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 | Broadway Scrapbook: Awards Hopping
A whirl of red carpets (mostly in the rain) and awards ceremonies from intimate to lavish leading up to the Tonys., by Jeannie Lieberman on June 6 |
 | On The Town ... With Chip Deffaa
I want touch briefly upon a number of performances and productions that, for one reason or another stand out in my memory., by Chip Deffaa on Apr. 30 |
Features
 | Mel Brooks: Make A Noise <= new
American Masters to premiere new documentary on the director, producer, writer, composer and actor on PBS, May 20 and 26, 2013., by Linda Amiel Burns on May 22 |
Broadway:Solo Performance
Broadway:Musicals
 | Kinky Boots
Go to have a rousing good time but don’t be surprised if you find yourself thinking after the fun and laughter subsides., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 9 |
 | Pippin
A good old musical has become an extraordinary, new musical soaring above its past and into the new consciousness., by Eugene Paul on May 7 |
 | Matilda The Musical
Director Warchus is brilliant at coordinating all design elements but less effective at bringing an emotionally involving story to the stage. , by Elliot Rush on Apr. 26 |
 | Jekyll & Hyde
Many elements sabotage this revival of the Wildhorn-Bricusse musical that stars Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox can’t overcome. , by Victor Gluck on May 4 |
 | Motown: The Musical
Young Berry Gordy borrowed $800 and built not only a music and entertainment organization known round the world but changed that world., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 18 |
 | Rodgers + Hammerstein’S Cinderella
Magical, colorful and enchanted evening from the famous original television musical with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane, now on stage. , by Victor Gluck on Mar. 17 |
 | Annie
It’s tomorrow, the sun has come out, and Annie is back in town bigger and better than ever, with a wonderful Daddy Warbucks, Anthony Warlow., by Eugene Paul on Nov. 20 |
Broadway:Plays
 | The Trip To Bountiful
Emmy winner Cicely Tyson returns to the New York stage for the first time in 30 years as a luminous Carrie Watts., by Victor Gluck on May 7 |
 | The Big Knife
Bobby Cannavale has another juicy role in Clifford Odets’ tragedy of a Hollywood star who wants out after compromising his integrity. , by Victor Gluck on May 2 |
 | The Nance
Pulling out all the stops, Nathan Lane gives what may be the performance of a life time in a hilarious, heartrending theatrical event., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 29 |
 | The Assembled Parties
New Richard Greenberg generational family saga gives Jessica Hecht and Judith Light two of their best roles in many years. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 25 |
 | Orphans
A brilliant piece of stagecraft at every level, this drama will surprise you, amuse you, capture you, and even make you think., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 19 |
 | Lucky Guy
Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks makes an exciting Broadway debut as driven tabloid journalist Mike McAlary in Nora Ephron’s script., by Victor Gluck on Apr. 6 |
 | Ann
Governor Ann Richards was famous for being at her saltiest when she was also her sweetest. Holland Taylor captures it all. , by Eugene Paul on Mar. 17 |
 | Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike
Witty contemporary parody of Chekhov by Chris Durang brings Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristen Nielsen to stage as three siblings., by Victor Gluck on Nov. 26 |
Off-Broadway:Musicals
 | Far From Heaven <= new
Despite some wonderful singing by a top-notch cast, "Far from Heaven" rarely ‘sings.’ , by Stewart Schulman on June 6 |
 | Money <= new
Though the material is dated, the cast gives an enthusiastic and stylish performance of this cabaret-musical., by Joel Benjamin on June 11 |
 | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 <= new
We knew it was a great novel, but who knew "War and Peace," Part I, would make such an exciting and innovative electro pop-rock opera? , by Victor Gluck on May 25 |
 | Murder Ballad <= new
The attack on our receptors is self-defeating, damaging to all concerned, performers and those performed on. , by Eugene Paul on May 22 |
 | Madame Bovary: A Musical <= new
A well-intentioned, but unsuccessful musical version of the classic 19th century novel about a bored, faithless wife and her fate., by Joel Benjamin on May 19 |
 | Spandex <= new
Loud, busy production of new musical undermines sweet story of female empowerment underneath all the commotion. , by Victor Gluck on May 19 |
 | Encores!: On Your Toes
Once more Encores! has taken a slight, but charming period piece with a magnificent score and given it the star treatment., by Joel Benjamin on May 12 |
 | Leave It To Jane
Old-fashioned musical comedy offers lovely Jerome Kern melodies that alternate between jazz and operetta in the famous college football story., by Victor Gluck on Apr. 21 |
 | Same Time, Next Year, The Musical
American premiere of 1984 musicalization of Bernard Slade’s hit Broadway comedy lacks historical and musical landmarks as 25 years goes by. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 4 |
 | F#%King Up Everything
This new tuner began its life at the 2009 New York Musical Festival and is still kicking., by Deirdre Donovan on Mar. 26 |
Off-Broadway:Plays
 | 3 Kinds Of Exile <= new
New triple bill of one acts about Eastern European émigrés by John Guare is both uneven and takes him back to his Theater of the Absurd days., by Victor Gluck on June 13 |
 | Cornelius <= new
Alan Cox makes a magnificent return to the Manhattan stage in J.B. Priestley’s superb 1935 character study of a businessman on the verge of bankruptcy. , by Victor Gluck on June 12 |
 | Reasons To Be Happy <= new
Neil LaBute’s engrossing sequel to “Reasons to Be Pretty” finds the same foursome equally angst-driven but somewhat more mature and mellow. , by Victor Gluck on June 12 |
 | The Boat Factory <= new
A compelling, heartwarming tribute to workers that made Belfast’s boat factory the biggest and best in the world. , by Eugene Paul on June 10 |
 | The Empress Dowager <= new
In this handsomely mounted chronicle, playwright/director Joanna Chan tells the fascinating story of the Last Empress., by Eugene Paul on June 7 |
 | Somewhere Fun <= new
A geyser of words and superb performances can’t hide the essential aimlessness of this work., by Joel Benjamin on June 6 |
 | Nikolai And The Others
David Cromer expertly puts the Russian émigré community on stage in 1948 with Blair Brown, Michael Cerveris, Alvin Epstein and John Glover. , by Victor Gluck on June 3 |
 | The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Classic Stage Company takes another Brecht classic out of cold storage and re-ignites the fire in this charming fable. , by Deirdre Donovan on June 2 |
 | Antigone <= new
The Drama Desk-nominated Marvell Repertory Company presents Sophocles’ beloved classic., by Deirdre Donovan on May 27 |
 | The Master Builder <= new
John Turturro returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music and puts his signature on Henrik Ibsen’s iconic architect. , by Deirdre Donovan on May 27 |
 | The Notebook Of Trigorin
New York premiere of Tennessee Williams’ late adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” is vigorous but unsubtle. , by Victor Gluck on May 13 |
 | Bull
Ferociously powerful and imaginative new Mike (“The Cockfight Play”) Bartlett drama proves that office politics are a blood sport. , by Victor Gluck on May 9 |
 | This Side Of Neverland
A colorful snapshot of turn of the century England with all its elegance and hypocrisy on view. , by Joel Benjamin on May 7 |
 | Love Therapy
A moving play that looks at psychotherapy from the point of view of a very troubled therapist., by Joel Benjamin on May 1 |
 | The Dance Of Death
Vigorous production of Strindberg’s greatest play in new Mike Poulton adaptation still cannot keep play from seeming repetitious and wearying. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 29 |
 | The Last Will
Engrossing domestic drama of Shakespeare’s last days in Stratford in final part of Robert Brustein’s trilogy but it uses unproved suppositions., by Victor Gluck on Apr. 21 |
 | Plenty Of Time
A Black "Same Time, Next Year" with insightful writing and first-rate acting. , by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 19 |
Off-Broadway:Solo Performance
 | Buyer & Cellar
In the hilarious and ultimately very moving new comedy by Jonathan Tolins, an endearing Michael Urie goes to work for Barbra Streisand., by Victor Gluck on Apr. 5 |
Music:Cabaret
 | Jamie Deroy & Friends
If her show at 54 Below is any evidence, Jamie deRoy has a career as the new Ed Sullivan. Can any other cabaret act duplicate this? , by Joel Benjamin on Mar. 8 |
 | The 28Th Annual Bistro Awards
The ceremony held at the Gotham Comedy Club honored performers in many areas of entertainment. , by Linda Amiel Burns on Mar. 5 |
Music:Soloist
Music:Opera
 | The Firework Maker's Daughter
The U.S. premiere of a hugely ambitious and prestigious children’s event just arrived after its English debut performance., by Eugene Paul on May 9 |
 | La Périchole
A desperate effort by the New York City Opera to make a silly 19th century operetta palatable to a modern audience., by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 30 |
 | Moses In Egypt
A brilliant realization of a rarely performed Rossini tragic opera., by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 21 |
Music:Concerts
 | Song Of Norway
Broadway stars teamed up with The Collegiate Chorale to revive Wright and Forrest’s Norwegian operetta adapted from the music of Edvard Grieg. , by Deirdre Donovan on May 5 |
Dance
 | Rioult Dance New York <= new
it is clear why his choreography is so vibrant and why his brand of modern dance differs from the rest of the pack, by Joel Benjamin on June 9 |
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