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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‘Oh, Mary!’ Off Broadway Review: An Untold Story of the White House’s Worst Marriage
The 16th president and Mrs. Abe Lincoln survived the Civil War, but not Cole Escola’s wild new play
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‘Russian Troll Farm’ Off Broadway Review: Hitting a New Low in Election Interference
Playwright Sarah Gancher has 20-20 hindsight and still gets it wrong on the 2016 presidential election
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‘The Connector’ Off Broadway Review: Scott Bakula Gets Smeared With News Print
Jonathan Marc Sherman and Jason Robert Brown’s new musical attempts to locate the source of fake news
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‘Jonah’ Off Broadway Review: How a Fantasy Becomes Reality if You Write About It
Rachel Bonds’ fascinating new play finds hope in an author’s imagination
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‘Days of Wine and Roses’ Broadway Review: Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James Fire Up a Truly Great Musical
Musical theater lightning strikes twice with Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel’s long-awaited follow-up to “The Light in the Piazza”
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10 Best New York Theater Productions of 2023 | Photos
Ranking the year’s best on the boards, from the staging of a classic Cuban album to the first half of Sondheim’s last musical
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‘Appropriate’ Broadway Review: Sarah Paulson and Elle Fanning Fuel a Spectacular Family Smash-Up
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ contemporary classic about the sins of the father receives a stellar revival
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‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Off Broadway Review: How Cuba’s Music Fuels Its Survival
A landmark album is now an exciting stage musical and dance spectacular
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‘How to Dance in Ohio’ Broadway Review: Or, How a Therapist Trips Over His Own Patients
Autism comes to the big boards in a muddled new musical
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‘Manahatta’ Off Broadway Review: How the 2008 Wall Street Collapse Was Centuries in the Making
Mary Kathryn Nagle puts capitalism on the chopping block with a new play about the Lenape Nation
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‘Madwomen of the West’ Off Broadway Review: Four Famous Faces Stage a Wild Reunion
Melanie Mayron, Marilu Henner, Brooke Adams and Caroline Aaron headline a birthday brunch from hell
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‘Walk on Through’ Off Broadway Review: Gavin Creel Casts Himself as a Museum Virgin
The Tony-winning actor also writes pretty great songs about experiencing the Met for the first time
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‘Spain’ Off Broadway Review: A Movie Classic Gets a Makeover
Jen Silverman reimagines the story behind the making of “The Spanish Earth”
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‘The Gardens of Anuncia’ Off Broadway Review: How Great Art Survives Terrible Politics
Michael John LaChiusa sets Graciela Daniele’s life to song, and the subject directs it with her usual grace and flair
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‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Off Broadway Review: Alicia Keys Celebrates a Big Apartment Complex
The songwriter makes her legit stage debut with a jukebox musical about a songwriter
