'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' With Liev Schrieber Is Too Tame to Titillate by Rex Reed

I've seen excellent productions of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, including five movies. This is not one of them.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:30am on November 2, 2016☆⚑

Stop the Presses: Old, Tired 'The Front Page' Limps Back to Broadway by Rex Reed

Broadway's 'The Front Page', with John Goodman and Nathan Lane, is directed with forced energy that makes it feel phony as a wooden nickel.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:45am on October 26, 2016☆⚑

Not Much of 'A Life:' Adam Bock's Off-Broadway Bore is Dead on Arrival by Rex Reed

'A Life' makes not one lick of sense. It's only 85 minutes long with no intermission but seems like a week at hard labor.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:33am on October 26, 2016☆⚑

The Irving Berlin Jukebox Musical 'Holiday Inn' is as Sweet as a Sugar Plum by Rex Reed

'Holiday Inn' is a nice, entertaining, totally derivative but heartfelt musical eggnog without much originality but plenty of energy.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:00am on October 12, 2016☆⚑

All the Ways to Love 'All the Ways to Say I Love You' by Rex Reed

It's always thrilling to watch veteran actress Judith Light wear one of the many masks of comedy and tragedy in the trunk of theatrical disguises she uses to enchant, mesmerize and grip her …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:49am on October 5, 2016☆⚑

'Five Nights in Maine' Is Inconsequential, Despite the Superb Dianne Wiest by Rex Reed

A pair of superb central performances by Dianne Wiest and David Oyelowo bookmark 'Five Nights in Maine', a slight but poignant drama.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 4:53pm on August 3, 2016☆⚑

'Equals' Is a Sci-Fi Hat Tip to 'Romeo and Juliet' by Rex Reed

Drake Doremus' new film Equals is a futuristic Romeo and Juliet knockoff set in a cold, dystopian society called The Collective.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 3:30pm on July 13, 2016☆⚑

'The Rose Tattoo' Opens Williamstown Theatre Festival by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews the theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 2:56pm on July 5, 2016☆⚑

'Out of the Mouths of Babes' Features a Quantum Quartet of Four Diverse Women by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews the theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 3:45pm on June 23, 2016☆⚑

Off-Broadway Productions From Halley Feiffer and Adam Rapp Fail to Impress by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews the theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 4:57pm on June 14, 2016☆⚑

The Genius Behind 'Genius' by Rex Reed

Michael Grandage's directorial debut focuses on the personal and professional relationship between legendary editor Maxwell Perkins and Thomas Wolfe.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:14pm on June 8, 2016☆⚑

Taking the Joy Out of Joyce by Rex Reed

'Himself and Nora' is an exercise in atonal somnambulism.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:50am on June 8, 2016☆⚑

Cirque du Soleil Brings Its Acrobatic Extravaganza to Broadway by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews the theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:14am on June 2, 2016☆⚑

The Trials of Oscar Wilde by Rex Reed

A glorious new production of 'The Judas Kiss' runs through mid-June at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 4:21pm on May 26, 2016☆⚑

'Waitress' is a Blue Plate Disaster by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews the theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 8:25pm on May 11, 2016☆⚑

'Shuffle Along' Has No Originality, No Thrust, No Book and No Definition of Its Own by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews the latest theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 7:33pm on May 5, 2016☆⚑

Musical Adaptation of 'American Psycho' Is as Depressing as It Is Distressing by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews the latest theater offerings.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:24pm on May 1, 2016☆⚑

Frank Langella Takes Us Through the Daunting Emotional Terrain of Alzheimer's by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews the theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:45am on April 22, 2016☆⚑

James Cagney Comes to Life in a Brilliant Off-Broadway Musical by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews the theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 7:52pm on April 14, 2016☆⚑

'She Loves Me' Is the Show of the Season by Rex Reed

Rex Reed's theater reviews.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:42pm on March 24, 2016☆⚑

'Hold On to Me Darling' Is Long and Talky, But It's Worth Your Time by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews 'Hold On to Me Darling."

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:29am on March 17, 2016☆⚑

The Devastating Play That Should Guarantee Michelle Williams a Tony by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews 'Blackbird.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:21pm on March 16, 2016☆⚑

Unlikely Pair: Two Plays About Sports That Are Quite Worth Seeing by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews 'Red Speedo' and 'The Royale.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:19pm on March 10, 2016☆⚑

Coming-of-Age Stories 'Straight' and 'A Room of My Own' by Rex Reed

Rex Reed reviews two new plays.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:12am on March 3, 2016☆⚑

An X-rated 'Snow White' Is Vaudeville Reimagined by the Marquis de Sade by Rex Reed

A review of an X-rated 'Snow White' and the real estate saga 'Washer and Dryer.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:51pm on February 3, 2016☆⚑