Thursday, April 23, 2026
Beaches, A New Musical, based on the best-selling novel that became the blockbuster film, brings to the stage one of the most iconic friendships in popular culture. This sweeping, emotional,…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:37AM[SHARE]The musical, adapted by Dart (book and lyrics), Thom Thomas (book) and Mike Stoller (music), doesn’t trust that stormy dynamic, preferring the upbeat to the uncomfortable, as if that were …
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AM[SHARE]Beaches, the musical, is not bad but it is fatally misguided. […] It is very hard to care about anything onstage.
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SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AM[SHARE]The two performers leading the cast are the real spectacle. Barrett puts our hearts in our throats as Bertie, her Waspy restraint breaking like a dam holding back tears late in the second ac…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AM[SHARE]Beaches, A New Musical, as the full title has it, is a mostly forgettable endeavor, and that, sadly, includes a score that will not likely takes its place in the treasured legacy of its comp…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AM[SHARE]Sadly there’s little wind beneath this uninspired musical’s thin and tattered wings. Even the film’s critic-defying, pinky-swearing fanbase may be disappointed in the barebones product…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AM[SHARE]When a Broadway musical doesn’t work, it’s almost never the fault of the actors. It isn’t in this case, either. Some of them even squeeze in some moments of charm; you can see why both…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AM[SHARE]A standout turn from Jessica Vosk, taking on the Bette Midler role, isn’t enough to turn a much-loved movie into a legitimate stage show
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SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AM[SHARE]At the end of “Beaches,” when Vosk belts the famous song from the movie so sublimely, the audience momentarily forgets the sandy slog that came before it. And then, woken up from that tr…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AM[SHARE]Unfortunately, the so-bad-it’s-good pleasure that comes from a movie is harder to achieve in the theater. The actors aren’t in the room with you when they embarrass themselves on film. I…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 21, 2026
The Vernon Point Neighborhood Association is a passionate bunch, whether squabbling over historically inaccurate porch railings or debating trash can protocol. Still, no one is prepared for …
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 11:26PM[SHARE]This psychological delicacy comes as no surprise: Lindsay-Abaire wrote one of our most persuasive dramas on social collision, “Good People,” which explores the two ends of the class stru…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:37PM[SHARE]Lindsay-Abaire’s new play The Balusters makes a highly entertaining if specious argument for the eventual triumph—bad-faith cultural backlash be damned—of social justice in left-leanin…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:36PM[SHARE]It’s cleverly devised, although for a play about the corrupting influence of obsessing over peace and quiet it’s more than a tad pat. Though Lindsay-Abaire lingers on the idea that every…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:35PM[SHARE]The Balusters is hilarious, skewering not only neighborhood associations but also identity politics while maintaining compassion for all its characters. Too bad real HOA meetings can’t be …
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:35PM[SHARE]While The Balusters is never less than entertaining, the play suffers in comparison to similar recent Broadway works, notably The Minutes and, especially, Eureka Day, both of which had sharp…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:35PM[SHARE]“The Balusters”[…] may be the most vital and timely show on Broadway this season. It’s definitely the funniest.
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SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:35PM[SHARE]Even more egregious, several emotional turns depend on offstage action that, through its on-stage unveiling, feel like cheap gotchas. Is this a multifaceted discussion or a series of cute wr…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:35PM[SHARE]Kenny Leon’s direction levels some of the imbalance in the play’s humor. He gives the supporting characters just enough edge to inflict pain without ever spilling so much blood that some…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:35PM[SHARE]We’re in a moment in the American theater when, after years of caution, writers finally are beginning to find the courage to expose the hypocrisy of our newly sensitive language, tiptoeing…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:35PM[SHARE]Monday, April 20, 2026
Welcome to Schmigadoon—the magical town where every day is a musical. Everybody has a song for everything, the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, and the only bridge out of town leads…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 06:04PM[SHARE]A sendup of musicals needs to fulfill three major requirements: It must know its stuff inside out, it must be precisely crafted, and of course, it must be funny. Let’s just dispense with t…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 06:02PM[SHARE]While some may toss Schmigadoon! aside as a frivolous night out, Paul has created a world deeply rich in humanity, charm, and musical theatre heritage. Go do yourself a favor and get trapped…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 06:02PM[SHARE]Schmigadoon! as a TV show was a gift to musical theater buffs whose greatest joy will forever be Leslie Uggams’ musical stylings on June’s bejeepers. Paul, the stage show’s sole author…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 06:02PM[SHARE]If you watched the TV series, you’ll recognize some of these moments – along with others such as the fan-favorite celebration of “Corn Puddin!” – but what you might miss is the inh…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 06:02PM[SHARE]The effervescent stage show, from creator Cinco Paul and director-choreographer Christoper Gattelli, is all but irresistible — a giddy love letter to the form that’s enough to turn even …
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 06:02PM[SHARE]Director and choreographer Christopher Gattelli (who just adapted Death Becomes Her for Broadway last year) makes the absolute most of the medium his show skewers so deliciously.
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SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 06:02PM[SHARE]Under the protective cover of parody, Schmigadoon! is free to deliver real pleasures of old-school American musical comedy: catchy melodies with clever lyrics, laughs on the regular, a littl…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 06:02PM[SHARE]Schmigadoon! replicates much of the golden-age façade while seeming afraid of those shows’ political shadows. The show gestures at the classic targets of old-timey sexism, small-mindednes…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 06:02PM[SHARE]Melissa and Josh are ready to leave Schmigadoon. And so are we. I walked away contemplating if somewhere buried in there is a smart, hilarious musical that questions, and not so sappily, the…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 06:02PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 16, 2026
Emmy Winner Ayo Edebiri and Golden Globe Winner Don Cheadle make their long-awaited Broadway debuts in David Auburn's Pulitzer and Tony Award"winning PROOF. Directed by Tony winner Thomas Ka…
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