Rex Reed Reviews 'Skylight' and 'Hand to God' | Observer by Rex Reed

So cold and dreary one character laments that "we even have indoor fog," the first thing you see is the set"an ugly, cluttered and characterless one-room London council flat designed by Bob …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 7:15pm on April 9, 2015☆⚑

A Call to Theater: No More Puppets by Rex Reed

'Skylight' stars an incandescent Carey Mulligan, and 'Hand to God' is awful.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 5:25pm on April 7, 2015☆⚑

The Epic 'Doctor Zhivago' Is Finally Reimagined as a Broadway Musical by Harry Haun

Director Des McAnuff, who has helmed Tony winners like Jersey Boys and The Who's Tommy, sums up the history of his most recent project succinctly.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:06am on April 3, 2015☆⚑

Elisabeth Moss Lends Much-Needed Depth to 'The Heidi Chronicles,' Now Quite Dated by Rex Reed

Woman on top.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 5:50pm on March 24, 2015☆⚑

Renee Fleming on Broadway, Dirt Cheap by Lindsay Rittenhouse, Lindsay Rittenhouse

In the play, written by Tony winner Joe DiPietro, the opera star is miffed when her husband, a maestro played by Donald Sills, falls for the pretty young woman ghostwriting his (largely fict…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:15am on March 24, 2015☆⚑

'On the Twentieth Century' Is the Blockbuster We've Been Waiting For by Rex Reed

Take a ride on the Twentieth Century and you'll find out what a Broadway blockbuster is.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 4:14pm on March 17, 2015☆⚑

Openings: One New Show Restores Broadway's Magic, Another Serves a Dead 'Fish' by Rex Reed

'The Audience,' starring Helen Mirren, vastly overshadows Larry David's hopeless comedy 'Fish in the Dark.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 2:31pm on March 10, 2015☆⚑

Spring Arts Preview 2015: Top 7 Theater Debuts by Alexandra Peers, Alexandra Peers

Opulence returns to Broadway this season.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 3:00pm on March 6, 2015☆⚑

On Broadway, Revenge Is a Dish Best Served by Chita Rivera by Harry Haun

Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero"Chita to you and the rest of the world"is closing out the Broadway season with The Visit she has been promising for 14 years. Believe it or not, Mr. Ripl…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 6:30pm on March 5, 2015☆⚑

Diane Lane, a Child Star, Returns to the Theater Older, Wiser and Just as Gorgeous by Harry Haun

Diane Lane, a child star, returns to New York theater older, wiser and, annoyingly, just as gorgeous.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:43am on March 4, 2015☆⚑

Peter Gallagher and Kristin Chenoweth Board Broadway's 'On The Twentieth Century' by Harry Haun

Now, Peter Gallagher and Kristin Chenoweth have stepped up for a March 12 bow at the American Airlines Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:00am on February 26, 2015☆⚑

Bad Moon Rising: A Clifford Odets Revival, Limply Written, Hits the Stage by Rex Reed

Along with David Ives' mildly amusing six-play sampler, 'Lives of the Saints.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 2:05pm on February 25, 2015☆⚑

It's Only a Tease: Nathan Lane to Return to McNally Play After BAM's 'Iceman' Closes by John Bonazzo

Nathan Lane, currently starring in Iceman, will return to Terrence McNally's comedy It's Only a Play on March 31, after the Eugene O'Neill drama ends its run at BAM.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:57pm on February 25, 2015☆⚑

Dodged a Bullet: Public Theater's 'Hamilton' Heads to Broadway"But After the Tonys by Philip Boroff, Philip Boroff

The announcement halts speculation that the show, written and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, would abort the sold-out engagement to transfer immediately to capitalize on the mostly rapturous r…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 5:06pm on February 24, 2015☆⚑

An 11th-Hour Save for Second Stage Theatre's Broadway Aspirations by Philip Boroff, Philip Boroff

The nonprofit company Second Stage and the owners of the 600-seat Broadway playhouse it seeks to buy on 44th Street, the famous Helen Hayes, reached an accord yesterday that gives Second Sta…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:59pm on February 20, 2015☆⚑

Reading the Tony Tea Leaves: Here's Who We're Betting On by Jesse Oxfeld, Jesse Oxfeld

In the lead-up to this year's Tony Awards, to be broadcast by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 8, the consensus among theater prognosticators is that there is no consensus.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 5:51pm on May 28, 2014☆⚑

The Road Not Taken | Rex Reed Reviews 'If/Then' | New York Observer by Rex Reed

Idina Menzel"or is it Adele Dazeem?"is one character with two identities in Broadway dud 'If/Then'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 7:03pm on April 7, 2014☆⚑

Bullets Shoots for the Moon | | New York Observer by Harry Haun

With Zach Braff in the leading role, Woody Allen's film is even zanier as a musical

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:44pm on March 19, 2014☆⚑

Spring Arts Preview: Top 10 Theater Plays & Musicals by Jesse Oxfeld

'If/Then' Mothers and SonsGolden TheatreOpens March 24Terrence McNally's latest stars the indefatigable Tyne Daly as a mother who pays an unexpected visit to her dead son's former partner 20…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00am on March 14, 2014☆⚑

And the Prize Goes to the Puppet: 'All the Way' Is Riveting, and the Directorial Vision Behind 'Antony and Cleopatra' Is Brilliant by Jesse Oxfeld

Bryan Cranston in 'All the Way.' (Photo by Joan Marcus) The curse, and the blessing, of an initials-based moniker is that those simple, monosyllabic sounds rhyme with so much. There's "Hey, …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00pm on March 11, 2014☆⚑

He Said, She Said: 'The Open House' Has a Bullying Dad, 'Stage Kiss' Follows a Quirky Couple, 'Arlington' Is a Musical Monologue by Jesse Oxfeld

Lauren Valez and Anthony Chisholm in 'The Happiest Song Plays Last.' In early 2012, Quiara Alegría Hudes won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. A year later, her prize-winning work, Water By t…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:48pm on March 7, 2014☆⚑

Movie Stars Lighting Up the Great White Way | The New York Observer by Jesse Oxfeld

You gotta get a gimmick, a trio of wise women once advised. But to succeed on Broadway these days, what you really need is a star. Mounting a Broadway show has become so expensive, and the b…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 4:25pm on February 22, 2014☆⚑

The Stars in Broadway's Firmament: Movie Stars Lighting Up the Great White Way by Jesse Oxfeld

You gotta get a gimmick, a trio of wise women once advised. But to succeed on Broadway these days, what you really need is a star. Mounting a Broadway show has become so expensive, and the b…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 5:00pm on February 21, 2014☆⚑

Tough Love: Almost, Maine's Small-Town Love Stories Are Cheesy and Charming by Jesse Oxfeld

'Almost, Maine.' If you're going to object to Almost, Maine"that it's too saccharine, too sentimental, a little too impressed with its own quirkiness"then its title is as good a place as any…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00pm on February 4, 2014☆⚑

Welcome to the Machine: Machinal Is a Haunting Portrait of Life for Women in the Twenties by Jesse Oxfeld

Frank Langella in 'King Lear.' (Photo by Johan Persson) Ruth Snyder, whom Wikipedia pithily if reductively identifies as "an American murderess," was electrocuted by the State of New York at…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 4:38pm on January 21, 2014☆⚑