Berry reviews.
19 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Chicken & Biscuits at Circle in the Square
Circle in the Square Theatre ⋄ Through 2 January
By Daniel Krane
A funeral feels more like a party in Douglas Lyons’ warm-hearted family comedy. Daniel Krane reviews.
17 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Dana H at the Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum Theatre ⋄ October 1, 2021-January 16, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Lucas Hnath makes harrowing and unsettling use of his mother’s life, channeled through an extraordinary performance by Deirdre O’Connell, in a piece that raises questions about the ethics of documentary theater. Loren Noveck reviews.
14 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Lehman Trilogy at the Nederlander Theatre
Nederlander Theatre ⋄ Through 2 January
By Cameron Kelsall
“There is a value to…approach[ing] unfettered capitalism with a critical eye,” writes our critic, but Stefano Massini’s play (as adapted by Ben Power) doesn’t keep its gaze trained where it should. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
11 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Is This A Room at the Lyceum Theatre
September 24, 2021-January 16, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Tina Satter’s documentary theater piece transfers to Broadway with its power and its exceptional central performance intact. Loren Noveck reviews.
3 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Six at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Brooks Atkinson Theatre ⋄ Booking through March 2022
By Loren Noveck
A glittery “histo-remix” of the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives brings its high-energy woman power back to Broadway post-shutdown. Loren Noveck reviews.
31 August 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Pass Over at the August Wilson Theatre
August Wilson Theatre ⋄ 4 August - 10 October
By Daniel Krane
Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu makes her Broadway debut with a play about two young Black men on a street corner that uses humor to set off devastating booby traps. Daniel Krane reviews.