Critic’s Pick
Review: A Cold, Perfect ‘Death of a Salesman’ for Our Time
Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy returns to Broadway, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf. Yet again, it is a triumph.
By Helen Shaw
Critic’s Pick‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Review: Fanciful and Fabulous
For their 10th life, the cats strut and duckwalk in a reappraisal of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 musical, which has shifted to the queer ballroom scene.
By Helen Shaw and Sara Krulwich
Critic’s Pick‘Becky Shaw’ Review: Funny vs. Likable? Funny Wins.
Alden Ehrenreich makes a show-stealing Broadway debut in Gina Gionfriddo’s comedy about two old friends, one disastrous blind date and the dicey aftermath.
By Laura Collins-Hughes
Critic’s Pick‘Giant’ Review: As Roald Dahl, John Lithgow Is a Study in Monstrosity
In Mark Rosenblatt’s play, a powerful portrayal of the beloved children’s book author who almost gleefully exposes his bigotry.
By Helen Shaw
Critic’s PickReview: ‘The Wild Party’ Has a Ball at City Center
Encores! revisits a Jazz Age tale of debauchery, with showstoppers from Jasmine Amy Rogers, Adrienne Warren, Jordan Donica, Tonya Pinkins and others.
By Helen Shaw
Critic’s PickDaniel Radcliffe Makes ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ Shine
The actor’s fondness for the audience radiates outward in this delightful interactive play about naming and noticing the good in the world.
By Helen Shaw
Critic’s PickWallace Shawn’s ‘What We Did Before Our Moth Days’ Is Purgatory Done Right
The playwright and his collaborator André Gregory are together again, delivering a sumptuous set of interlinked monologues about life, death and betrayal.
By Helen Shaw
Critic’s PickReview: ‘You Got Older,’ With Alia Shawkat, Gets a Sharp Revival
Clare Barron’s gorgeous play, about an unmoored young woman returning home to care for her father, finds a new home at Cherry Lane Theater.
By Helen Shaw
Critic’s Pick‘Mother Russia’ Review: A New Play That’s as Funny as It’s Smart
A strong cast stars in Lauren Yee’s new play, part of a cycle of works about the collisions between 20th-century communism, capitalism and pop culture.
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
Critic’s Pick‘The Monsters’ Review: A Redemptive Sibling Rivalry
Ngozi Anyanwu’s searing two-hander follows a brother and sister who train in boxing, side by side.
By Brittani Samuel
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