New York Theatre Reviews

Quartett

Quartett
Though short on trenchant humor, Robert Wilson’s take on Heiner Müller is nevertheless a stimulating and bruising dance of sex and death, highlighted by Isabelle Huppert’s electric performance.

    Nightingale
    Thanks to the tremendous specificity and detail of Redgrave's writing and acting, "Nightingale" is a haunting elegy a... More »

    The Lily's Revenge
    This mega-meta-mashup of styles capably pits progressive flowers against the nostalgic status quo. More »

    Americana Kamikaze
    Temporary Distortion brings live theatre closer to the horror movie, leaving a trail of quivering vertebrae, if you'r... More »

    Broadway Reviews

    Finian's Rainbow

    Finian's Rainbow
    "Finian's Rainbow" is a magical production that should enchant both lovers of the Golden Age musical and those who favor more-contemporary fare. More »

    Bye Bye Birdie

    Bye Bye Birdie
    Roundabout Theatre Company's misbegotten revival of this classic piece of Broadway Americana is dead on arrival at the new Henry Miller's Theatre. More »

    Royal Family

    The Royal Family
    George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's 1927 comedy returns to Broadway in a riotous, over-the-top staging in which everyone from the leads to the walk-ons shines. More »

    NY Review: 'Superior Donuts'

    Superior Donuts
    The plot may be a familiar one, but Tracy Letts' new play, set in a Chicago doughnut shop, is populated with believable, lovable characters. Tasty and fresh as a doughnut right out of the oven. More »

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    Off-Broadway Reviews

    Idiot Savant

    Idiot Savant
    Richard Foreman is at it again. His latest work is just as obscure and bizarre as his 50-odd others, and despite a vital performance from Willem Dafoe, it fails to do more than confuse. More »

    Love Child

    Love Child
    You can’t quite explain why a good match on paper may inspire little passion in real life; even if you locate the crucial elements, the calculus of combining them is impossibly reductive. More »

    Made In Heaven

    Made In Heaven
    The attention-grabbing premise promises more than the show can deliver, despite the cast's commitment and one actor's magnificent physique. More »

    Pantaleon

    Pantaleón y Las Visitadoras (Captain Pantoja and the Special Service)
    A Spanish-language novel is adapted into a charming musical that celebrates no-frills sexuality. More »

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    Off-Off Broadway Reviews

    Children At Play

    Children at Play
    This play delivers too much too fast in its creepy and campy portrayal of adolescence. More »

    Subways Are for Sleeping
    Sometimes it's better to let sleeping flops lie. That's certainly the case with "Subways Are for Sleeping." More »

    Ghost Light

    Ghost Light
    A ghost story that is neither scary nor campy as it travels its overplotted course. More »

    Cross That River

    Cross That River
    Devastatingly moving describes the theatrical experience of Andrew Carl Wilk and Allan Harris' "Cross That River." More »

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    Cabaret & Dance Reviews

    Morephoses

    Morephoses/The Wheeldon Company: Program A
    Sharply attuned to the entertainment sensibilities of contemporary audiences, Wheeldon assembled a program that many young people today would be very comfortable attending. More »

    Charlie's Angels
    The show has nothing to do with the popular television series; the Charlie in this case is revolutionary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. More »

    Groovaloo

    Groovaloo
    The Groovaloos, a fresh-faced, 14-member Los Angeles–based troupe of expert hip-hop artists, is presenting a spiffy 85-minute show of locking, popping, free-styling, and spoken-word poetry. More »

    In-1

    In-I
    "In-I" is a tedious experiment in which two mesmerizing performing artists venture into unfamiliar expressive territories with lackluster results. More »

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    Industry Grosses

    Rank Title Gross
    1. WICKED $1,489,548
    2. BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL $1,357,268
    3. A STEADY RAIN $1,187,455
    4. THE LION KING $1,136,368
    5. JERSEY BOYS $1,112,351
    6. GOD OF CARNAGE $991,204
    7. MAMMA MIA! $922,676
    8. WEST SIDE STORY $857,501
    9. HAMLET $751,526
    10. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $742,415

    Week ending November 01.
    Credit: The Broadway League

    Rank Title Gross
    1. MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT $23,234,394
    2. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY $16,387,327
    3. LAW ABIDING CITIZEN $7,403,630
    4. COUPLES RETREAT $6,460,525
    5. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $5,931,417
    6. SAW VI $5,270,794
    7. ASTRO BOY $3,460,651
    8. THE STEPFATHER $3,207,792
    9. CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE'S $3,098,185
    10. AMELIA $3,034,667

    Week ending November 01.

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