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Anna D. Shapiro's Steppenwold production softens Kenneth Lonergan's satirical edges.
Despite a weak book, director Kenny Leon's daring theatre piece utilizing the lyrics of Tupac Shakur is an exciting dramatic work.
Two terrific stars join a 26-year-old production that's in excellent shape.
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The Sam MendesRob Marshall revival extends the daring nature of the Harold Prince original.
Harvey Fierstein's first non-musical play on Broadway in 27 years gives a history lesson on cross-dressing straight men.
With the exception of Bertolt Brecht plays and Robert Mapplethorpe photographs, there not a subversive work of art that doesn't eventually get accepted as nostalgic family friendly fun.
Sometimes, all you have to do to get a laugh is have the curtain rise on Estelle Parsons in a room full of Molotov cocktails.
Martin McDonagh's peculiar dark comedy finally gets to Broadway via Michael Grandage's engaging transfer.
Sutton Foster gives her best Broadway performance in Leigh Silverman's superlative production.
James Lapine's adaptation of Moss Hart's classic autobiography is a love letter to Broadway.
Anna D. Shapiro's heartbreaking production sets Steinbeck's intimate drama among cold and merciless images.
There's a lady on stage, and not only is she an entrancing singer, but she's one hell of an actor.
Ladies and gentleman, Susan Stroman is back.
If Kenny Leon would like to keep on mounting productions of Lorraine Hansberry's riveting classic every decade I'd be most happy to go see them all.
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's ambitious new musical splits a woman's life between marriage and career.
A few days after counter-protesters display compassion for grieving members of the Westboro Baptist Church, Terrence McNally asks us to feel compassion for a grieving anti-gay mother.
The new design is gorgeously moody but uninspired acting and singing voices that do not seem up to their tasks plague the production.
The laughs are plentiful, the songs are bright and jazzy and there's not an actor dressed as an animal or inanimate object in sight .
Broadway's newest musical romance is filled with honest sentiment and warmth.
Bryan Cranston leads a top-notch ensemble as LBJ politicking the country toward civil rights.
Jason Robert Brown, Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale all score beautifully in a soaring and thoughtful musical romance.
Eric Simonson's Yankee drama plays like a theme park attraction.
Lyndsey Turner directs a striking revival of Sophie Treadwell's expressionistic 1928 drama.
Musical biography of Carole King frequently pushes its central character aside for more interesting and entertaining moments played out by supporting ensemble.
