If the show isn't just riotously funny but whipsmart and lovely, too, so are its new stars. The post 'Once Upon a Mattress' Review: A Quick-Witted, Big-Hearted Gem Returns to Broadway appear…
With Life and Trust, Emursive has opted wisely for mood over minutiae. The post 'Life and Trust' Review: Faustian Bargains appeared first on Slant Magazine.
Job preserves an unsettling undercurrent, despite its ridiculous premise. The post 'Job' Review: The Twist's the Thing appeared first on Slant Magazine.
Despite the 12 Angry Men-like setup, there's nothing anonymous about the women here. The post <em>The Welkin</em> Review: Twelve Women Anatomize a Murder in 18th-Century England …
There are at least four celebrated contenders vying, all equally convincingly, for the top prize. The post 2024 Tony Awards: Predicting the Likely Winners, from <em>Sterophonic</em&…
Each play poeticizes the cradle-to-near-grave journey of so-called ordinary American lives. The post Life's Language: <em>Home</em> and <em>What Becomes of Us</em> ap…
The show ultimately overlooks its own message: that a little isolation goes a long way. The post <em>Three Houses</em> Review: Dave Malloy's Post-Pandemic Musical Is Lonely to a …
This Great Gatsby is an engaging, tautly rendered, and visually dazzling ride. The post <em>The Great Gatsby</em> Review: A Musical Take on a Classic Gets a Miraculous Broadway M…
A smarter, warmer, bolder revival of The Wiz remains tantalizingly out of reach. The post <em>The Wiz</em> Review: Despite Stunning Performances, New Revival Eases Aimlessly Down…
It never stands a chance of being so bad it's good because it wants to be good so badly. The post <em>Lempicka</em> Review: A Tonally Jumbled Celebration of the Undervalued "Baro…
In Zinnie Harris's play, Lady Macbeth gets tangled in her own unraveling. The post <em>Macbeth (An Undoing)</em> Review: When Undoing Is an Understatement appeared first on Slant…
Under Danya Taymor's direction, this is a remarkable, emotionally arresting piece of theater. The post <em>The Outsiders</em> Review: Greasers and Socs Will Get a Hold on You in …
Sam Gold's sharply accelerating production reveals the horror of hypocrisy. The post Review: A Strong <em>Enemy of the People</em> Gets an Unexpected Real-World Jolt appeared fir…
This show never transcends the clichés that it conflictingly both seeks to challenge and embrace. The post <em>The Notebook</em> Review: On Stage, a Nicholas Sparks Adaptation H…
Illinoise functions like a particularly classy jukebox musical. The post <em>Illinoise</em> Review: Sufjan Stevens's <em>Illinois</em> Comes Movingly Alive in Josh Pe…
Fiasco Theater's production of Pericles is an electrifying act of double-resurrection itself. The post <em>Pericles</em> Review: The Bawdy and the Beautiful appeared first on Sla…
The Connector's characters reach beyond their time and place to point, Cassandra-like, toward the litany of offenses against the truth that would stack up over 25 years. The post <em>T…
In its new iteration, Under the Radar, which runs through January 21, hasn't missed a step. The post Under the Radar 2024 appeared first on Slant Magazine.
In 2023, there was a happy diversity in the tapestry of the theater that resonated most deeply. The post The Best Theater of 2023 appeared first on Slant Magazine.
There are few dramatic moments that justify the music that stems from the songs. The post <em>Hell's Kitchen</em> Review: Fallin' In and Out of Love with Alicia Keys's Jukebox Mu…
It's surprising how much of Spamalot's humor now feels rooted in an earlier time. The post <em>Spamalot</em> Review: A Musical Revival That Pitches Itself to the TikTok Generatio…
I Need That is a vehicle built for two that mostly just spins its wheels. The post <em>I Need That</em> Review: Buried by His Past appeared first on Slant Magazine.
Here We Are is one last invitation to let Sondheim's music guide us through the woods. The post <em>Here We Are</em> Review: Stephen Sondheim's Final Master Class Is Small and Fu…
O'Casey's depiction of the incursion of war on the lives of the innocent shudders with timeliness. The post <em>DruidO'Casey</em> Review: Sean O'Casey's Trilogy Is a Tragic Visio…
Across this revival of Purlie Victorious, it's rare that the silliness and sobriety intermix. The post <em>Purlie Victorious</em> Review: Ossie Davis's Outsized Jim Crow Satire R…