SEE OR SKIP: Don’t Wake Me: The Ballad of Nihal Armstrong In this arts column, rather than provide a lengthy critique, we hit the bullet points and share our thoughts on whether a show is worth seeing or skipping. Of course, your own reasons for pick …Read more

SEE OR SKIP: The Bridges of Madison County In this arts column, rather than provide a lengthy critique, we hit the bullet points and share our thoughts on whether a show is worth seeing or skipping. Of course, your own reasons for picking or ignoring …Read more

“If/Then”, one of the more eagerly awaited musicals of the spring Broadway season, opens tonight, March 30, at the Richard Rodgers Theater. Penned by the creators of the Tony and Pulitzer-winning “Next to Normal”, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, “If/Then” …Read more

Terrence McNally’s “Mothers and Sons” opened tonight, March 24th, at Broadway’s John Golden Theater. The comedy-drama marks the author’s 20th Broadway show, with previous entries including the musicals “Ragtime” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and the …Read more

Steven Jobs, Herbert Hoover and Leo Tolstoy all did pretty well for themselves, but perhaps the most successful orphan of all is Cosette, the little urchin of “Les Miserables”. Not only is she a major player in Victor Hugo’s hugely successful novel, …Read more

Hard to believe, but it was 25 years ago that Walt Disney Pictures reinvigorated its brand and changed the face of animated film with “The Little Mermaid”, ushering in something of a golden age of cartooning that has been continued in everything from …Read more

One of the biggest musicals of the season, “Rocky”, based on Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar-winning film, opened yesterday, March 13, at the Winter Garden Theater. Andy Karl stars as the shlubby boxer who, through heart and grit, builds himself up to a t …Read more

Hey, hey, LBJ, how many critics did you win over today? That’s the question producers are asking tonight, March 6th, following the opening of “All the Way”, a historical drama by Robert Schenkkan about the difficult presidency of Lyndon Johnson. Brya …Read more

He was Malcolm (in the Middle)’s dad and then a high school teacher gone very wrong. What else is left for Bryan Cranston but to play the president of the United States. The 36th president, to be exact: Lyndon Johnson, who came into office with the d …Read more

Sure, you’ve got the Tonys, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards to honor theater, but what about cabaret, jazz, stand-up comedy and other staples of New York nightlife? The MAC Awards do their bit for cabaret, but it’s the Bistro Awards, now i …Read more