Time and the Conways - J. B. Priestley's 1937 "time play" presents us with a diverse representatives of the British middle class attempting to prosper and regain its equilibrium in the years between the two great world wars. . Read
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Prince of Broadway - a sampler of 17 of the shows Harold Prince has directed and some 30 of those shows' breakout hits . . . Read
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Anastasia - The famous Russian princess fairy tale boasts a top team Read
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Hello, Dolly! - Jerry Herman's bouncy score plus Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce -- and, as of 1/20/18 Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber. . . Read
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War Paintclosing 11/03/17! -musical stars Patty LuPone and Christine Ebersole do their utmost to make to stars of the beauty industry fascinating. . . Read
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Miss Saigon -
Claude-Michel Schönberg-Alain Boublil- Richard Maltby Jr musical is back at the same theater where it made its long running Broadway debut-- and so is the helicopter. . .Read
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Come From Away - Its uplift message has helped this fact-based musical fly from Canada to Broadway. . . Read
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Dear Evan Hansen - A small musical's big heart and big on talent cast is now a welcome addition to the Broadway musical scene. . . Read
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A Bronx Tale - Chazz Palminteri's solo play gets yet another life as a Broadway musical. . . Read
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School of Rock - It's a large, loud show with a totally improbable plot but it;s impossible not to root for its ensemble of super talented kids . . . .
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Strange Interlude - Though popular in O'Neill's day, the Freudian asides and marathon running time have proved stumbling blocks for later audiences. But Greenspan's marathon approach may have found the secret for making this exercise in Freudian excess palatable to playgoers other than O'Neill aficionados.
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Torch Song - After almost half a century Harvey Fierstein's story about drag queen Arnold Beckoff's quest for a satisfying love and family life is dated, an artifact of gay history on stage . . .but not so his dialogue is and characters . . . Read
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Off the Meter, On the Record - John McDonagh takes Irish Rep audiences from the world of the checker cab to the land of Uber, Lyft, and Gett. Read
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Squeamish - Alison Fraser in solo show that delves into dark behavior
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Measure For Measure -
Elevator Repair Service applies its unique stylistic tricks to Shakespeare's problem play, and it lots of fun . . .Read
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Tiny Beautiful Things - Sheryl Strayed's "Sugar" adapted and performed by Nia Vardalos is back for an encore run at the Publis's Newman Theater. . .
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Desperate Measures Extended to 10/29! -the emphasis in this very loose take on Shakespeare's play is on comedy and the fine cast and ear-pleasing score succeed in making it wonderfully entertaining... Read
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As You Like It - For most of its 100 minutes, John Doyle's production doubles its pleasures. That's even though the running time has probably been cut to half of its usual length and there are just ten actors to play out the multiple games in a forest that doesn't have a single tree. . . Read
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The Treasurer - Extended to 11/05/17@Max Posner depiction of one man's battle with the slings and arrows tossed at his aging mother and the sleeping demons of resentment they stir in him isn't light entertainment. But Peter Friedman sure offers a master class in nuanced acting. . . Read
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A Clockwork Orange - A new stage adaptation of Anthony Burgess's novel joins 1984 in a hot season for dystopia on stage. Read
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Mary Jane - Director Anne Kauffman hit the perennial nail on the head in describing Amy Herzog's title character as a modern
day Job. . . Read
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Curvy Widow - Extended to 12/31--and performances now include a Thursday matinee.. . . Read
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Sweeney ToddExtended again to 2/25/18! -the Demon Barber's story goes immersive, its thrilling music intact and the pies and mash served before show time are delicious . . .Read
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Spamilton Extended again to 12/28/17!-
It was inevitable that Gerard Alessandrini would find the rap rage that has taken over the spotlight on Broadway with the mega hit Hamilton. . . Read More
Albion Mike Bartlett has compared his play to Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Others are saying that this is Britain's first serious Brexit play . . . Read More -
A Woman of No Importance Oscar Wilde's rarely performed play attracts a stellar cast in Dominic Dromgoole's opening play of his Wilde season . . . Read More -
Young Frankenstein Mel Brooks tightens up the musical version of his movie for London's opening of a quirky show with tunes and laughter . . . Read More -
The Lie Florian Zeller's play puts a new slant on the French reputation for a relaxed attitude towards infidelity and stars real life husband and wife Samantha Bond and Alexander Hanson . . . -
What Shadows Chris Hannan's play looks at the politician Enoch Powell and the impact his speech about the nation had on a generation . . . . Read More
The Great Gatsby This innovative production of The Great Gatsby takes everyone back to the 1920s in an immersive experience of the Jazz Age . . . . Read More
Oslo The big hit from Broadway arrives in London telling the tale of the most unlikely peace process in secret talks between the Israelis and the PLO. . . . Read More
Apologia Stockard Channing is the draw in Jamie Lloyd's revival of a play about a 1960s activist as a mother. . . -
Othello The Tobacco Factory and English Touring Theatre's Othello is the best I have ever seen for clarity and understanding. We were blown away by Mark Lockyer's Iago and Abraham Popoola's Othello . . . Read
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The FerrymanJez Butterworth's epic successor to Jerusalem is set in a family in Northern Ireland among the troubles and has its West End transfer booked . . . Read
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An American in Paris
London's Dominion Theatre welcomes the Tony award winning musical of An American in Paris with its balletic dance and fabulous visuals . . . Read
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child -
John Tiffany's startling production of the eighth story in the Harry Potter series charms fans and Muggles alike in the theatrical event of the year . . . . . Read
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Shakespeare In Love - The fine action-aplenty direction provides enough amusing, exuberant, rowdy and bawdy goings-on to fill two shows. . .
I Love You You're Perfect - We can thank director David Saint for encouraging author-lyricist Joe DiPietro to update the show to reflect the changes in dating in light of social media influences over time.
A Night With Janis Joplin -searing biographical concert, earnestly written and smartly directed by Randy Johnson
The Honeymooners - Weiner's score is conventionally melodic giving a bright frame for Mill's pleasantly facile and flippant lyrics.Read More
The Lover/The Collection -
Both these one-act plays by Harold Pinter deal with relationships in language that is spare and rich, illuminating as well as confusing. . . Read
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BREAKING NEWS New:
War Paintclosing 12/31/17. . .
Sweeney Todd extended yet again, to 2/25/18. . . .The National Theater production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America coming to the Neil Simon Theatre (now home of Cats). The NT cast includes Nathan Lane. . .
Hello, Dolly! will get new star power with Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber as Dolly Levy and Horace Vandergriff on 1/20/18; with an official opening on 2/22/18. . . .FEATURES New: Hello Dollys. . .They Never Say Good-Bye
