David Gordon

“It’s the best new musical on Broadway.”

“A precise but passionless Proof.”

“Bug is the scariest play ever written.”

“Whether or not Chess works as a musical, this rare revival delivers exactly what you paid for: Tveit, Michele, Christopher, and Cruz belt their faces off and look sexy as hell while doing it.”

“Neither one of them is reinventing the wheel, and neither is Lloyd.”

“What’s remarkable about Smart’s performance here is the way she elevates a standard issue melodrama into must-see theater.”

“His ‘How Glory Goes’ is transcendent, justifying the price of admission in three-and-a-half minutes.”

“Created with honorable moral intentions, Clooney and Heslov’s dramatic adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck lands at the Theatre without much urgency.”

“But while it’s far from the worst Shakespeare production I’ve seen this season, it lacks the essential spark that would elevate it from ‘not terrible’ to ‘complete revelation.’”

“Operation Mincemeat is a highlight of the season.”

“The whole production is a rare privilege; you either got it or you ain’t — and this one’s got it.”

“Maybe they’ll defy the odds — for artistic reasons, I hope they do — but I ultimately expect Swept Away will be pulled out to sea in the next tide.”

“Refreshingly original, this story about two robots who, for a brief moment, meet each other halfway, becomes a poignant celebration of finding connections in an ephemeral world.”

“Mostly, I wished that Teachout’s play, which is more emotional, nuanced, and satisfying, had been granted the bright lights of Broadway, not a potato sack like this.”

“In doing so, Lloyd has somehow managed to create a giddily thrilling revival, with star Nicole Scherzinger delivering one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen as a psychotic Norma Desmond for the TikTok era.”

“Filled with familial humor and devastating heartbreak, Butterworth’s absorbing, grief-suffused storytelling and Mendes’s mesmerizing production (haunting lighting by Natasha Chivers) turn in some emotional knockouts.”

“On Broadway, Job just feels like work.”

“Justin Peck’s folk ballet Illinoise, an eleventh-hour entry into this Tony Awards race (so late that its first preview and opening night were the same 2pm Wednesday matinee), is perhaps the most original new musical of the past year.”

“...in an era of theatrical belt-tightening, that’s good enough for me.”

“It’s modern, but not completely; brisk, while still feeling too long.”

“It all comes together to create a fairytale version of New York in the 90s, in which music videos spontaneously materialize on the street.”

“Then again, everything about Stereophonic is remarkable from top to bottom.”

“This is as lifeless a production as I’ve ever seen on Broadway, and, quite frankly, it’s shocking.”

“It had me from start to finish, and it’s an amazing journey I’d love to take again.”

“They are nigh perfect to play the opposing Stockmann brothers in Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, now being given a zippy revival adapted by playwright Amy Herzog and directed by her husband, Sam Gold.”

“Depressing and harrowing as it is, it’s not the kind of show we often get around these parts.”

“This is a show that my grandparents would have raved about during the post-services Kiddush luncheon: undeniably moving and extremely powerful, the pros of Harmony generally outweigh the cons.”

“But it’s lesser Rebeck, a sweet-nothing of a play that’s content with the superficial.”

“Sitting comfortably in the Hudson Theatre, this Merrily is one of those transcendent productions I’ll look back on fondly forever.”

“I enjoyed spending an afternoon with these characters so much that I want more time in their presence.”

“Indeed, this Camelot, which I admittedly could not muster up much enthusiasm for upon entering the Theater, was surprisingly engaging.”

“There’s a whiplash in tone, from sarcastic to sincere, that the the production simply can handle.”

“The Collaboration goes in one ear and out the other, not quite befitting of the legacy of the two artists at its center.”

“Well, there were times I forgot about the show as I sat there watching it.”

“In that respect, The Old Man and the Pool is Birbiglia at his most truthful.”

“Almost Famous: The Musical may well be the most dispiriting example of this screen-to-stage trend: a creatively bankrupt illustration of exactly the kind of commercialism that these characters rail against.”

“Manhattan Theatre Club's belated transfer is a must-see for that reason alone: It's a great, great play that should be seen by anyone who missed it off-Broadway.”

“The result, while enjoyable, shows a fundamental lack of trust and understanding in material that they would see already does the work for them, if they just stopped to listen.”

“Neither Spangler's text nor Croft's production does anything to elevate the material Hosseini provided for them; they just ride his coattails and refashion it in disappointingly unimaginative ways.”

“Were it not for Stroman and her cast, POTUS would not work nearly as well as it does — honestly, I don't think it would work at all.”

“Broadway hasn't had a good thriller in a long while, and Hangmen fits that bill quite nicely.”

“How I Learned to Drive is the most challenging, thought-provoking play of the season, and thank God it's finally on Broadway.”

“Glamorous, chic, gilded — it's no wonder why John Benjamin Hickey's new production was one of the highest-grossing shows last week, and, for my money, it's the unabashed delight of a relatively grim season.”

“It's a perfectly enjoyable, not life-changing staging of a classic musical, and if you're looking for a night out that takes you away from the February doldrums, however briefly, this Music Man is a sight for sore eyes.”

“This show has a lot of wheel-spinning and minimal rewards.”

“This is the best cast on Broadway, bar none, and the great time they're palpably having jumps across the footlights and into the house.”

“They are the visual manifestation of the walk across hot coals performed every day by the characters in this unlikely comedy, which is made even more delightful by the heartfelt performances of an all-star cast.”

“Pass Over does not let any of us off the hook; we are all standing on that concrete block, these issues affect all of us.”

“A Fantastic 'Soldier's Play' on About More Than Just Blair Underwood's Pecs: Underwood stars alongside David Alan Grier and Jerry O'Connell in a landmark Pulitzer winner making its Broadway debut.”

“Choose Adventure With Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins in The Height of the Storm: The two British stage legends return to Broadway in a new play by Florian Zeller at Manhattan Theatre Club.”

“On Broadway, Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma! has reached its full potential.”

“Too bad that her frisky, wholly original performance seems to be going head-to-head with a director intent on imposing conceptual devices at every turn.”

“This Kiss Me, Kate is a real treat.”

“Swagger and self-possession can get you far – they can even strike terror into people's hearts.”

“American Son could have been a landmark Broadway play, but instead it only skims the surface.”

“The Ferryman is the best play running on Broadway.”

“You'll be head over heels by the time the curtain falls.”

“This My Fair Lady is a revival for the ages, the perfect synthesis of director's vision and performers and designers working completely in sync.”

“Tina Fey has brought the musical comedy back to Broadway, and it couldn't have happened at a more necessary time.”

“Music is not only what exorcises the demons within the characters of Bandstand, it also brings them together.”

“Like Sher's stagings of 'The King and I' and 'Joe's Turner's Come and Gone,' this show flows in near-cinematic fashion and pulls you in so tight that time recedes.”

“The musical adaptation captures some of the whimsy and charm of the original.”

“Away is a beguiling portrayal of human kindness in the face of the worst horror imaginable — and a show that everybody needs to see.”

“As skillfully well done as it was before, with director Trip Cullman once again providing a keen, realistic eye to guide the proceedings...A ferociously hilarious, unbearably sad, and astonishingly relatable portrait of the formative friendships we have in our youth...There's a beautiful realness to 'Significant Other.”

“The result is a deeply satisfying drama that leaves us grappling with these issues as they pertain to the present day.”

“If only their vehicle didn’t feel as if it was stalled between stations.”

“When Jones' eye-popping steps (at one point, the ensemble even plays jump rope with Christmas garlands) are combined with the sounds of the elegant 13-piece band led by Andy Einhorn, Holiday Inn shimmers with that breathless pleasure only musicals can deliver.”

“A dazzlingly disorienting head-trip...McBurney's performance is a marvel of athleticism as he bounds around the stage from microphone to microphone. But it's way too easy, sitting in the dark being lulled by sound machines, to drift off for extended periods. The show feels much too long and, at points, way too heady...”

“It's a smart, tricky, and ultimately heartbreaking look at the bewildering disorientation caused by aging, memory, and identity loss, and the grief it causes when families rapidly start to lose their patience.”

“For lovers of the genre, Dames at Sea is a delightful romp that doesn't feel like it's aged a day since 1966.”

“In her Broadway debut, the ebullient Hudgens makes an ideal Gigi, a bubbly and energetic raw talent with charisma to spare.”

“The 2014 revival of Side Show is a marked improvement over the original 1997 production.”

“This new Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella is a sumptuous, family-friendly spectacle that succeeds in bringing fresh life to the beloved musical.”

“That Paulus nonetheless allows us to leave the theater on our own high, with a free-for-all dance party as a cleverly added post-script, is just one more brilliant touch in this must-see production.”

“Individually, the entire cast is quite strong, but what they collectively lack is chemistry.”

“Timbers, who no doubt grew up with the show as I did, gets the humor, knows how to deal with it, and guides with an invisible hand.”

“I know I’ve nit-picked, and though there are nits to pick, it’s time for me to say ‘Wick-KEDDD’ in a guttural voice that conveys a good deal of respect.”