Robert Hofler is the Theater Critic at TheWrap, writing reviews about Broadway and Off Broadway shows. He is an author of several books on the entertainment industry, including “The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson” and “Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne.” Hofler was previously an editor at Variety and Life magazine, among other publications.
Experience:
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‘Love Life’ Off Broadway Review: Or, Why Kurt Weill Got Lost in America
A lost musical deserves another listen, if not another look
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‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ Broadway Review: Sarah Snook Doesn’t Paint a Pretty Portrait
The “Succession” star plays all the roles in this send-up of the Oscar Wilde classic
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‘Othello’ Broadway Review: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Are Riveting in an Unfocused Modern Take
The production has already set a record for non-musicals with the highest grossing single week in Broadway history
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‘Operation Mincemeat’ Broadway Review: This British Import Works Way Too Hard to Be Fun
Nothing kills a laugh faster than seeing actors sweat
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‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Broadway Review: Cuba Ignites Before and After the Revolution
The historic album is now a thrilling stage musical
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‘Vanya’ Off Broadway Review: Andrew Scott Slices ‘n’ Dices a Chekhov Classic
The “Ripley” star brings his vaunted negative charisma to play several bored Russians who might actually be British
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‘Purpose’ Broadway Review: The Tonys Have a New Frontrunner for Best Play
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins follows the award-winning “Appropriate” with another rousing family showdown
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‘All Nighter’ Off Broadway Review: When College Ends With a Bang, Not a Whimper
Five coeds would rather fight than sleep in Natalie Margolin’s raucous new comedy
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‘Grangeville’ Off Broadway Review: Sometimes It’s OK for Brothers to Get a Divorce
Samuel D. Hunter’s new two-hander delivers a tough portrait of a family before hitting several false notes of harmony
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‘Liberation’ Off Broadway Review: Bess Wohl’s New Play Is as Good as New York Theater Gets
This propulsive dramatization of 1970s women’s liberation weaves a story that can only be told on stage
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‘Redwood’ Broadway Review: Climbing a Tree, Idina Menzel Gets Hit With Gravity
Despite a few good tunes by Kate Diaz, Tina Landau’s environmentally reckless book leaves the “Wicked” star stranded
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‘English’ Broadway Review: Something Gets Lost in the Translation
Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play embraces the tyranny, ignores the chaos in a classroom.
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10 Best New York Theater Productions of 2024
Itamar Moses writes the best play and musical in a year that features great performances from Adam Driver and Audra McDonald
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‘Gypsy’ Broadway Review: Audra McDonald Wrestles With Rose and Wins
The George C. Wolfe-directed revival is audaciously different
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‘Eureka Day’ Broadway Review: How Concerned Parents Text Their Way to Hell
Jonathan Spector’s wild new comedy delivers a few more choice words on diversity, equity and inclusion
