A Time to Kill

Any adaptation of A Time to Kill would have to be really good to make us overlook the fact that we're meant to root for a vigilante to go free. The Broadway show that just opened doesn't pull off that trick. My review's here.

Marie Antoinette

David Adjmi's Marie Antoinette doesn't cast a new eye on the queen, but the Soho Rep production is quite good anyway. My review's here.

The Winslow Boy

The Roundabout does better by The Winslow Boy than by its previous Terence Rattigan production, Man and Boy (Frank Langella and Adam Driver, oh my!). My review of this rather good yarn is here.

Romeo and Juliet

CSC's version of Romeo and Juliet is a big mess. Did anybody steer that ship or did it end up on the rocks on its own? Click here for my review.

The Model Apartment

I can't say Donald Margulies is among my favorite playwrights yet I really liked The Model Apartment. But then it's not your regular Margulies play -- he's even called it his "problem child." My review's here.

A Night with Janis Joplin

A sanitized tribute show at Broadway prices — and you get to pay extra for the privilege of drinking in sippy cups. My review of A Night with Janis Joplin's here.

Julius Caesar

Phyllida Lloyd's production of this tragedy, set in a women's prison, kicks serious Roman butt. Click here for my review.

Anthem

I can deal with almost any sci-fi concept, no matter how far-fetched. It's ponderous speechifying I have a hard time with. Click here for my review of this Ayn Rand–based show.

Lady Day

Enjoy the songs during this Billie Holiday biomusical, but cover your ears during the book scenes. My review of Lady Day's here.

Big Fish

Rarely has there been such a discrepancy between a production and its score as in Big Fish. Susan Stroman's show looks great; Andrew Lippa's music is by-the-numbers. Click here for my review.

Bad Jews redux

Bad Jews loses a bit of its impact in a bigger venue, but it's still a vastly entertaining little comedy of hostility. My review's here.

The Film Society

Why bother to revive Jon Robin Baitz's The Film Society when he's written much better plays? And then why give it such a desultory production? Questions, questions... Click here for my review.

Natural Affection

William Inge's 1963 flop gets a rare revival from the TACT company. It's a fascinating project, if not quite as good as I'd hoped it would be. My review's here.

The Glass Menagerie

Was it a case of overly heightened expectations? John Tiffany's revival of The Glass Menagerie is good but not mind-blowingly revelatory. I actually preferred the 2011 one from the Roundabout, with Judith Ivey. Click here for my review.

Arguendo

Elevator Repair Service strikes back with Arguendo, the verbatim reenactment of a 1991 Supreme Court case. Click here for my review.

Philip Goes Forth

The Mint company unearths another half-forgotten — ok, completely forgotten — nugget with Philip Goes Forth. Click here for my review.

Romeo and Juliet

After each performance excited throngs wait outside the theater to see Orlando Bloom. If only what happens during the show was as feverish… My review of this dud is here.

The Blue Dragon

Robert Lepage returns sotto voce with -- and in -- The Blue Dragon at BAM. My review's here.

Women or Nothing

Great title for Ethan Coen's latest at the Atlantic, and great team too: David Cromer, Halley Feiffer, Susan Pourfar... The play's his best so far too, if you don't pay close attention to the plot holes and forced coincidences. My review's here.

Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play

Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play is one of the most thrilling shows I've seen in ages. Note: You don't need to have seen the Simpsons episode Cape Feare to appreciate the play, but it does add a whole new level of enjoyment. Click here for my rave.