Reviews
15
Average
62
Highest
94
Lowest
17
The New York Times · Apr 30, 1992
“The wave of euphoria ‘Falsettos’ evokes is inseparable from the wave of tears that rises audibly through the house once Mr. Finn raises the ghosts of those Falsettoland loved ones no longer here to join the party.”
The New York Times · Apr 27, 1992
“Is the effort a complete success?”
The New York Times · Apr 12, 1991
“For all that seems galling about ‘Miss Saigon’ -- and for all that is indeed simplistic, derivative and, at odd instances, laughable about it -- this musical is a gripping entertainment of the old school (specifically, the Rodgers and Hammerstein East-meets-West school of ‘South Pacific’ and ‘The King and I’).”
The New York Times · Nov 12, 1990
“But the Lewises' fraternal bond, like the play's other important secondary relationship, between Joy's son and Jack, is so sketchily drawn that it cannot carry the dramatic weight it must in the evening's waning scenes.”
The New York Times · Dec 12, 1989
“This is an evening in which even a throwaway wisecrack spreads laughter like wildfire through the house, until finally the roars from the balcony merge with those from the orchestra and the pandemonium takes on a life of its own.”
The New York Times · May 13, 1988
“The musical ''Carrie'' fails in all these areas.”
The New York Times · Jan 27, 1988
“''The Phantom of the Opera'' is as much a victory of dynamic stagecraft over musical kitsch as it is a triumph of merchandising uber alles.”
The New York Times · Nov 6, 1987
“To hear ''No One Is Alone,'' the cathartic and beautiful final song of ''Into the Woods,'' is to be overwhelmed once more by the continuity of one of the American theater's most extraordinary songwriting careers.”
The New York Times · Apr 23, 1987
“O’Brien’s literal-minded production does not make a resonant case for the drama today...Ms. Bening goes deepest of the four leads in exploring the muck at the bottom of her character’s personality.”
The New York Times · Apr 19, 1987
“The truth - or my reactions, at least - turned out to lie somewhere in the middle.”
The New York Times · Oct 10, 1986
“During the Circle in the Square's inconsistently cast and directed rendering, the languors could tempt one to consign ''You Never Can Tell'' forever to the junk heap of Shavian trivia.”
The New York Times · May 31, 1985
“It's a good thing that we have a Bluntschli and Raina to carry us across the bumpy stretches.”
The New York Times · Nov 12, 1984
“There's certainly little profit in lingering long at the pageant of swashbuckling 17th-century France on display at the Broadway.”
The New York Times · Nov 16, 1981
“What's fatally missing from this King, however, are sexual passion and a sense of humor.”
The New York Times · Jan 24, 1981
“Miss Caldwell has erected a gargantuan theatrical contraption only to leave out the motor that would make it fly.”