Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster star in a curiously flat revival that tries to reshape the musical to fit its stars. Lane Williamson reviews.
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21 February 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Merchant of Venice at Theatre for a New Audience
Theatre for a New Audience ⋄ 5 February-6 March
By Patrick Maley
Director Arin Arbus digs into Shakespeare’s play to show us, anew, what’s been there all along. Patrick Maley reviews.
14 February 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Skeleton Crew at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 27 December-20 February
By Patrick Maley
Dominique Morisseau’s play is the centerpiece of her “Detroit Project” trilogy, and also its heart. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
13 February 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Opera
Review: Intimate Apparel at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre ⋄ 13 January-6 March
By Patrick Maley
New dimensions are drawn from the characters of Lynn Nottage’s play in an operatic adaptation with music by Ricky Ian Gordon. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
20 January 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Whisper House at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 11 January-6 February
By Lane Williamson
Ghostly troubadours haunt a lighthouse during World War II in a new musical from Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik. Lane Williamson reviews.
7 December 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Mrs. Doubtfire at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre
Stephen Sondheim Theatre ⋄ Open Ended
By Juliet Hindell
Though it may be a crowd-pleasing romp, this adaptation of the beloved film feels curiously dated. Juliet Hindell reviews.
23 November 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Morning Sun at New York City Center – Stage I
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ 12 October - 19 December
By Lane Williamson
Simon Stephens’ new play focuses on the ordinary life of one woman in Greenwich Village, but what makes the ordinary worth depicting on stage? Lane Williamson 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.
15 November 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Assassins at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company ⋄ 2 November-29 January
By Lane Williamson
A jumbled production brings down the first rate cast in this revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 November 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Nollywood Dreams at MCC Theater
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ 21 October - 28 November
By Juliet Hindell
Jocelyn Bioh takes on the world of Nigerian cinema in her delightful new play. Juliet Hindell reviews.