135 stories by "Brittani Samuel"
Audra McDonald's historic turn as the thorny Mama Rose unveils a deeper tragedy of the esteemed character.
Leslye Headland's go at living-room drama is Broadway's latest conventional bowl of familial mush.
Director Christopher Gattelli's production of the musical black comedy is an instant hit, dazzling audiences with lush creative design and enchanting leads.
A new musical weds intimate direction with records from the Avett Brothers' oeuvre to tell a sweeping, but sleepy, tale about men lost at sea.
Grey Henson leads a cheerful cast in this sugary revival of the Christmas classic.
A retro-style musical uses original songs from Elton John to tell an unfocused story about one of America's most infamous television couples.Â
Will Aronson and Hue Park's adorable show, imported from South Korea, is a golden example of impactful, engaging, original musical theater.
The jazz-fueled new musical breaks the legendary artist's life down into four, overly neat beats, anchored by four wives.Â
Sam Gold directs a revival of Shakespeare's tragedy that leverages the popular fashions and ethics of today.
The thrill-free theatrical mounting of Delia Ephron's memoir is a disappointing regurgitation of its source material.Â
Lloyd Suh's nimble period comedy about Benjamin Franklin examines a timeless struggle: the unmet expectations that divide parents and children.
Jamie Lloyd's remarkable staging is a defining new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's mid-century-set musical.
Director Kenny Leon's slightly modernized revival of the American paragon finds its divine core, but lacks connection.
Playwright David Henry Hwang holds a mirror to his nation, his industry and, most searingly, himself in the remounted mockumentary.Â
Pulitzer-winner Ayad Akhtar's latest play is a blurry meditation on artificial intelligence and authorship.
Jez Butterworth's largely excellent new melodrama boasts powerful performances but sings too familiar a tune.Â
Megawatt performers Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow sprinkle stardust on playwright Jen Silverman's hollow comedy about 60-something roommates.
Director Lear deBessonet's Broadway revival leans into the family-friendly joviality of the musical comedy staple, led by a reliably wacky Sutton Foster.
Playwright Max Wolf Friedlich warns about the horrors of being chronically online in this intense, intimate two-hander.
The actor Ryan Spahn makes his Off Broadway playwriting debut with an immersive, psychologically shallow dark comedy.
The runaway First Family spoof continues its agenda of delirious, deranged and undeniable fun on Broadway.
Raja Feather Kelly makes his playwriting debut with a spellbinding story of three generations of Black men at Soho Rep.
Director-choreographer Justin Peck's unique dance-theater-concert hybrid is a commendable, imaginative rendering of Sufjan Stevens' concept album.
Director Marc Bruni mounts a sumptuous musical adaptation of the American classic that represents how dazzling theater can look, but now how impactful it can be.
Vogel's nuanced exploration of her own family sets the stage for a profound and humorous new American play.Â
