THE WEIR *** 1/2 out of ****
IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE
What better way for the Irish Repertory Theatre to celebrate its 25th anniversary season than this pitch-perfect revival of Conor McPherson's brilliant play The Weir? I saw the show in London when it was first produced, but it's only...
(2) Comments | Posted May 18, 2013 | 4:32 PM
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 *** out of ****
COLIN QUINN UNCONSTITUTIONAL ** 1/2 out of ****
A FAMILY FOR ALL OCCASIONS * out of ****
(0) Comments | Posted May 10, 2013 | 4:41 PM
I'LL EAT YOU LAST ** 1/2 out of ****
PIPPIN * out of ****
THIS SIDE OF NEVERLAND *** out of ****
A PUBLIC READING OF AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY *** out of ****
(4) Comments | Posted May 4, 2013 | 4:20 PM
Lots of titles to catch up on, including a fresh take on Wuthering Heights, the last Baz Luhrmann film I really loved, an amusing British comedy about an irascible doctor and the always welcome release of new Criterion titles. Here we go.
(2) Comments | Posted April 30, 2013 | 2:14 PM
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL ***
STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE
The Tony nominations have just been announced. (Go here for a complete list of nominees.) If you've seen the new Broadway revival of The Trip To Bountiful, you'll be happily surprised to see the voters got it right....
(1) Comments | Posted April 26, 2013 | 2:33 AM
ORPHANS ** 1/2 out of ****
THE TESTAMENT OF MARY ** 1/2 out of ****
THE DRAWER BOY ** out of ****
Two revivals and one new play all reveal works that are in some way flawed -- but at least one...
(11) Comments | Posted April 24, 2013 | 1:06 AM
THE NANCE *** out of ****
THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES ** 1/2 out of ****
JEKYLL & HYDE * 1/2 out of ****
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE ** 1/2 out of ****
MACBETH * out of ****
(2) Comments | Posted April 19, 2013 | 7:10 PM
THE BIG KNIFE * out of ****
LA RUTA ** 1/2 out of ****
THE BIG KNIFE * out of ****
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE AT AMERICAN AIRLINES
Perhaps the recent fad for writer Clifford Odets will start to fade now. His...
(1) Comments | Posted April 18, 2013 | 2:08 PM
MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL ** out of ****
LUNT FONTANNE THEATRE
This musical begins in the home of Motown founder Berry Gordy in Los Angeles in 1983. Gordy debates whether or not to show up for the taping of a TV special honoring the 25th anniversary...
(3) Comments | Posted April 17, 2013 | 3:12 AM
THE RASCALS: ONCE UPON A DREAM *** out of ****
RICHARD RODGERS THEATRE
If you want to hear the difference between nostalgia and celebration, the difference between a tribute to rock and roll and real rock and roll, see The Rascals on Broadway. You can...
(6) Comments | Posted April 16, 2013 | 4:04 PM
What have we got on tap? Bill Murray as FDR and other new releases, a great Jackie Chan double bill, one of Barbra Streisand's lesser works, a clutch of documentaries, some titles for baseball fans to watch on their team's off day, a string of auteurist gems, and a TV...
(0) Comments | Posted April 15, 2013 | 2:59 PM
ROALD DAHLS' MATILDA THE MUSICAL *** 1/2 out of ****
SHUBERT THEATRE
Being at a Broadway show on Opening Night is thrilling. But there's also something to be said about being at a Broadway show the day AFTER Opening Night. A scrappy show with mixed...
(3) Comments | Posted April 4, 2013 | 11:52 PM
KINKY BOOTS ** out of ****
AL HIRSCHFELD THEATRE
Like drag queens everywhere, Billy Porter in Kinky Boots makes the most of old jokes and thin material by offering up an exaggerated delivery and lots of personality. And like drag queens everywhere, he keeps his...
(28) Comments | Posted April 1, 2013 | 12:40 AM
The IRAs are a mysterious but august film society that has voted on the best films of the year since 1976. More international and indie focused than the Oscars, more mercurial than the LA Film Critics, more loyal to their favorites than the Golden Globes, the IRAs have just had...
(0) Comments | Posted March 30, 2013 | 1:42 PM
Let's catch up with some reissues of classic -- and not so classic -- movies, with a few documentaries tossed in at the end for good measure.
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP ($39.99 BluRay; Criterion)
BADLANDS ($29.99 DVD; Criterion) --...
(4) Comments | Posted March 29, 2013 | 5:29 PM
Great TV keeps flooding the DVD shelves because great TV is all over the airwaves. Here's a rundown of some recent releases. Now if only someone could deliver some great sitcoms.... (Archer excepted, of course.)
RIPPER STREET ($29.99 DVD; BBC) -- One of the...
(5) Comments | Posted March 28, 2013 | 2:04 PM
HANDS ON A HARDBODY * out of ****
BROOKS ATKINSON THEATRE
This new musical is such an odd duck on paper that you couldn't help thinking maybe something good would come out of it. In an era when many musicals are based on world-famous comic...
(33) Comments | Posted March 27, 2013 | 5:47 PM
A flood of Oscar winners, nominees and those that should have been hit stores in the last few weeks. Here's a rundown of recent new films that have just debuted on DVD and BluRay.
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY ($35.99 BluRay combo; MGM/Warner Bros.)...
(2) Comments | Posted March 26, 2013 | 6:44 PM
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S * 1/2 out of ****
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE *** 1/2 out of ****
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S TOTEM *** out of ****
THE LYING LESSON * 1/2 out of ****
(0) Comments | Posted March 14, 2013 | 3:02 PM
THE FLICK ***
DETROIT '67 ** 1/2
HIT THE WALL *
THE FLICK ***
PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZON
I've never worked at a movie theater but I'm enough of a cinema buff to realize the appeal for...
(0) Comments | Posted May 24, 2013 | 2:50 PM