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 | On The Town ... With Chip Deffaa <= new
I want touch briefly upon a number of performances and productions that, for one reason or another stand out in my memory., by Chip Deffaa on Apr. 30 |
Broadway:Solo Performance
Broadway:Musicals
 | Pippin <= new
A good old musical has become an extraordinary, new musical soaring above its past and into the new consciousness., by Eugene Paul on May 7 |
 | Jekyll & Hyde <= new
Many elements sabotage this revival of the Wildhorn-Bricusse musical that stars Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox can’t overcome. , by Victor Gluck on May 4 |
 | Matilda The Musical <= new
Director Warchus is brilliant at coordinating all design elements but less effective at bringing an emotionally involving story to the stage. , by Elliot Rush on Apr. 26 |
 | Motown: The Musical <= new
Young Berry Gordy borrowed $800 and built not only a music and entertainment organization known round the world but changed that world., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 18 |
 | Kinky Boots
Go to have a rousing good time but don’t be surprised if you find yourself thinking after the fun and laughter subsides., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 9 |
 | Rodgers + Hammerstein’S Cinderella
Magical, colorful and enchanted evening from the famous original television musical with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane, now on stage. , by Victor Gluck on Mar. 17 |
 | Annie
It’s tomorrow, the sun has come out, and Annie is back in town bigger and better than ever, with a wonderful Daddy Warbucks, Anthony Warlow., by Eugene Paul on Nov. 20 |
Broadway:Plays
 | The Trip To Bountiful <= new
Emmy winner Cicely Tyson returns to the New York stage for the first time in 30 years as a luminous Carrie Watts., by Victor Gluck on May 7 |
 | The Big Knife <= new
Bobby Cannavale has another juicy role in Clifford Odets’ tragedy of a Hollywood star who wants out after compromising his integrity. , by Victor Gluck on May 2 |
 | The Nance <= new
Pulling out all the stops, Nathan Lane gives what may be the performance of a life time in a hilarious, heartrending theatrical event., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 29 |
 | The Assembled Parties <= new
New Richard Greenberg generational family saga gives Jessica Hecht and Judith Light two of their best roles in many years. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 25 |
 | Orphans <= new
A brilliant piece of stagecraft at every level, this drama will surprise you, amuse you, capture you, and even make you think., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 19 |
 | Lucky Guy
Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks makes an exciting Broadway debut as driven tabloid journalist Mike McAlary in Nora Ephron’s script., by Victor Gluck on Apr. 6 |
 | Breakfast At Tiffany's
A stage adaptation of Truman Capote’s famous novella that should have scintillated never takes flight., by Joel Benjamin on Mar. 24 |
 | Ann
Governor Ann Richards was famous for being at her saltiest when she was also her sweetest. Holland Taylor captures it all. , by Eugene Paul on Mar. 17 |
 | Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike
Witty contemporary parody of Chekhov by Chris Durang brings Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristen Nielsen to stage as three siblings., by Victor Gluck on Nov. 26 |
Off-Broadway:Multimedia
 | King Executioner
You want to be a king. Does that mean that you are doomed to be an executioner? With marionettes, puppeteer-actors and music., by Eugene Paul on Mar. 26 |
 | Totem
Colorful, fun, eye-filling and sensual – Cirque du Soleil’s best show to reach New York in years has it all - and a theme as well. , by Victor Gluck on Mar. 25 |
Off-Broadway:Musicals
 | Leave It To Jane <= new
Old-fashioned musical comedy offers lovely Jerome Kern melodies that alternate between jazz and operetta in the famous college football story., by Victor Gluck on Apr. 21 |
 | Same Time, Next Year, The Musical <= new
American premiere of 1984 musicalization of Bernard Slade’s hit Broadway comedy lacks historical and musical landmarks as 25 years goes by. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 4 |
 | F#%King Up Everything <= new
This new tuner began its life at the 2009 New York Musical Festival and is still kicking., by Deirdre Donovan on Mar. 26 |
Off-Broadway:Plays
 | Bull <= new
Ferociously powerful and imaginative new Mike (“The Cockfight Play”) Bartlett drama proves that office politics are a blood sport. , by Victor Gluck on May 9 |
 | This Side Of Neverland <= new
A colorful snapshot of turn of the century England with all its elegance and hypocrisy on view. , by Joel Benjamin on May 7 |
 | Love Therapy <= new
A moving play that looks at psychotherapy from the point of view of a very troubled therapist., by Joel Benjamin on May 1 |
 | The Dance Of Death <= new
Vigorous production of Strindberg’s greatest play in new Mike Poulton adaptation still cannot keep play from seeming repetitious and wearying. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 29 |
 | The Last Will <= new
Engrossing domestic drama of Shakespeare’s last days in Stratford in final part of Robert Brustein’s trilogy but it uses unproved suppositions., by Victor Gluck on Apr. 21 |
 | Plenty Of Time
A Black "Same Time, Next Year" with insightful writing and first-rate acting. , by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 19 |
 | Hit The Wall
A colorful melee re-creating a legendary moment in gay pride history set in and around the Stonewall Inn., by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 8 |
 | Finks
A skillful and moving re-examination of the effects of the Blacklist., by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 6 |
 | Herakles
Euripides’ old play gains new theatrical muscle with American war veterans becoming stand-ins for the chorus., by Deirdre Donovan on Apr. 3 |
 | The Madrid
When Martha (the wonderful Edie Falco) decides to leave everyone behind, you feel compelled to try to find out why. , by Eugene Paul on Mar. 24 |
 | Happy Birthday
A delightful flight of fancy set in a seedy Newark bar, orginally written for author Anita Loos' friend Helen Hayes., by Joel Benjamin on Mar. 23 |
 | Bears
It’s Apocalypse time. Humans have finally destroyed their civilization. But in the zoo a grizzly bear has learned to read and write., by Eugene Paul on Mar. 18 |
 | Electra
The Phoenix Theatre Ensemble completes their three-year journey through ancient Greek tragedy with a potent production. , by Deirdre Donovan on Mar. 16 |
 | The Flick
Playwright Annie Baker’s tiny, brilliant play magnificently augmented to three hours in a splendid production, splendidly acted and directed., by Eugene Paul on Mar. 14 |
Off-Broadway:Solo Performance
 | Buyer & Cellar <= new
In the hilarious and ultimately very moving new comedy by Jonathan Tolins, an endearing Michael Urie goes to work for Barbra Streisand., by Victor Gluck on Apr. 5 |
Music:Cabaret
 | Jamie Deroy & Friends <= new
If her show at 54 Below is any evidence, Jamie deRoy has a career as the new Ed Sullivan. Can any other cabaret act duplicate this? , by Joel Benjamin on Mar. 8 |
 | The 28Th Annual Bistro Awards
The ceremony held at the Gotham Comedy Club honored performers in many areas of entertainment. , by Linda Amiel Burns on Mar. 5 |
Music:Soloist
 | Elaine Paige At Town Hall <= new
This diva still knows how to work a room, with “just one look.”, by Joel Benjamin on Mar. 24 |
Music:Opera
 | The Firework Maker's Daughter <= new
The U.S. premiere of a hugely ambitious and prestigious children’s event just arrived after its English debut performance., by Eugene Paul on May 9 |
 | La Périchole <= new
A desperate effort by the New York City Opera to make a silly 19th century operetta palatable to a modern audience., by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 30 |
 | Moses In Egypt
A brilliant realization of a rarely performed Rossini tragic opera., by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 21 |
Music:Concerts
 | Song Of Norway <= new
Broadway stars teamed up with The Collegiate Chorale to revive Wright and Forrest’s Norwegian operetta adapted from the music of Edvard Grieg. , by Deirdre Donovan on May 5 |
 | Well-Strung
A witty, sexy quartet of hunky musicians with a fresh take on the classics and pop music., by Joel Benjamin on Mar. 5 |
Dance
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