How does one stage a traumatizing play that focuses on grooming, pedophilia, misogyny, and incest? In the case of Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned to Drive, which just... 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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In The Minutes, a backloaded button-pusher about power, history, and self-preservation, playwright Tracy Letts lifts the curtain on an ordinary closed town council meeting for a group portrait of... Read more -
Staging American Buffalo in the woke era of 2022 is a brazen choice. The third Broadway revival of David Mamet’s 1975 play is now open after being put on hiatus in 2020 in response to the Covid-19... Read more -
Sugar. Butter. Flour. Those are the building blocks of a good cake but also, according to Birthday Candles, the treacle new play on Broadway by Noah Haidle, a good cake is also “atoms left over from... Read more -
If you think you’re too old or jaded to watch in wonder as someone flies above your head while rose petals shower down, think again. It’s unfortunate that this dazzling moment doesn’t come until... Read more -
Richard Greenberg’s Tony-winning play Take Me Out returns to Broadway, urging the audience this time to be fully present. From the moment one walks into the Hayes Theatre, ushers command patrons to... Read more -
Paradise Square, the new Broadway musical, is blessed with a cast of powerhouse singers, Jason Howland’s lovely score, and enough action for three separate shows. Unfortunately, that’s part of the... Read more -
Two years after its original planned run, the new Broadway production of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite, led by Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, is finally in residence at the Hudson Theatre.... Read more -
When Hugh Jackman’s Harold Hill whispers into the impressionable ears of River City whippersnappers, their minds and feet alight. The Music Man, which arrives on Broadway following a two-year delay,... 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