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EVERYTHING IS SUPER GREAT
at 59E59 Theaters
LONELY SOULS
Beneath that teen rebel façade quivers a heart of gold.
Reviewed by:
SANDY MACDONALD
HALFWAY BITCHES GO STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN
at Atlantic Theater Company
SHELTER FULL OF STORM
Stephen Adly Guirgis' new work is messy, crude and puts the characters through hell – in all the best ways.
Reviewed by:
DAVID COTE
THE CRUCIBLE
at Connelly Theater
WITCH-HUNT
This is a strong and stimulating rendering of Arthur Miller’s stunning drama.
Reviewed by:
BERNARD CARRAGHER
GREATER CLEMENTS
at Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
SECOND CHANCES
This thoughtful but downbeat drama struggles to get traction.
Reviewed by:
JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
ONE NOVEMBER YANKEE
at 59E59 Theaters
CRASH LANDING
Joshua Ravetch’s new work takes flight and lands with a thud in practically equal measure.
Reviewed by:
BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
at Broadhurst Theatre
SIDE EFFECTS
The Alanis Morissette jukebox musical features vibrant performances, but other issues drag it down.
Reviewed by:
JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
at Broadhurst Theatre
CALM THE ANGRY VOICE
Diablo Cody has framed her first musical around Alanis Morrissette’s 1995 album of the same name.
Reviewed by:
JEREMY GERARD
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
at Lyceum Theatre
CATCH THE HUMBUG
The West End import is a hit for kids and theater buffs alike.
Reviewed by:
ROBERT CASHILL
INTERVIEW WITH CAMPBELL SCOTT
A SIT-DOWN WITH SCROOGE
Campbell Scott talks about
A Christmas Carol
as well as the influence of his actor parents.
Reviewed by:
JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
at Lyceum Theatre
SPIRITS OF CHRISTMAS
The London import settles into the Lyceum Theatre through New Year’s.
Reviewed by:
JEREMY GERARD
THE INHERITANCE
at Barrymore Theatre
HARD-WON HOPE
Matthew Lopez’s miraculous play tells the story of AIDS in New York in the 80s in an elegiac and expansive way.
Reviewed by:
JEREMY GERARD
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
SAVING GRACE
Adrienne Warren is extraordinary in a rather ordinary jukebox musical.
Reviewed by:
MATT WINDMAN
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
TORMENT TO TRIUMPH
Adrienne Warren is exhilarating as Tina Turner in this biomusical.
Reviewed by:
JEREMY GERARD
THE WRONG MAN
at MCC Theater
FLASH OVER FUNDAMENTALS
All the ingredients for this musical looked promising, but the result is underwhelming.
Reviewed by:
MATT WINDMAN
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
at the Old Vic
PURE AND TRUE
Sharpened and streamlined, this production goes straight to the heart of Christmas spirit.
Reviewed by:
SAM MARLOWE
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
at 5-15 Sun Street
INSIDE THE DECADENCE
Andrew Wright's new immersive theatre experience puts you right in the hedonistic world captured in the movie.
Reviewed by:
JOHN NATHAN
HENRY VI/RICHARD III
at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe
SHAKESPEARE ELECTRIFIED
This gripping, inventive production will make you see these works in an entirely new light.
Reviewed by:
SAM MARLOWE
THE BOY IN THE DRESS
at Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
HIGHLY DERIVATIVE
Although there are plenty of positive elements to focus on, you may feel like this show is a mash-up of things you have seen before.
Reviewed by:
JOHN NATHAN
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
at Noel Coward Theatre
TAPPING ON THE GLASS
This is a sharp, sensitive work about family, mental health, loneliness and the two-faced frenemy that is social media.
Reviewed by:
SAM MARLOWE
THE ANTIPODES
at the National (Dorfman)
FRIGHTENINGLY FASCINATING
Annie Baker's new play weaves mystery and magic from the delicate stuff of our existence.
Reviewed by:
SAM MARLOWE
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
at Noel Coward Theatre
A GOOD-HEARTED LIE
Sam Tutty soars in the title role of this original, state-of-the-art musical.
Reviewed by:
CLIVE HIRSCHHORN
MASTER HAROLD ... AND THE BOYS
at the National (Lyttelton)
SURROGATE FATHER
Athol Fugard’s play remains one of the most powerful dramas written about the iniquities of racism and apartheid.
Reviewed by:
CLIVE HIRSCHHORN
[BLANK]
at Donmar Warehouse
FRAGMENTS OF A WHOLE
Alice Birch’s experimental construct-it-yourself play breaks new ground, but without very satisfying results.
Reviewed by:
CLIVE HIRSCHHORN
A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG
at Trafalgar Studios
WAYS TO COPE
While heartbreak underpins the play, laughter is always present in Peter Nichols’ autobiographical work.
Reviewed by:
CLIVE HIRSCHHORN
GLASS. KILL. BLUEBEARD. IMP.
at Royal Court Theatre
MYTHOLOGY REINVENTED
Caryl Churchill continues to push the envelope with these four one-act plays.
Reviewed by:
CLIVE HIRSCHHORN
TWO LADIES
at Bridge Theatre
IMBALANCE OF POWER
The plot is implausible, but
Zoë
Wanamaker and Zrinka Cvitesic give excellent performances as the wives of two presidents.
Reviewed by:
CLIVE HIRSCHHORN
THE SON
at Duke of York's
BROKEN CHILD
Florian Zeller's last play made a strong impression in London, but this one is unfortunately more of a one-note drama.
Reviewed by:
JOHN NATHAN
FALSETTOS
at The Other Palace
TWO HALVES
The shift from act one to act two feels unnatural, as it comes with a change in period and change in tone.
Reviewed by:
JOHN NATHAN
SCHEDULE UPDATES
-
Yes, Prime Minister
contracts its run, while
A Chorus Line
expands its own.
POWERHOUSE OF THEATRE
- After 11 years as the Almeida Theatre's artistic director,
Michael Attenborough
is stepping down to focus on directing.
SONGS FROM THE HEART
-
Once
the Tony-Award winning musical is set to hit London in January.
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