Review: Mrs. Doubtfire Is Now a Broadway Musical. Why?

The latest screen-to-stage transfer fails to justify its existence.

NGV Architecture Commission 2021: Pink Pond invites visitors to ‘ponder’ our future

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Minus Robin Williams, ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ is not quite herself by Peter Marks

A new musical version of the 1993 film comedy ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ has its official Broadway opening

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Review: Nanny Doesn’t Know Best by Maya Phillips

The new family-friendly musical, adapted from the hit movie, ends up cowering in the original film’s shadow.

Award-Winning Summer Nights returns to The Blue Room Theatre in 2022

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‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ review: Bringing the movie to Broadway was a huge mistake by Johnny Oleksinski

Why has a movie that was never anything more than a ridiculous vehicle for the late Robin Williams’ comedic talents been dragged onstage almost 30 years later without him?

What Did Critics Think of the New Broadway Musical Mrs. Doubtfire? by Talaura Harms

The adaptation of the 1993 film opened December 5 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Broadway Review: What A Drag It Is When A Premise Gets Old by Greg Evans

Barely 15 minutes of Mrs. Doubtfire has passed before the wife of the manic, cloying man-child at the center of the developing farce demands a divorce, and we can only puzzle over what took …

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Review: An Unmemorable Broadway Musical Banks on Familiar Material by Gordon Cox

A face smothered in banana cream has already sprung out from behind a refrigerator door. A silicone breast plate has been scorched over a stovetop. A man dressed like Margaret Thatcher on he…

Review: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ does not leap from screen to stage by Charles Isherwood

As the title character in the musical “Mrs. Doubtfire,” the superlative performer Rob McClure tears around the stage like a human tornado. In the role made famous by the inimitable Robin…

Mrs. Doubtfire: Dad-Turns-Nanny Comes to Broadway, Manic Charm Intact by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★★☆ The Robin Williams vehicle makes a successful transfer, scripted and scored by the 'Something Rotten!' team The post Mrs. Doubtfire: Dad-Turns-Nanny Comes to Broadway, Manic …

Mrs. Doubtfire: Musical Comedy Misfire from Something Rotten! Team by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Rob McClure plays the title figure with all engines running, Jerry Zaks directs with all engines revving. The post Mrs. Doubtfire: Musical Comedy Misfire from Something Rotte…

Belvoir Awards 2021 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship

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‘Wicked,’ ‘American Utopia’ cancel weekend Broadway shows by Caitlin Huston

“Wicked” canceled three performances this weekend due to COVID-19 cases within the company. The cancellations, which included the Saturday evening performance, as well as its Sunday mati…

Congrats, Bette Midler, on Your Kennedy Center Honors! by Trav S.D.

Tonight, I was flipping through channels and stopped just in time to see a fan of one of my books accept her Kennedy Center Award from the President. Congratulations, Bette Midler. I am kvel…

The Visitor ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons December 6, 2021: The Visitor, The Public Theater’s new musical by Kwame Kwei-Armah (book), Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics) and Tom Kitt (music), based on Thomas McC…

REVIEW: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ on Broadway is a family-friendly gagfest by Chris Jones

Thew new Broadway musical Mrs Doubtfire is a welcome feast of physical comedy.

IN Series reimagines ‘A Fairy Queen’ as an old-time radio program by Gregory Ford

In Artistic Director Timothy Nelson's knowledgeable hands, the device comes off not like a gimmick but as a doorway into discovery.

Broadway: “Wicked” Gets COVID, Cancels Performances, “MJ Michael Jackson Musical” Gets 3 Standing Ovations by Roger Friedman

There’s a lot going on on Broadway. “Wicked,” the long running hit musical, has been hit with COVID. First they cancelled yesterday’s

Christmas Melodies set to ring out from Arts Centre Melbourne this December

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Mrs Doubtfire on Broadway Review by New York Theaterh

“Mrs. Doubtfire,” a musical adaptation of the 1993 Robin Williams movie about a divorced man who disguises himself as a woman so that he can spend time with his children as their nanny, …

Sleeping Beauty review – mirth-filled frolics with a pinprick of pathos by Mark Fisher

King’s theatre, EdinburghThis year’s edition of the annual King’s panto is a slickly timed, high-spirited affair stuffed with daft jokes, and a moving tribute to the late company membe…

Red Riding Hood review – my, what weak jokes you have, grandma! by Arifa Akbar

Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonAn eco-themed updating of the fairytale without any bite, this panto has clumsy storytelling and half-hearted smut Red wears a magic hoodie in this pantom…

Michael Spicer review – online satirist delivers his greatest hits by Brian Logan

Old Market, Hove The YouTuber drily responds to some chucklesome internet footage, and plays the part of a frustrated political adviser, in onstage re-enactments of his best clips As a rule,…

New Hollywood and the Musical by Trav S.D.

With Steven Spielberg’s reboot of West Side Story due for nationwide release this coming Friday, he will be the last of the major “New Hollywood” directors of the 1970s to tackle a fam…

Cameron Mackintosh & Disney’s smash-hit new production of MARY POPPINS returns to Sydney by Sean McLoughlin

Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s new award-winning London production of MARY POPPINS is now on sale for performances beginning 15 May

Reviews round-up: December 6, 2022 by Mark Shenton

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EPISODE 100 ! Bradshaws at Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX launch, dippin dots, & an epic playground! by Framily Travel

This Week on Broadway for December 5, 2021: Mrs. Doubtfire by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Mrs. Doubtfire, the West Side Story movie, Assassins @ Classic Stage Company, Clydes @ Hayes Theater, The Visitor @ The Publi…

Antony Sher, Actor Acclaimed for His Versatility, Dies at 72 by Roslyn Sulcas

In his long career, most of it with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he played everyone from King Lear to Primo Levi to Ringo Starr.

Exploring the Dimensions of Black Power at Alvin Ailey by Gia Kourlas

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to New York City Center with stage premieres by Robert Battle and Jamar Roberts and a stunning “Lazarus.”

‘A Strange Loop’ at Woolly Mammoth is a knockout smash by John Stoltenberg

Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize–winning musical sings of a singular poet’s journey from self-loathing to self-respect.

Review: Theater doesn’t add to Malvina Reynolds’ music in ‘The Cassandra Sessions’ by Lily Janiak

At Shotgun Players, the gritted-teeth panic of the not-quite-finished show seeps through.

An interview 21 months delayed: Patti LuPone talks 'Company' back on Broadway by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Patti LuPone, one of the stars of the revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical "Company" on Broadway.

Broadway's Wicked Cancels Additional Performances by Andrew Gans

The international hit musical reopened at the Gershwin Theatre in September.

44th Annual Kennedy Center Honorees, Including Bette Midler, Berry Gordy, Joni Mitchell, More, Celebrated December 5 by Andrew Gans

Recipients are honored during a celebration of the arts to be filmed for subsequent TV broadcast.

Listen to the Songs of Stephen Sondheim on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. On this week's episode, Paige is paying tribute to the Ste…

Broadway In Chicago Announces Tickets For HAIRSPRAY On Sale Today by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

CHICAGO ENGAGEMENT AT BROADWAY IN CHICAGO’S CIBC THEATRE FEBRUARY 1 – 13, 2022 Broadway In Chicago is delighted to announce that tickets for HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony [...]

Broadway In Chicago Announces Tickets For SIX On Sale Monday, Dec. 6 by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Broadway In Chicago is delighted to announce that tickets for the electrifying new musical phenomenon SIX by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss will go on sale Monday, December 6. SIX will re…

Review: Joffrey Ballet’s magical ‘Nutcracker’ is now at the Lyric and better than ever by Lauren Warnecke

Maybe it’s the post-lockdown malaise lifting, but Joffrey’s “Nutcracker” sparkles like never before: The colors seem brighter, the sets more immersive, the orchestrations richer, the…

"The Nutcracker" by the Joffrey Ballet

"The Nutcracker" by the Joffrey Ballet is back for 2021 and performs for the first time at Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Eddie Mekka, a Star of ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ Is Dead at 69 by Anita Gates

As Carmine Ragusa on the hit sitcom, he got to show off his singing, tap-dancing and gymnastic skills — and to croon “Rags to Riches” many times.

‘A panto mashup of mayhem, song & storytelling’: SLEEPING BEAUTY & THE BEAST – Battersea Arts Centre by Louise Penn

Following the success of 2019 ‘slumber party panto’ Goldilocks and the Three Musketeers, Sleeping Trees are back for a live residency of mayhem, song, and storytelling in the Council Cha…

Antony Sher: 'I discovered I could be other people' by Jasper Rees

Remembering the brilliant actor knight who revealed himself both on stage and in pioneering performance diaries The energy of Antony Sher, who has died at the age of 72, was prodigious. He n…

REVIEW: Aladdin, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Aladdin the pantomime at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester. This post REVIEW: Aladdin, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭✭✭ first appeared on Briti…

Yes So I Said Yes review – an angry loyalist’s dog’s life by Susannah Clapp

Finborough, LondonThis crackling production of David Ireland’s caustic portrait of a troubled former gunman is close up and in your face Hurrah for the first London staging of this play by…

From a joyous Mancunian Wiz to the most charming of Beasts – the best Christmas family shows by Clare Brennan

Hull Truck; Hope Mill, Manchester; Barn, Cirencester; New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme; Watermill, NewburyThe Railway Children reduces our critic to tears, and a topical take on The Wizard of O…

The Shark Is Broken: This play has helped me conquer a life-long fear by Terri Paddock

I was fascinated by the story behind the play telling the story behind the film. The Shark Is Broken is the brainchild of Ian Shaw who co-wrote it and stars as his own late father Robert Sha…

Romeo & Juliet review – Sergei Polunin is reunited with Alina Cojocaru, and his talent by Sarah Crompton

Royal Albert Hall, LondonPolunin and Cojocaru are terrific, but neither is given enough to work with in the UK premiere of Johan Kobborg’s new version There’s been a lot of water under a…

David Harewood: ‘If I had my breakdown in America, somebody would’ve shot me’ by Alexandra Pollard

The British actor had £80 in his bank account when he was cast in ‘Homeland’ and his career changed overnight. He tells Alexandra Pollard why a racist and narrow-minded British TV indus…

“The Doctor” Diagnoses Society’s Afflictions by Nobuko Tanaka

After its premiere at north London’s Almeida Theatre in 2019, Robert Icke’s The Doctor earned glowing reviews and plaudits, most notably Olivier Award nominations for best new play and b…

Mrs. Doubtfire Opens on Broadway December 5 by Talaura Harms

The new musical stars Rob McClure as the divorced dad disguised as a Scottish nanny.

ABC's West Side Story Special, Featuring Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno, Stephen Sondheim, Airs December 5 by Andrew Gans

Director Steven Spielberg also discusses adapting the classic musical on the special edition of 20/20.

Morning's at Seven Ends Off-Broadway Run December 5 by Andrew Gans

Dan Wackerman directed a cast of theatre and screen veterans in the Paul Osborn play.