Broadway Review

‘The Big Knife’ Cuts Sharply and Deeply

In Doug Hughes’ tough-minded production for Roundabout starring Bobby Cannavale, “The Big Knife,” Clifford Odets’ gimlet-eyed look at selling out, wreaks harrowing emotional devastation.

NY Review: 'Peter and the Starcatcher'

Rick Elice's joyous riff on the Peter Pan legend successfully makes the trip to Broadway. Christian Borle, of "Smash," should start writing his Tony speech.

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.

‘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.

'The Trip to Bountiful’ Is a Not-to-Be-Missed Treasure

The magnificent Cicely Tyson gives a performance for the ages in director Michael Wilson’s impeccable Broadway revival of Horton Foote’s 1953 masterwork “The Trip to Bountiful.”

‘Kinky Boots’ Is the Feel-Good Musical of the Season

Based on the 2005 film, “Kinky Boots”—songs by Cyndi Lauper, book by Harvey Fierstein, direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell, and starring a powerhouse Billy Porter—works.

Steppenwolf's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' Is Tip-Top Albee

Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” may be 50 years old, but you’d never guess it from Steppenwolf’s jolting Broadway revival starring Tracy Letts and Amy Morton.

‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Hasn’t Been Rethought in Theatrical Terms

Under director Sean Mathias’ eye playwright Richard Greenberg has adapted Truman Capote’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” for Broadway with remarkable fidelity—and that’s the problem.

NY Review: 'Death of a Salesman'

Director Mike Nichols makes a serious casting error in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” constricting Philip Seymour Hoffman’s thoughtful Willy Loman.

‘Manilow on Broadway’ Brings Vegas to the Great White Way

“Manilow on Broadway,” Barry Manilow’s return to the Main Stem after nearly 25 years, is a Las Vegas–style concert in which the pop star gives his audience exactly what it wants.