Knives out. In the opening moment of Broadway’s Macbeth starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, a soldier is hoisted heavenward by his feet. He dangles there briefly before he’s stabbed and bleeds out... 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 theatre, 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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Summer, or at least a feel of summer stock, comes early with the arrival of the new but tired Broadway musical Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal. Based on a 1992 big-screen box-office dud... Read more -
Michael Jackson, one of the most beloved and influential musicians of all time, chased perfection his entire existence. It’s unfortunate he is not alive to witness the flawless production of MJ the... Read more -
What it lacks in fresh laugh-out-loud moments, honest-to-goodness heart, and sonic earworms you can’t wait to hear again, the new Broadway musical Mrs. Doubtfire tries hard to make up for with... 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 -
In 2002 Baz Luhrmann, the idiosyncratic Australian film and theatre director, brought his stunning 1990 Opera Australia production of Puccini's La Bohème from Sydney Opera House to Broadway, a tale... Read more -
The audience waits with a blank stage, exposing the brick of the theater walls and framing the playing space with an array of theatrical lighting that will shift seamlessly between each new beat of... Read more -
This My Fair Lady is a winsome production. Don’t get to use that word in a sentence too often. But then you don’t see a confection of a show too often either. By now you all know the story. 1912 –... Read more -
No one is more surprised than I! Mean Girls—a big, noisy musical (not my thing), based on a hit teen movie (not my thing since…well, never), awash in stereotypes like the dumb girl, the hot boy, the... Read more -
I wish I had more to say, but I’ll admit that I am at a loss for words after seeing Meteor Shower, Steve Martin’s absurd new comedy at the Booth Theatre. What does one say about an entertainment this... Read more