You don’t need to be a 17-year-old lesbian to relate to the central character of Netflix’s The Prom. My high school did not host a prom. I attended a small, deeply religious conservative school that... Read more
Broadway Reviews
The New York Theatre Guide employs a small army of talented critics, who cover a wide range of theatrical productions. So if you are unsure about which Broadway show you would like to treat yourself, your loved one or even the whole family to, then why not have a read of our humble opinions?
Although we understand that everybody has different tastes in theater, we are sure that you might find our comprehensive Broadway Reviews section helpful, or visit the reviews archive for closed shows.
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The 25th Anniversary production of Riverdance is at Radio City Music Hall for a very short run, wrapping up March 15, with a Sunday matinee. There are three key reasons to buy a pair of tickets: 1.... Read more -
So moody and moving it can hurt, Girl from the North Country is the thinking theatergoer’s jukebox musical. Its bright stars are more than 20 songs by Bob Dylan threading throughout the Depression-... Read more -
After mamboing into musical theater history in 1957, West Side Story has rumbled back again in a reimagined revival by Belgian director Ivo van Hove so packed with wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling... Read more -
A comedy on Broadway, especially one that revolves around seniors who’ve been married for 50 years--portrayed by the likes of Jane Alexander and James Cromwell, no less--is such a rarity that it... Read more -
It’s real -- and it’s spectacular. Blair Underwood’s bare chest, that is, based on theatergoers’ reactions. And while a flash of the "L.A. Law" alum’s physique has been earning cheers at A Soldier’s... Read more -
One of the strengths of the quietly affecting My Name is Lucy Barton is that it’s refreshingly free of sentimentality. This moody monologue on Broadway deftly sidesteps power-sapping gooeyness as it... Read more -
The story I always heard from my cousins in New Orleans about Harry Connick, Jr. was that, as a child prodigy he would frighten his mother, a judge, by sneaking out at night to perform in jazz clubs... Read more -
It was a ritual in 1995. Friday nights, often feeling hopeless and ignorant about Slobodan Milošević, I would come home to my Brooklyn apartment. Diminished by a corporate day job, an unrequited love... Read more -
There are probably over 70 holiday shows in the New York area vying for your entertainment dollar this season: several Scrooges both traditional and modern, numerous Nutcrackers, holiday music... Read more