POTUS on Broadway: An Unconvincing Attempt at Feminism
A White House satire with an all-female cast reflects the genderization of our politics.
Broadway
Child Molestation Doesn’t Age Well
How I Learned to Drive sells tawdry pedophilia as serious drama.
Fast-Forwarding through Life
Debra Messing does strong work playing a woman from 17 to 101 in Broadway’s gimmicky new play, Birthday Candles.
A Darkly Comic Look at Capital Punishment
Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen isn’t quite up to his own high standards. But it still beats the best efforts of virtually every other contemporary playwright.
Sweet Harmony
An off-Broadway production offers first-rate music, acting, singing, dancing, comedy, and lots of drama.
Robert Morse Succeeded in Show Business (While Trying)
Robert Morse, who died yesterday at age 90, managed a neat trick in the two defining roles that bookended his long career in show business.
Ben Stiller in . . . The Shining?
Ben Stiller’s latest idea is to play Jack Torrance in The Shining.
The Whitewashing of Michael Jackson’s Sins
A new Broadway show, MJ, celebrates Jackson’s genius while ignoring his depravity.
Can West Side Story Be Saved from Itself?
Steven Spielberg’s mission is to make a famously corny plot stand up amid the gorgeous songs.