Lyric Theater, New YorkJK Rowling's wildly popular stage show has been brought to life again with audacious production design and crowd-pleasing wonderAnyone who tells you that adolescence i…
Vivian Beaumont Theater, New YorkLauren Ambrose and Harry Hadden-Paton deliver standout performances in a crowd-pleasing new production of the classic taleA splendiferous layer cake with a b…
Florida students began rehearsing "Spring Awakening" before the Feb. 14 shooting at their high school. They wanted to keep going. The show's original cast came to support them.
In "Saint Joan," Condola Rashad tackles a classic role. But she's interested in the woman, not the symbol.
Greg Keller's two-character play encourages the audience to wonder: Just what's up with that guy nearby?
Harry Connick Jr. is the star attraction in a jaunty if unremarkable musical adaptation of the Oscar-winning film.
August Wilson theatre, New YorkThe stage adaptation of the hit teen film is a jubilant watch but the songs aren't quite as catchy as they should be and there's a mean streak missingMean Girl…
He's gotten great reviews as the comic center of Tom Stoppard's "Travesties." So why is he worried about his lines, his future and the little finger on his left hand?
Golden theatre, New York Edward Albee's psychodrama spells out the crueller fortunes of life for three ages of the same woman, leavened with some comic sympathyExistential dread comes very w…
Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.
A stripped-down version of George Bernard Shaw's 1913 drama, which is just fine without the music that "My Fair Lady" had.
Hayes Theater, New YorkA stylish production of Kenneth Lonergan's 2001 play is brimming with smart dialogue and fine performances Lobby Hero is a play about the way we justify ourselves to o…
St James Theatre, New YorkA likable transfer for the animated phenomenon will please fans but an extended running time highlights a thin plotWant to know the real star of Frozen? That would …
Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.
At this encounter group, the porn addict to your right or left may be an actor. If only the show's creators had more self-control.
In this spry and winning show, a Canadian playwright links the story of her great-grandparents to the refugee crisis of the present.
It's the grand slam " an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony " and Robert Lopez has done it twice. The EGOT champ and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, his wife and co-composer, talk about penning songs …
Marquis Theatre, New YorkAn island-based assembly of the hit-maker's most loved tracks is an undemanding watch that could have benefited from more nuanceEscape to Margaritaville, the Jimmy B…
Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.
Brian Dykstra's play about a student's activist artwork lacks the kind of focus that teenagers around the country are bringing to issues like gun control.
Tina Fey's hit teen comedy heads to the stage after a trial run in Washington and a first night of previews suggests fans will be happyIt was a Monday. So no one wore pink. Mean Girls, based…
NBC's "Rise," isn't "Glee" and it isn't "Fame." "The mantra is to always keep it as realistic and honest as possible," said its showrunner, Jason Katims.
Pershing Square Signature Center, New YorkThe actor stars in an intimately staged yet strangely old-fashioned rendition of the Tony award-winning writer's playGood for Otto, David Rabe's bit…
Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.
The British actor, a star of "Downton Abbey" who will appear in "My Fair Lady" on Broadway, seeks a taste of home in the West Village.