The play's deliberate repetitions reveal how its characters rely upon the rituals they share to make meaning of a fractured world. The post <em>On Sugarland</em> Review: A Reflec…
This slightly zany production sells the show's intelligent warmth with a persuasiveness to rival Harold Hill himself. The post <em>The Music Man</em> Review: Till There Was Hugh …
The show is massively successful at demonstrating that Jackson was an extraordinary artist putting forth extraordinary art. The post <em>MJ The Musical</em> Review: Broadway's La…
Eugene O'Neill's play isn't about all of us, as much as this production might lean into the allure of universality. The post <em>Long Day's Journey Into Night</em> Review: A Clas…
The best theater of 2021 hasn't just been a treat but a privilege to witness. The post The Best Theater of 2021 appeared first on Slant Magazine.
This production squarely delivers as a potent tribute to the words and music of Stephen Sondheim. The post Review: The Gender-Flipped <em>Company</em> Is an Imperfect but Loving …
The Visitor is ultimately about powerlessness, a fable of despair that illustrates how nothing changes if only one man does. The post Review: <em>The Visitor</em> Doesn't Recogni…
The 2021 Tony Awards, honoring the Broadway season that was cut short by the Covid pandemic, are all about memory. The post 2021 Tony Awards: Predicting the Likely Winners, from <em>Sl…
If the play's first half shows America as distilled dystopia, that focus only sharpens after an ambitious structural shift. The post Love and DREAMing in America: Martyna Majok's <em>S…
Merry Wives distills what legacy we need most from Shakespeare now and what art we need most from each other. The post Jacob Ming-Trent Takes Center Stage in Shakespeare in the Park's <em…
Fruma-Sarah's slim premise isn't quite sturdy enough to allow its more substantial aspirations to take flight. The post Jackie Hoffman Shows Off Her Range in <em>Fruma-Sarah (Waiting i…
Enemy of the People could do more to challenge the assumption that majority votes work the way they're supposed to. The post <em>Enemy of the People</em> Is a Choose-Your-Own-Adv…
The phantoms of 2020 resurface with shivery impact throughout. The post José Saramago's <em>Blindness</em> Takes on Heightened Meaning in Our Pandemic Age appeared first on Slan…
The festival is now part-streaming and part-live on a variety of platforms. The post Under the Radar 2021: <em>A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call</em> and <em>Disclai…
With this version of West Side Story, van Hove seems barely interested in the show itself. The post In Ivo van Hove's Hands, <em>West Side Story</em>'s Actors Are Mice in a Cinem…
It's hard to think of too many other productions that strive to stretch a Shakespeare play so far beyond its natural course. The post Review: <em>Hamlet</em> at St. Ann's Warehou…
Experiencing the festival replaces the usual sense of familiarity with a sense of wonder. The post Under the Radar 2020: <em>The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes</em>, <em…
This was the year of playwrights saying what they mean. The post The Best Theater of 2019 appeared first on Slant Magazine.
The Inheritance's attempt to speak for everyone muddies its ability to speak clearly to anyone. The post Review: <em>The Inheritance</em> Is a Radical, If Short-Sighted, Take on …
In the wake of Slave Play, immediate answers might sound neither comforting nor honest. The post <em>Slave Play</em> Review: A Searing, Satirical Takedown of White Supremacy appe…
Two twists on the typical range of possibilities for the musical theater writing process are playing out in two recent musicals. The post Review: <em>Broadbend, Arkansas</em> and…
It's telling that the show gets its biggest laughs only after it's turned deadly serious. The post Review: <em>Scotland, PA</em> Finds Its Purpose When It Sticks to the Bard appe…
Hamnet Shakespeare, played maturely with a mix of grim optimism and snarky despair by Aran Murphy in his professional debut, has been stuck at eleven for a long, long time.
Mayer convincingly sells Little Shop of Horrors as a near-perfect piece of musical theater writing.
As an animation of a single document, Is This A Room feels like a refreshingly innovative concept.