John Lahr

“Philip Seymour Hoffman finds all the crazy music in Willy Loman’s disappointment, in “Death of a Salesman.””

“Every nanosecond of this well-cast production is eloquent with craft and wit.”

“Some, like Reubens, whose comic dynasty collapsed in 1991, after a public embarrassment in an adult-movie theatre, have funny taken away from them.”

“The production never quite finds its rhythm, but Mamet’s writing certainly does.”

“Addams’s poisoned brew is turned into Kool-Aid.”

“In all the harum-scarum high jinks of “Lend Me a Tenor,” Ken Ludwig’s romp about opera (slickly directed by Stanley Tucci, at the Music Box), there is a lot of theatrical panache on display, but not one idea.”

“The success of Logan’s smart, eloquent entertainment is to bring us in there with him.”

“The show's emotional authenticity and Brian Yorkey's intelligent book make 'Next to Normal' a landmark musical about mental illness that doesn't shrink from the subject's complexity.”

“Under the elegant, astute direction of Bartlett Sher, Lincoln Center's revival—the first on Broadway since the show's début—is a majestic spectacle.”

“His gift for direct, compelling, colloquial lyrical statement seems to prove that the show tune can once again become both pertinent and popular.”