Dancing on Nails

The show is closing a month earlier than anticipated, so my review of Dancing on Nails comes out the day before the final performance. Oops! Click here for my pan.

Interview with Julie White

If all interviewees were as sharp, as funny as Julie White, my job would be a lot easier. I talked to her as she prepared to join the cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike on Broadway. Click here for more.

Murder for Two

The new whodunit musical Murder for Two left me as cold as the victim in a potboiler novel. My review's here.

I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road

Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford's 1978 gets an excellent concert production at City Center, led by the glorious Renée Elise Goldsberry. Click here for my review.

Let It Be

After Rain, another Beatles tribute lands on Broadway with Let It Be. I'm not sure I see the point -- other than making a few $$$ of course. Click here for my review.

The Capables

Jay Stull's new play goes after both hoarders and reality TV, and buckles under the weight. Click here for my review of The Capables.

The Designated Mourner

Wallace Shawn's 1996 play may be among the most overrated of the past 40 years. Click here for my review.

Nobody Loves You

Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter's musical Nobody Loves You hits that sweet spot of goofy and smart. Click here for my review.

Violet

Good news: The Encores! Off-Center concert version of Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley's Violet was terrific (click here for my review). Bad news: It was a one-night-only event.

Bill W. and Dr. Bob

Bioplay about the origins of Alcoholics Anonymous is straightforwardly old-fashioned. Click here for my review.

Forever Tango

The 2013-14 Broadway season begins inauspiciously with the revue Forever Tango. Click here for my review.

The Cradle Will Rock

The new Encores! Off-Center series begins with a production of Marc Blitzstein's cult 1937 musical The Cradle Will Rock. My review's here.

Encores! Off-Center preview

Encores! starts off a new summer series dedicated to lesser-known off-Broadway musicals, and I for one can't wait! Click here for my preview of this season's goodies.

Unlock'd

The new musical Unlock'd doesn't fully embrace satire, as it should -- this is about a woman who gives names to her locks of hair, for god's sake! -- opting instead for collegiate-level humor. My review's here.

The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin

Steven Levenson's new play isn't all that great, but it gives David Morse a nice, juicy part. Click here for my review.

Rantoul and Die

Creating Mike & Molly wasn't enough for Mark Roberts, who also has a stage career. The Amoralists are producing his latest dark comedy, Rantoul and Die. My review's here.

The Two-Character Play

When those two characters are played by Amanda Plummer and Brad Dourif, you just go. My review of this Tennessee Williams oddity is here.

The Explorers Club

Nell Benjamin's new play at MTC II is a hoot. It's always fun to see actors goof around so expertly. My review's here.

The Comedy of Errors

The 2013 season of Shakespeare in the Park starts with The Comedy of Errors with Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Hamish Linklater. I'm not sure Daniel Sullivan is the best director to handle farce… Click here for my review.