Broadway Review

There’s a Lot of Yelling but Little Drama in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’

Rob Ashford’s awkward, unmodulated direction and the miscasting of Scarlett Johansson sink this revival of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize–winning “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”

Several Performances Excepted, This Is No ‘Picnic’

William Inge’s 1953 Pulitzer Prize–winning “Picnic” requires careful orchestration, but it’s not getting it in director Sam Gold’s tin-eared take for Roundabout Theatre Company.

Moving to the Main Stem, ‘The Other Place’ Only Gets Richer

Laurie Metcalf is devastating in Sharr White’s penetrating dementia drama “The Other Place,” originally from MCC Theater and now on Broadway courtesy of Manhattan Theatre Club.

Even in an Uncertain Production, Mamet’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Has Power

In Daniel Sullivan’s unevenly directed revival of David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize–winning “Glengarry Glen Ross,” Al Pacino entertains but makes a miscalculation fatal to the play.

Odets’ ‘Golden Boy’ Gets Golden Revival From Lincoln Center Theater

Lincoln Center Theater’s formidable revival of Clifford Odets’ “Golden Boy,” under Bartlett Sher’s acute direction, has a knockout performance from Seth Numrich in the title role.

Mamet’s ‘The Anarchist’ Is a Droning Essay Brought to Unnatural Life

David Mamet’s “The Anarchist,” starring Patti LuPone and Debra Winger, takes a potentially juicy situation and drains it of all humanity and drama in a mere 60 minutes.

Theresa Rebeck’s New Comedy ‘Dead Accounts’ Is DOA on Broadway

Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy “Dead Accounts,” with a cast featuring Norbert Leo Butz, Katie Holmes, Josh Hamilton, and Jayne Houdyshell, wouldn’t even pass muster as a Lifetime movie.

‘A Christmas Story: The Musical’ Doesn’t Need to Sing but You Don’t Mind

“A Christmas Story: The Musical,” based on Jean Shepherd’s short stories and their classic 1983 film version, is a cynical attempt to make money that surprisingly also has a soul.

‘Elf’ Is Full of Holiday Fluff

This returning holiday musical retains some of the charms of the 2003 film, but lead actor Jordan Gelber is no match for Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf.

Carolee Carmello Is the Reason to See 'Scandalous'

In “Scandalous,” Kathie Lee Gifford’s flimsy, expository musical about the life of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, Carolee Carmello works miracles in a must-see performance.