'Sister Act' is hackneyed. But up-tempo numbers and Ta'Rea Campbell's singing boost the musical at Pantages Theatre."Sister Act" has been on quite the pilgrimage since its world premiere at …
The much-anticipated West End stage production of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' has little originality, lacks flavor and doesn't live up to its billing.LONDON — All the best ingr…
Critic's Notebook: There's no arguing with the event's success, but it's worth asking how the quality can improve without compromising its vision of openness.On a crowded sidewalk outside of…
Guillermo Calderón's powerful drama at the Kirk Douglas Theatre poses more questions than it answers as three actors grapple with the meaning of theater at a time of revolution in early-2…
Tongues wag and accents flag in this witty yet wordy satire from Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Too bad that much of it's lost on an American audience not up on parliamentary rules.Political …
In Jackie Sibblies Drury's play at the Matrix Theatre Company, the depiction of a tragic period in African history is at issue.Theodor Adorno's oft-quoted, much misunderstood remark, "It is …
Charles McNulty , The Times theater critic, shared his insights about the 2013 Tony Awards and the upcoming theatrical season in an hourlong chat Monday with readers.
A jubilant show marked by another stellar night from Neil Patrick Harris flaunts the Great White Way's unconventional spirit.Few may be popping Champagne corks for a Broadway season in which…
How TV, movie stars fared on Broadway
Critic's Notebook: The season's cavalcade of TV and movie stars teaches fresh lessons about when such casting works (Tom Hanks) and when it doesn't (Emilia Clarke).Another Broadway season, a…
Nathan Lane announces that he's through with musicals
With 'The Producers,' the actor inscribed himself in theatrical memory. He's grateful, but he keeps redefining himself, now with a Tony nomination for 'The Nance.'NEW YORK — If you wer…
The stage musical version of the 1993 movie, at Pasadena Playhouse, is so wrongheaded that it might keep musical theater lovers awake with worry.Awash in music, "Sleepless in Seattle," Nora …
The tale of the unjustly accused Scottsboro Nine is reenacted as an irreverent carnival show with stinging and stunning effect at the Ahmanson Theatre."The Scottsboro Boys" has finally arriv…
Sometimes a performance is so finely adept that you forget the actor and see only the character. The dancer is inseparable from the dance, to borrow Yeats’ timeless formulation.
At the Mark Taper Forum, August Wilson's play towers once again as it tells of a man, and a nation, seeking wholeness again after dark, dehumanizing days.The setting for August Wilson's magn…
August Strindberg's landmark drama at Geffen Playhouse is set in Jazz Age Long Island. Awkward dialogue and mismatched actors make for a misguided play.August Strindberg's "Miss Julie," a ke…
Despite Broadway's commercial direction, there are nods to work that deserves a salute. Tom Hanks' deserved nomination underscores the wealth of acting talent.The Tony nominations were annou…
Ten noteworthy plot turns in the 2013 Tony nominations
The writer reflects on a hectic, heady time with recent work that includes 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' 'The Assembled Parties' and 'Far From Heaven.'NEW YORK — "I'm too tired to be anxio…
The actress' talent buoys the monologue, but the script doesn't delve into what made Sue Mengers capable of becoming the successful Hollywood agent she was.NEW YORK — Enthroned on her …
The actress' turn in the Broadway revival of the Horton Foote work is graceful and memorable. But Cuba Gooding Jr. and Vanessa Williams don't measure up. — Broadway for Cicely Tyson is…
The actress humanizes the iconic mother of Jesus in the Broadway staging of the one-woman play by Colm Toibin, directed by Deborah Warner. NEW YORK — Sucking on a cigarette and swiggin…
Seth Numrich is a marvel of adolescent illumination as a struggling gay teen in a play by Daniel Talbott that is at once rich and unwieldy.Eli (played by rising theater star Seth Numrich) is…
No-nonsense direction by Randall Arney and compelling acting by Bill Smitrovich, Freddy Rodriguez and Ron Eldard make this work a pleasure to revisit.David Mamet's "American Buffalo" is set …