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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

‘Dear England’ Review: When Soccer Success Becomes a Moral Victory by Houman Barekat

A new James Graham play about the soccer coach Gareth Southgate is a lively romp, but its core message about embracing male vulnerability feels soppy.

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Friday, May 26, 2023

Review: In ‘Aspects of Love,’ Some Problematic Attachments by Houman Barekat

A London revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s partner-swapping musical is a camp amoral romp. But is this obsession really the same as romance?

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Review: In ‘Hamnet,’ Shakespeare Becomes Soap Opera by Houman Barekat

The Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s hit 2020 novel is elegant and tasteful — but also formulaic and sentimental.

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Review: ‘Berlusconi: A New Musical’ Is Hammy and Hamstrung by Houman Barekat

The show, in London, skewers its protagonist through maximalist kitsch, but it comes with a tone of finger-wagging moralism that’s no fun.

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Review: ‘Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead’ in London by Houman Barekat

The British experimental theater company Complicité turns the Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s novel “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead” into a thought-provoking, entertaining…

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

‘Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons’ Review: A Thought Exercise, Without Deep Thoughts by Houman Barekat

On London’s West End, Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman star in a lightly dystopian comedy that succeeds as a portrait of a troubled couple, but falls short as political satire.

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime