Category Archives: Broadway

Mr. Saturday Night Review Roundup

Posted on May 4, 2022 by boz

The Broadway premiere of Mr. Saturday Night, adapted from the 1992 film, has received generally favorable reviews from New York theater critics. The creative team includes Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel (book), Jason Robert Brown (music, orchestrations, arrangements), … Continue reading →

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A Strange Loop Review Roundup

Posted on April 27, 2022 by boz

New York theater critics have given universally positive reviews to the Broadway transfer of the Pulitzer-winning musical A Strange Loop. The creative team includes Michael R. Jackson (book, music, lyrics), Stephen Brackett (direction), Raja Feather Kelly (choreography), Charlie Rosen (orchestrations), … Continue reading →

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Funny Girl Review Roundup

Posted on April 25, 2022 by boz

The first-ever Broadway revival of Funny Girl has received generally negative reviews from New York theater critics. The production’s creative team includes Isobel Lennart (book), Harvey Fierstein (adaptation), Jule Styne (music), Bob Merrill (lyrics), Michael Meyer (direction), Ellenore Scott and Ayodele … Continue reading →

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For Colored Girls Review Roundup

Posted on April 25, 2022 by boz

New York theater critics have given universally positive reviews to the Broadway revival of the 1976 choreopoem For Colored Girls. The creative team includes Ntozake Shange (libretto), Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby (music, orchestrations, arrangements), Camille A. Brown (direction, choreography), … Continue reading →

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The Little Prince Review Roundup

Posted on April 16, 2022 by boz

New York theater critics have given primarily negative reviews to the new Broadway adaptation of The Little Prince, based on the 1943 book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The creative team includes Chris Mouron (book, direction), Terry Truck (music), Anne Tournie … Continue reading →

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Paradise Square Review Roundup

Posted on April 7, 2022 by boz

New York theater critics have given generally negative reviews to Paradise Square, based on the 2012 musical Hard Times by Larry Kirwan. The new musical premiered at Berkeley Rep in 2018, followed by a pre-Broadway run in Chicago last year. … Continue reading →

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The Music Man Review Roundup

Posted on February 11, 2022 by boz

New York theater critics have given mixed reviews to the third Broadway revival of The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theatre. The original Tony-winning production starring Robert Preston opened in 1957; the show returned to Broadway in 1980 with … Continue reading →

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Music Man 21-Debut Salute

Posted on February 9, 2022 by boz

Tomorrow night, the long-awaited revival of The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, will open at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre. Yesterday, their costar Jefferson Mays, who plays the fictional River City’s Mayor Shinn, spoke from a lectern on … Continue reading →

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MJ Review Roundup

Posted on February 2, 2022 by boz

New York theater critics have given mixed reviews to MJ, the new jukebox musical about pop icon Michael Jackson. The creative team includes Lynn Nottage (book), Jason Michael Webb (music direction, orchestrations), David Holcenberg (music supervision, orchestrations), Christopher Wheeldon (direction, … Continue reading →

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Flying over Sunset Review Roundup

Posted on December 15, 2021 by boz

New York theater critics have given mixed reviews to the new musical Flying over Sunset, which plays a limited engagement through February 6 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater. The creative team includes James Lapine (book, direction), Tom Kitt (music), … Continue reading →

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