THE VERTICAL HOUR (Lantern): Still means something by Toby Zinman

David Hare has the uncanny knack of being able to talk out of both sides of his mouth.

CHESS: THE MUSICAL (11th Hour): Cold War on the board by Toby Zinman

The precision and sense of drama makes you almost forget this is a concert and not a fully staged production.

THE BAND'S VISIT (National tour at Academy of Music): Lost in transit by Toby Zinman

The musicians are terrific and there are some sweet moments, but too much is lost

AN ILIAD (Arden): Rage returns to Ilium by Toby Zinman

A bold, visceral performance giving the strong script its due.

[nyc] YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA (Signature Theatre): Times change by Toby Zinman

The style"despite a major cast"might be best described as wooden realism

[nyc] PUMPGIRL (Irish Repertory Theatre): Things are fine in Irish drama by Toby Zinman

Everywhere you turn, there's another Irish play, and each seems better than the last.

SHREK THE MUSICAL (Walnut Street): 60-second review by Toby Zinman

A witty as well as funny musical that brought the happy house game.

SUNSET BABY (Azuka): A shining lead performance by Toby Zinman

Victoria Aaliyah Goins shines in a new play by a hot young playwright

EUREKA DAY (InterAct): An infectious satire by Toby Zinman

No easy answers, no good guys/bad guys; it's life as we cope with it, only funnier.

'Apologia' at the Roundabout Theatre: Talky, unpersuasive, annoying by Toby Zinman

Stockard Channing and Hugh Dancy star in this abrasive family drama, an intellectual soap opera aspiring to tragedy.

"King Kong" comes to Broadway, and it -- Kong, that is -- is a knockout by Toby Zinman

"King Kong" has arrived on Broadway. The show manages, while not being the greatest musical per se, to be immense and immensely entertaining. The star of the show, the star of the night, is …

"King Kong" comes to Broadway, and it -- Kong, that is -- is a knockout by Toby Zinman

"King Kong" has arrived on Broadway. The show manages, while not being the greatest musical per se, to be immense and immensely entertaining. The star of the show, the star of the night, is …

Revival of 'Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song': A period piece, with sit-com laughs by Toby Zinman

'Ordinary Days' on Theatre Row: An extraordinary musical by Toby Zinman

'Ordinary Days' on Theatre Row: An extraordinary musical by Toby Zinman

'Lifespan of Fact' at Studio 54: Truth, falsehood, and beyond by Toby Zinman

Big Apple Circus: True family entertainment, with gales of laughter and the 'wow' factor by Toby Zinman

London Theater: 'The Ferryman' at the Royal Court, London: Delicious accents, hard truths, engaging cast by Toby Zinman

'Mother of the Maid' at the Lafayette Theatre: A good idea gone terribly wrong by Toby Zinman

'Mother of the Maid' at the Lafayette Theatre: A good idea gone terribly wrong by Toby Zinman

Tennessee Williams' 'Creve Coeur' at Theatre at St. Clement's: Bizarre, nonsensical, for completists only by Toby Zinman

Tennessee Williams' 'Creve Coeur' at Theatre at St. Clemens: Bizarre, nonsensical, for completists only by Toby Zinman

Broadway theater: 'Bernhardt/Hamlet' at American Airlines Theater is great theater, if not a great play by Toby Zinman

Definitely worth seeing, a fine night at the theater, with a great cast and fine acting, Theresa Rebeck's latest has too many ideas and pulls in too many directions at once.

Broadway theater: 'Bernhardt/Hamlet' at American Airlines Theater is great theater, if not a great play by Toby Zinman

Definitely worth seeing, a fine night at the theater, with a great cast and fine acting, Theresa Rebeck's latest has too many ideas and pulls in too many directions at once.

'The Nap" at the Manhattan Theatre Club: Crass, unfunny snookering of the audience by Toby Zinman