All stories by Matt Windman on BroadwayStars

Thursday, February 25, 2016

DOMESTIC STRIFE by Matt Windman

Sam Shepard’s 1978 drama remains a gritty, mysterious portrait of domestic life gone to hell.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:26PM
Monday, January 25, 2016

SEND IN THE CLOWNS by Matt Windman

This farce within a farce is particularly effective when the cast plays it truthfully, as it does here.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:16PM
Friday, January 22, 2016

17TH-CENTURY SCANDAL by Matt Windman

This over-the-top tragicomedy has plenty of heightened language, blood and cleavage.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:21PM
Thursday, December 24, 2015

THE MAN AND THE MUSICAL by Matt Windman

Ethan Mordden provides a great deal of insight into the work of Stephen Sondheim, and lavishes praise along the way.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:40PM
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

ILLEGAL INTERNMENT by Matt Windman

A host of flaws will prevent this musical about an important part of American history from making waves.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 02:25PM
Monday, November 16, 2015

WHITEWASHED SOUL by Matt Windman

Another jukebox musical hits Broadway, but Gloria and Emilio Estefan are given little personality to back up the song and dance.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:08PM
Monday, November 9, 2015

PUPPY-DOG EYES by Matt Windman

Annaleigh Ashford gives a wonderfully endearing performance as a dog looking for a home.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:12PM
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

NO APOLOGIES by Matt Windman

The Mint Theater Company is persistent in its mission to uncover obscure plays from the past.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:44PM
Monday, September 14, 2015

NO MORE THAN A HYMN by Matt Windman

This unnecessary musical is marked by clunky plot twists, one-dimensional characters and bad songs.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:13PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015

FAMILY VALUES by Matt Windman

An all-Asian cast gives Clifford Odets’ 1935 family drama a host of truthful performances.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:10PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

IN AND OUT OF POWER by Matt Windman

Shakespeare fans were given a unique opportunity to see the four history plays presented as a coherent, extended narrative.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:27PM
Sunday, July 5, 2015

GOLDEN TUNES by Matt Windman

Some of Broadway s musicals actually sound better on the album, while others aren t captured quite as well.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:41PM
Friday, June 19, 2015

CHILDHOOD RECONSTRUCTION by Matt Windman

The layered and dynamic new musical transfers to Broadway and continues to soar.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 01:45PM
Monday, June 15, 2015

FLUFF IT UP by Matt Windman

Harvey Weinstein has given the musical an overhaul that appeals to the lowest common denominator.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 03:12PM
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

STRAIGHT TO BROADWAY by Matt Windman

This musical comedy bypasses a regional run and jumps right to the Great White Way.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 02:25PM
Monday, June 1, 2015

NOT EXACTLY SHAKESPEARE by Matt Windman

For better or worse, this Larry David vehicle gives you a lot of Larry David and not much else.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 02:52PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

RELIGION MEETS MUSICALS MEETS COMEDY by Matt Windman

The South Park creators bring a big, fun musical to Broadway, using Mormonism as their vehicle.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

WAY OVER THE TOP by Matt Windman

You really want to have fun, but Priscilla is so aggressively campy that it becomes irritating and too much to stomach.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

TIGER STALKS BROADWAY by Matt Windman

Audience members buying tickets mainly to see Robin Williams might not be ready for what they see.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

CAT AND MOUSE by Matt Windman

A corny framing of the plot sets this eagerly anticipated musical up for a crash and burn that the actors have no chance to save.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

DE-LOVELY by Matt Windman

Kathleen Marshall’s choreography manages to turn almost every production number into a showstopper.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

PRE-WAR GHOSTS by Matt Windman

Donna Murphy s comic delivery and powerhouse voice are on full display. Unfortunately the play as a whole is nothing to sing about.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

DANCING WITH GHOSTS by Matt Windman

Any production of Follies , even if imperfect, is cause for celebration by Sondheim fanatics.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

LONG CRAWL TO THE TOP by Matt Windman

Lynn Nottage takes a different approach with her newest play, still handling serious material, only this time with a bit of farce.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

MOTHERLOVE AND THE HOLOCAUST by Matt Windman

Donna Murphy s comic delivery and powerhouse voice are on full display. Unfortunately the play as a whole is nothing to sing about.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

PRESSED TO DISK by Matt Windman

Now that the Tony Awards have finally come and gone, it’s time to take a look at the cast albums of six new Broadway musicals from the past season.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

IVY-LEAGUE WITCH HUNT by Matt Windman

Harvard s dirty secret from 1920 gets dragged out of the closet.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

ROYAL BLOOD by Matt Windman

Shakespeare in the Park isn t likely to draw a line down the street this year.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

SLEEPING CAR by Matt Windman

While the viewpoints therein feel overstressed by today s standards, this production retains the play s charm and makes a revival worthwhile.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

BAREFOOT SINGERS by Matt Windman

Opera fans will hardly recognize Peter Brook’s bold adaptation.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

FROM DARK TO LIGHT by Matt Windman

The newly constructed, 230-ton, 975-seat theater reconstructs the original Globe.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards