She's a sow, he's sheepish by Howard Kissel

LaBute's play succeeds in the perverse goal he sets. It is, for most of the evening, giddily entertaining, but when it ends you are overcome by a sense of poignancy and awkwardness.

Spacey's Darin' effort lacks bite by David Hinckley

Last night at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater, Spacey played a Darin-style nightclub show.

Post-'Felicity,' trying cruelty on for size By CELIA McGEE

Recent transplant Keri Russell stars in Neil LeBute's new play.

It's a jolly good read, Jeeves BY HOWARD KISSEL

Robert McCrum has written a topping P.G. Wodehouse bio

'Folles' revival's far from a drag by Howard Kissel

It has been given a loving, heartwarming revival.

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Opening and closing nights

Star hosts can sizzle or fizzle By DAVID HINCKLEY

WCBS Monkees with morning slot By DAVID HINCKLEY

Wong: It's a B'way occasion for Asians By REBECCA LOUIE

"There aren't a lot of plays where we get to feel this dignified." - B.D. Wong

Acting expands slim 'Number' by Howard Kissel

As a play, "A Number" is not satisfying. As an acting exercise, it's fascinating.

'Orthodox' sitcom gags do not a stage play make by Howard Kissel

'Ocean' peers deeply into slavery's legacy by Howard Kissel

At times, the play seems strained in its effort to sound so many notes, but in Leon's gifted hands, the actors give Wilson's noble vision a luminous aura.

Ossie, Ruby honored BY DAVE GOLDINER

Courageous couple among 6 in tribute at Kennedy Center

His affection is Crystal-clear by Howard Kissel

"700 Sundays" is a brave portrait of an eccentric, endearing family. It is hilarious and unexpectedly touching.

A maid, a man, his mask and his organ by Henry Cabot Beck

How will "The Phantom of the Opera," opening Dec. 22, stack up against the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical on which it's based and the various movie versions of Gaston Leroux's 1910 Gothic horro…

Making bold 'Overtures' by Howard Kissel

Paradoxically, it is far less exotic than the original production by Harold Prince, which had a kind of reverence for Japanese culture quite absent here.

Vanessa moxie a holiday treat BY DAVID SPRAGUE

B'way fun, fun, fun By DAVID HINCKLEY

Familiar sounds hit the Great White Way

Here's the story of a lovely 'Carol' By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ

Orbach fights cancer By GEORGE RUSH

"Law & Order" detective Jerry Orbach has been handed what may be the toughest case of his career - a battle against prostate cancer.

Blasts from the past are a holiday treat by David Bianculli

For fans of vintage TV, the CBS presentation of 1964's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and the PBS telecast of 1957's "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" still are worth noting.
And worth watching.

Topical, yes, but don't 'Doubt' play's quality by Howard Kissel

"Doubt" turns headline material into deeply moving drama.

A 'Carol' that saps holiday spirits by David Bianculli

At the risk of sounding like a humbug, I feel compelled to announce that the new musical version of "A Christmas Carol," starring Kelsey Grammer as Ebenezer Scrooge, is not a triumph.

In all seriousness, gotta 'Hand' it to Woody by Howard Kissel

For audiences who assume Allen is supposed to provide laughs, "Memory" will be a disappointment. But the play suggests a new willingness to confront themes like betrayal and the cost of stif…

B'way's getting another Whoopin' By CELIA McGEE

Nobody tells Whoopi Goldberg what to do.
Nobody.