‘After Midnight’ is a hot, jazzy delight
MAGICAL 'AFTER MIDNIGHT': The cast of the new Broadway musical. Photo: Matthew Murphy AFTER MIDNIGHT Conceived by Jack Viertel Music & lyrics by Various Artists Directed &...
Janis Joplin: Mash-up about tragic rocker
CHANNELING A SANITIZED JANIS JOPLIN: Mary Bridget Davies as Janis Joplin. Photo: Joan Marcus A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Written and directed by Randy Johnson Lyceum Theatre...
Perfectly polished ‘Glass Menagerie’ revival
BLOW OUT YOUR CANDLES, LAURA: Celia Keenan-Bolger meets 'gentleman caller' Brian J. Smith in 'The Glass Menagerie.' Photo: Michael J. Lutch THE GLASS MENAGERIE By Tennessee Williams...
‘Romeo & Juliet’ lacks chemistry
STAR-CROSSED PRODUCTION: Orlando Bloom & Condola Rashad in 'Romeo & Juliet'. Photo: Carol Rosegg ROMEO AND JULIET Written by William Shakespeare Directed by David...
Zachary Levi makes this a dreamy ‘First Date’
DATE BAIT: The cast of 'First Date.' Photo: Joan Marcus FIRST DATE Book by Austin Winsberg Music & lyrics by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner Directed by Bill Berry Longacre Theatre...
Solo take on Streisand tale is spot-on
BUYER & CELLAR Performed by Michael Urie Written by Jonathan Tolins Directed by Stephen Brackett Barrow Street Theatre 27 Barrow Street (212-868-4444), www.buyerandcellar.com By Scott...
‘Pippin’ the night away with new ‘magic’
NEW MAGIC: The cast of 'Pippin.' Photo: Joan Marcus PIPPIN Book by Roger O. Hirson Music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Circus creation by Gypsy Snider Choreography by...
Revival of dull ‘Knife’ is Hollywood babble-on
SOAPY, DATED DRAMA: Marin Ireland (left) & Bobby Cannavale in 'The Big Knife'. Photo: Joan Marcus THE BIG KNIFE Written by Clifford Odets Directed by Doug...
‘Motown: The Musical’: Songs highlight flimsy bio of hit factory
SUPREME LADY & THE BOSS: (l to r) Valisia LeKae as Diana Ross & Brandon Victor Dixon as Berry Gordy in 'Motown: The Musical'. Photo: Joan Marcus MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL Book by Berry Gordy Music...
U.K. musical ‘Matilda’ is a dark delight
SCHOOL DAYS: The cast of 'Matilda The Musical.' Photo: Joan Marcus MATILDA THE MUSICAL Book by Dennis Kelly Music and lyrics by Tim Minchin Adapted from the book by Roald...