City Center’s Encores! Series brought back the story of legendary New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.

Laurie Metcalf's tour de force performance compensates for an overly contrived plot.

The addition of acrobatics enhances an already fine musical.

Revivals of Tennessee Williams’ 1955 bedroom drama continue to fizzle, despite an excellent performance by Scarlett Johansson.

The characters in Picnic don't have the smoldering chemistry they once did.

Against the backdrop of recent dull movie musicals, Les Misérables shines surprisingly brightly.

Although fans of the movie will get the classic scenes they came for, the show feels more like a Christmas-themed revue than a finished work.

The musical stays very faithful to the film, with a strange narration device but a strong score.

The Red Bull company boldly takes on Ben Johnson's 1606 satire of greed, but misfires for the most part.

Although some of the characters don't get fully fleshed out in this one, Amy Herzog shows again that she can take on heavy issues.