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Tony Award Nominations Predictions: Hello, Bette Midler and ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
The nominations for the 2016-17 Broadway season will be announced Tuesday. Since fewer than 40 shows are eligible, the competition is not always fierce
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‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ Broadway Review: Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper Revisit a Troubled Marriage
Lucas Hnath’s fine script calls for the actors to take very different approaches under master director Sam Gold
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‘Bandstand’ Broadway Review: Dance, Soldiers, Dance! Singing Is Another Story
Director-choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler shines with his dancing but this swing-era musical runs into problems with its book, score, and lead performances
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‘Six Degrees of Separation’ Broadway Review: Allison Janney, Corey Hawkins Get Very Close
John Guare’s comedy easily retains its place as one of the great American plays of the late 20th century in this often-raucous revival
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‘Anastasia’ Broadway Review: A Muddled, Pro-Czarist Russia Musical for the Trump Era
Is she or isn’t she the royal daughter? In the end it doesn’t matter for a musical that gives kleptocracy a good name
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‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Broadway Review: Christian Borle to the Rescue
It’s a long first act before Willy Wonka arrives. Borle makes it worth the wait
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‘Hello, Dolly!’ Broadway Review: Bette Midler Returns as Red Hot Jewish Mama
She delivers, of course! More surprising is the talented and very quirky ensemble around her, including David Hyde Pierce
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‘The Little Foxes’ Broadway Review: Laura Linney, Cynthia Nixon Mix Up the Greed and Innocence
Linney’s Regina is an icy Turandot of the South, and Nixon’s Birdie is an injured sparrow. When the two actors switch roles, unfortunately, the melodrama sputters
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‘Indecent’ Broadway Review: Who Knew Yiddish Theater Was So Gay-Friendly?
Paula Vogel re-creates a much-censored play from early 20th century featuring lesbians and prostitutes
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Inside Dominick Dunne’s Ties to Menendez Brothers: Shared Parental Abuse, Gay Identity (Exclusive Book Excerpt)
In an excerpt from his biography “Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne,” Robert Hofler reveals how Vanity Fair’s star reporter became obsessed with one of the young killers
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‘Groundhog Day’ Broadway Review: Andy Karl, a Star Is Reborn and Reborn
Actor makes you forget about Bill Murray in musical version of hit 1993 movie
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‘Oslo’ Broadway Review: The Handshake That Shook the World
J.T. Rogers delivers all the suspense that led the Israelis and PLO recognize each other’s legitimacy, but his play may leave you wanting more
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‘The Profane’ Theater Review: Middle Eastern Conflicts and Secrets in Suburban NY
Zayd Dohrn’s new drama looks at two very different Middle-Eastern immigrant families whose American-born children want to marry. There’s a problem
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‘War Paint’ Broadway Review: Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole Never Makeup
How rare it is to see two great female performances in one season, much less in one musical
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‘Gently Down the Stream’ Theater Review: Harvey Fierstein Throws a Pity Party
The star offers tedium and sympathy in Martin Sherman’s play. Another new drama about same-sex marriage, “Daniel’s Husband,” is only marginally more endurable
