162 stories by "Rex Reed"
It's not a disaster, but any play about Ava Gardner that is this dull is definitely a disappointment.
Smart deserves roles that deserve her. Izzy is not one of them.
Penelope Skinner's provocative script explores the emotional weight of identity and the shifting terrain of gendered expectations.
Jonathan Groff delivers a whirlwind, show-stopping performance that redefines what a Broadway star can be. Though the musical's biographical details are thin, Groff's magnetic presence, athl…
National treasure and Broadway's last great hope Adam Guettel is back onstage"but not with something new. Rex Reed reviews the revival with a wince and a wish for Guettel to move on"to somet…
Leaden direction and limp gags almost derail 'Sondheim's Old Friends,' a tribute show that feels as uneven as it is ambitious. But with Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga and a late-breaking jol…
Two decades after the film first flattered Oscar voters, 'Good Night, and Good Luck' returns"this time as a Broadway spectacle, complete with chain-smoking nostalgia, McCarthy-era paranoia a…
An endearing but inconsistent exploration of love, loss and motherly meddling.
Four shipwreck survivors sing their way through despair, but 'Swept Away' capsizes under its uninspired score.
This Broadway show about robots in love has rapturous music and lyrics, innovative staging and a superb cast. In short, an extraordinary work of theatre artistry.
Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher have sensational charm and chemistry, and this exquisitely directed stage adaption of Delia Ephron's best-selling memoir with put a catch in your throa…
Call 'The Roommate' glamorous summer stock. Sometimes, that's enough, even on Broadway.
All of the characters are halfway to madness, but I had a ball going bonkers with them.Â
How do you write about a play you cannot hear?
I don't like Eddie Redmayne; I love Eddie Redmayne. I have admired his work in all of his films and plays and consider him one of the few genuine icons in the world of acting. But not in …
Everything is so exaggerated and phony that it's hard to believe the director is the same Jessica Stone responsible for the charming, imaginative Tony Award winner 'Kimberly Akimbo'
Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood deserve a better showcase.
An cast of six actors yell, shriek and swallow two hours of uniformly overwrought line readings in this noisy, witless farce. When everything else fails, one whole scene is devoted to fartin…
Run don't walk to see Juliet Stevenson in a production that marks her first trip across the pond in 20 years. As for the play, you're on your own.
The classic tale remains grim, graphic, and demanding, and Brian d'Arcy James and Kelli O'Hara give it all they've got. But burdened with bluntly conversational songs, this musical fails to …
This show"questionably claiming to be inspired by Martin Scorsese's 1977 movie"piles up a tidal wave of old John Kander and Fred Ebb songs worthy of applause. But the rest of the evening is …
Sean Hayes is entertaining without pause in his sensational portrayal of Oscar Levant in one of the few Broadway shows that unimpeachably deserves its tumultuous standing ovation.
Josh Groban is excellent as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but the production is ugly and chaotic.
Dusted off, polished and revitalized to reflect contemporary values, 'Some Like It Hot' remains close to perfect.
In this Broadway revival of Adrienne Kennedy's 1992 play, Audra McDonald is more interesting than the show itself.
