King Kong has set a new bar on Broadway. It is a visual feast that does for stagecraft in 2018 what the movie did for filmmaking in 1933 – marks a new era of what’s possible. And it’s not all about... 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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At the near conclusion of this brilliant production of The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, we learn that there are two kinds of lost souls in the Universe. This... Read more -
Pretty Woman, the 1990 film that married the story of Pygmalion to the annoying trope of the 'hooker with a heart of gold,' has found its way to Broadway in a musical that aims high but falls short... Read more -
Today I’ve got magic on my mind. The Harry Potter kind. Apparently so does the rest of the world. After seeing this spectacular Harry Potter and the Cursed Child I decided to borrow a book from the... 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 -
Frozen is a perfect confection. It is a fairy tale come to live in the present, physical world, where it has little business being, but what the heck. Who couldn't use a little uplift - especially in... Read more -
NOTE: This review was written by The Lion King alum Kyle Wrentz in celebration of the show's 20th Anniversary on Broadway... A sunrise on a day. It could be a Saturday or a Wednesday, but regardless... Read more -
There is always room in life for a good laugh. But these days, living in what I call a parallel universe where the government is a barrel of rabid monkeys led by a carnival barker, laughter is... Read more -
Come From Away is a show that is greater than the sum of its parts. The script is iffy. The music is not exceptional. The sound is so loud that the lyrics are often unintelligible. The talent, it... Read more