There are few dramatic moments that justify the music that stems from the songs. The post <em>Hell's Kitchen</em> Review: Fallin' In and Out of Love with Alicia Keys's Jukebox Mu…
It's surprising how much of Spamalot's humor now feels rooted in an earlier time. The post <em>Spamalot</em> Review: A Musical Revival That Pitches Itself to the TikTok Generatio…
I Need That is a vehicle built for two that mostly just spins its wheels. The post <em>I Need That</em> Review: Buried by His Past appeared first on Slant Magazine.
Here We Are is one last invitation to let Sondheim's music guide us through the woods. The post <em>Here We Are</em> Review: Stephen Sondheim's Final Master Class Is Small and Fu…
O'Casey's depiction of the incursion of war on the lives of the innocent shudders with timeliness. The post <em>DruidO'Casey</em> Review: Sean O'Casey's Trilogy Is a Tragic Visio…
Across this revival of Purlie Victorious, it's rare that the silliness and sobriety intermix. The post <em>Purlie Victorious</em> Review: Ossie Davis's Outsized Jim Crow Satire R…
There are pauses, yes, in Infinite Life, but they're far from mere stylistic flourishes. The post <em>Infinite Life</em> Review: What We Talk About When We Talk About Pain appear…
Shaw discusses the creation of The Shark Is Broken, his memories of the Jaws set, and more. The post Interview: Ian Shaw on <em>The Shark Is Broken</em>, His Father, and Memories…
Few shows have mastered the varied arts of cinematic recreation quite like this one. The post <em>Back to the Future: The Musical</em> Review: A Myopic, Too-Faithful Broadway Ada…
Once Upon a One More Time is a frivolously delightful entry into the jukebox genre. The post <em>Once Upon a One More Time</em> Review: Jukebox Musical Celebrates Britney Spears …
There's a shadow hanging over the 2023 Tony Awards, and we don't just mean the WGA strike. The post 2023 Tony Awards: Predicting the Likely Winners, from <em>A Doll's House</em> …
Nair discusses the importance of bringing her most popular movie to the stage and more. The post Interview: Mira Nair on the <em>Monsoon Wedding</em> Musical and Capturing the Sp…
Sher discusses how Camelot speaks to our current turbulent era of national politics. The post Interview: Bartlett Sher on Making <em>Camelot</em> Sing Again and Being King Arthur…
Never before has a boy triumphed more. The post <em>Oliver!</em> Review: Benjamin Pajak Leaves Audiences Wanting More in Lumpy Revival appeared first on Slant Magazine.
Comer's Tessa wins the case for Suzie Miller's play as urgent, necessary theater. The post <em>Prima Facie</em> Review: Jodie Comer Is Blistering in Suzie Miller's Indictment of …
Ijames celebrates his characters in all their hammy, juicy humanity. The post <em>Fat Ham</em> Review: James Ijames's Gay Black <em>Hamlet</em> Speaks to Many on Broa…
Shucked should probably invest in some "Keep the punchlines" pins. The post Review: The Grassroots Musical <em>Shucked</em> Charms On Broadway, One Corny Pun at a Time appeared f…
What's frustrating about the play is that it skims and skids on and around interesting ideas. The post <em>Rough Trade</em> Review: Gay Life as Echo Chamber appeared first on Sla…
Sweeney Todd can still shock, even if this production seldom goes for the jugular. The post <em>Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</em> Review: A Fine Showcase for a …
The Harder They Come deserves a weirder, more surprising stage adaptation. The post <em>The Harder They Come</em> Review: Suzan-Lori Parks's Jukebox Adaptation Falls Hard appeare…
Pictures from Home is a frantically verbal adaptation that's not given to subtlety. The post <em>Pictures from Home</em> Review: A Blaringly Unsubtle Family Portrait appeared fir…
A united community is a powerful force that can be used for healing or destruction. The post The Best of the 2023 Under the Radar Festival appeared first on Slant Magazine.
These shows range from revitalizing revivals to redemptive restagings of undervalued gems. The post The Best Theater of 2022 appeared first on Slant Magazine.
The show's pizzazz may be enough to help it survive in a turbulent Broadway landscape. The post <em>Some Like It Hot</em> Review: Billy Wilder's Classic Gets a Contemporary Makeo…
Thomas Ostermeier's production reclaims Hamlet, fleetingly but full-heartedly, for all of us. The post <em>Hamlet</em> Review: As Madness Would Have It appeared first on Slant Ma…