In my role as a critic, I see a lot of shows. While I enjoy many of them, I rarely leave planning to buy tickets for my family. However, by the end of Every Brilliant Thing starring Daniel Radcliffe (yes-the Harry Potter guy), I wanted to stop at the …Read more

Let’s say you have all the money in the world. You’ve ruthlessly built a global corporate tech empire from nothing; it’s taken you your whole life. Legions of employees do the hokey-pokey when you snap your fingers. Presidents are at your beck and ca …Read more

We’ve all heard of the mythical Bigfoot. He’s a huge creature covered in fur and a popular figure in American and Canadian folklore. Now we can see and hear him at New York City Center Stage I in the new musical comedy by Amber Ruffin, David A. Schmo …Read more

The versatile performer picks his favorite noshes in NoHo ahead of the return of his acclaimed solo show. Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we’ve all fallen into a daze dr …Read more

Four Asian women gather in a Chinese restaurant for what Ellen (Jennifer Ikeda) calls an affinity meeting. All work together in the same financial company. In essence, they are a work support group. Although each woman has her own agenda with a diffe …Read more

How do you spell – enjoyable. Definition, please -The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The revival of the musical at New World Stages, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Tony award-winning show is an enjoyable treat for the audience. Six …Read more

“Haven’t you ever just wanted a chance to prove you can do something really great? To prove everyone wrong?” Such is the question at the center of The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen, the new musical set to conclude the season at New York City Children’s Theatre, …Read more

The intimacy of Bug makes the revival of Tracy Lett’s play moving and powerful. Waitress Agnes White (Carrie Coon) lives in a seedy Oklahoma motel. Except for a certain amount of clutter, there’s little to show that someone is living there permanentl …Read more

Tartuffe, the womanizing fraud in the eponymous comedy by Molire, is like the man who came to dinner. It’s next to impossible to get him to leave. In Moliere’s play, Orgon, a wealthy man, is having an emotional, religious crisis when he meets Tartuff …Read more

When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, just think about June Squibb, the 96 year old actress onstage each night performing 8 shows a week in Marjorie Prime at The Hayes Theater. As the title character, Squibb plays an 86-year old wh …Read more