Review

‘Smash’ Recap: Episode 15, ‘The Transfer’

By the end of the show we've had several unexpected and unforeshadowed plot twists, and it kind of seems like even the writers are as fed up with “Smash” as the rest of us are. Looking to learn more? Read on!

'Smash' Recap: Episode 14, 'The Phenomenon'

This week on "Smash," Kyle is dead. Also, Kyle is dead. Some other stuff happened in between there. Jimmy sang a song to himself. Karen artfully removed six strands of hair from her intentionally messy side-braid. Megan Hilty waited around for her plotline to come back. But mostly, Kyle is ...

'Smash' Recap: Episode 13, 'The Producers'

Julia and Tom are breaking up, Jimmy goes on a bender, and Kyle gets Smashed in this week's episode of "Smash."

Diane Paulus Unlocks a Joyful Innocence in Her Heaven-Sent ‘Pippin’

Diane Paulus’ circus-inspired, beautifully buoyant, intoxicatingly sensual revival of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson’s “Pippin” ends the Broadway season on a grand high.

‘I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers’ Barely Scratches the Surface

In John Logan’s solo show “I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers,” Bette Midler is disappointingly content to reprise her Divine Miss M persona, and Mengers goes missing.

'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.”

‘The Testament of Mary’ Would Achieve More With Less

In Colm Tóibín’s 90-minute monologue “The Testament of Mary,” Fiona Shaw plays a very human Virgin Mary, but director Deborah Warner’s calculated symbolic clutter swamps the text.

'Smash' Recap: Episode 12, 'Opening Night'

This week on "Smash," "Bombshell" is finally (finally) open for business, which means that Tom and Julia are looking forward to their next project. Or not.

Inventive ‘Macbeth’ Provides New Perspectives on Shakespeare’s Tragedy

A stunningly versatile Alan Cumming leads us into dark corridors of the human mind in this near-solo staging of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth, from the National Theatre of Scotland.

‘Orphans’ Offers Fine Actors Playing Synthetic Power Games

Lyle Kessler’s 1985 play “Orphans,” making its Broadway debut starring Alec Baldwin, remains a tiresome mix of pilfered Pinter and stolen Shepard enlivened by flashy performances.