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“What a relief that in its West End form, Oh, Mary! remains just as outrageous, hysterically funny and genuinely unpredictable as its Broadway counterpart.”

“Gratifyingly, his ‘Stories By Heart’ is written and staged with deceptive simplicity, and entirely avoids any air of the didactic.”

“Mark Rylance is unparalleled as an actor.”

“Perhaps this play fared better with more intellectual British audiences, but here on Broadway audiences often want something a bit more stimulating.”

“The Children, for all its mystery and topicality, doesn’t begin to rank with the others.”

“‘Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical’ is one of the best musicals on Broadway right now, and is certainly the best musical of the season.”

“So the play, as a whole, is something of a draw.”

“It is mostly lacking the complexity of plot, character, and songs that we expect in a musical nowadays.”

“The man knows his audience, and his Latin lesson is a treat.”

“The Band's Visit is unlikely all through; what at times seems story-less and unvarnished suddenly, and by design, blossoms like a desert flower.”

“In a country that is so steeped in racist beliefs, this revival of ‘M. Butterfly’ is a political act, boldly challenging its audience to no longer accept intolerance, stigmatization, or stereotypes.”

“If it’s an ‘interesting enough’ time you’re looking for.”

“As Hnath ends his eventually wise and even conciliatory parable, that’s the gnawing question Hnath leaves the ticket buyers pondering.”

“Watching the three-song selection that is given the prime, next-to-closing slot in Prince of Broadway, I decided that I don’t really need to go back to the Majestic just yet.”

“Yes, Metcalf was a wonder; but White brings full value, thank you very much.”

“A second visit to A Doll’s House, Part 2 confirms this is a major play that can and will be staged again and again, finding new insights with new cast members and new approaches to the material.”

“Now, precisely how you’re likely to feel about The Terms of My Surrender kind of depends, as they say.”

“This is a show with a lot of heart.”

“The laughs are non-stop and most of them are really cheap.”

“For the rest of us, however, it doesn’t live up to the hype.”

“The sweets dispensed here have no appeal for me.”

“What an achievement to pull it off so well, and so consistently.”

“Anyone with a serious interest in theater will appreciate the scope and intelligence on display but I fear they better act fast.”

“Vogel—only now receiving her first Broadway opportunity, twenty years after her Pulitzer—has rescued God of Vengeance from the stacks of a research library; and brought both Asch’s play and her own. with that very special rain scene, to vibrant life.”

“Blessedly, Noel Coward knew that and Kevin Kline really gets it.”

“Oslo is quite an achievement, and quite a play, and quite an evening of high-stakes theatricality.”

“They simply do the play very well.”

“Without a doubt, 'That Goes Wrong' is the funniest play Broadway has ever seen.”

“All told, That Goes Wrong goes uproariously right.”

“Maybe Miss Saigon could get away with such blatant racism in 1991, but in 2017 the musical feels more problematic than loveable.”

“He’s a reason to see this bloated whip-up.”

“Like glass held up to the light, it’s shot through with intelligence and nuance and is all the more powerful for it.”

“It is that spirit, precisely, that Sankoff and Hein and associates have put on the stage; and that’s what makes this awkward and unlikely musical work so effectively.”

“Sunday reveals her as a full-fledged musical comedy star, thank you very much.”

“That said, the cast and the production make this Jitney a must-see for those who appreciate the voice of August Wilson.”

“Her presence in The Present makes it an instant event on Broadway; but the play and production are more than worthy, thank you very much.”

“As for In Transit here and now, the use of a cappella is hardly enough to float the show; but without the a cappella distinction, would anyone today have bothered to bring this musical to Broadway?”

“The play gives a clear image of how humans can occupy center stage, even in a fast changing and not altogether truth speaking virtual world.”

“Too many of the songs are inconsequential, which serves to dilute those ingratiating, low-brow, mob-infused charms which won audiences over in the first (and second) place.”

“Without the pair engaging in a dastardly battle of wits on a taut tightrope, the play restlessly drags on through almost three hours.”

“Just great--with only the merest reservations that certainly don't have anything to do with the several brilliant Finn songs.”

“Oh, Hello is not a play, exactly; it is more of a personal appearance by the Messrs. Faizon & St. Greegland, who blithely refer to themselves as "the orange pekoe teabag staining the countertop of American culture" and who "were recipients of a 1997 restraining order keeping us 100 feet at all times away from America's greatest actor, Mr.”

“But the overall effect is dampened, as if everything but that firecracker number was staged with soggy powder.”

“Not much to look at; rather, a stage picture that is decidedly not worth a thousand words.”

“Yup, they got that slogan right.”

“Even for those who aren't bluegrass fans, the score is a winner.”

“This is an ambitious saga, and one which in other hands might likely be doomed to the 'good intentions' department.”

“This is a welcome opportunity to see the play, and the chance to see a top-flight performance by Jessica Lange.”

“Wholesome, moral winsomeness will never go out of style, presumably; but a rousing musical it does not make, at least in the case of Tuck Everlasting.”

“As a result, the final on-stage American Psycho minutes do nothing to sustain a venture that has already overstayed its welcome.”

“Langella outdoes himself, making this a theatrical feat to experience and to feel.”

“'She Loves Me' is not a big, brassy Broadway musical. The revival of the '60s gem is set in Budapest, 1934. It’s a more formal time, and the show champions intimacy and charm...Levi is a strong romantic lead with heart, while Benanti proves her comic chops. They, like the rest of the cast, click.”

“Blackbird leaves us feeling unsettled, which seems clearly the intention.”

“For everyone else, though, this ‘disaster’ of a musical might well leave you with a sinking feeling.”

“Capturing a sport onstage is tricky and The Royale wisely goes for theatricality.”

“But Hughie--as the playwright suspected--is not quite workable as a stage piece.”

“If Mr. Greenberg was attempting to give us something with socio-politico-historical import--like the aforementioned Other Desert Cities, for instance, or Anthony Giardina's City of Conversation--he has not convincingly done so.”

“And Danny Burstein is right up there with the best of the Tevyes.”

“If China Doll has its weaknesses--and it has--it also has Al Pacino.”

“But the music and lyrics by Kuo while moving the plot forward are rarely good enough to stand out on their own.”

“They tell their story earnestly, but in the end -- and despite its many songs--the enterprise doesn't sing.”

“‘King Charles III’ is charged, exciting theater, and its star is, to borrow a phrase, every inch a king.”

“Director Evan Cabnet sticks with a plodding, inevitable approach from start to end.”

“It's smart and sad and fun barely legal:A history play whose future is regal.”

“The show is beautifully awful, splendidly agonizing.”

“Adam Seidel's Catch the Butcher, at Cherry Lane Studio, is about as foolishly credulity-stretching an enterprise as you might want--or not want--to witness.”

“Unfortunately, she and Broderick lack chemistry and that is my only problem with an otherwise enjoyable and fun theatrical experience.”

“When the decidedly minor ‘Beguine’ in the second act literally stops Dames at Sea in its tracks, you know that something is off kilter.”

“Putting four-letter obscenities into the mouths of octogenarians -- okay, nonagenarian in Tyson's case -- is a cheap trick but it works.”

“From Eddie's first words: ‘I'm not leaving,’ you are in the play's intense grip, pondering: who are these people?”

“So it's a pleasure to see four excellent actors tackle 1983's Fool For Love.”

“‘Allegiance’ was everything a musical is supposed to be - musically beautiful, politically poignant, romantically oriented, and emotionally gripping.”

“Today's Spring Awakening is a worthy production of the show, but that's it.”

“MTC is giving this Steppenwolf play a splendid production, courtesy of director Joe Mantello and a thoroughly winning cast.”

“Nonetheless, it may be that in the long run it signals too obliviously the pessimistic outlook on life about to unfold at length.”

“Something Rotten! is a very funny show indeed, and should please audiences although one wonders how non-theatre savvy houses will respond to all those musical comedy jokes.”

“Nevertheless, making song and some dance of the '50s bestseller about love in the time of pre-, during- and post-revolutionary Russia comes very close to a bad -- or certainly unworkable -- idea.”

“What you get when you cross this crossed Private Lives and Kiss Me, Kate are a few moments of bland silliness.”

“Fun Home is the best Broadway musical in years.”

“This 'King and I' is excellent...The production has the epic sweep that the authors intended...Sher and his leading players also investigate undercurrents of romance and physical attraction which were not evident in the original production...Sparks fly.”

“Weaknesses still remain, led by the contrived story and a decidedly non-rousing score, but what was well-nigh intolerable in New Jersey is now... well, tolerable.”

“As I say, you see this An American in Paris for the dancing.”

“But is it the subtle, engrossing, mysterious masterpiece that Mantel's novels deserved?”

“If it comes to that, this whole Gigi is lacking in charm, if not nerve.”

“He's utterly captivating, utterly heart-breaking in his transition from a shy boy with a puppeteering inclination to a terrified young man in possibly unbreakable thrall to a virtually autonomous bully who's not reluctant to declare himself the Devil.”

“This is a smashingly good production of what might be David Hare's finest play, with two of the season's most striking performances from Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan.”

“Wasserstein's survey of a representative upper-middle-class woman's experiences of American culture during the years 1964 to 1987 is as close to perfection as anyone could hope to get.”

“An audience with Helen Mirren makes a fine night's entertainment, but not--in this case--a compelling dramatic event.”

“Art it ain't; Fish in the Dark isn't O'Neill, or even O. Neil Simon. But it's funny, and it's boffo.”

“For those who've seen it--and much of his canon--before, this revival could feel a bit off-balance.”

“All that busy work, and Hugh does look impressive in the kitchen; but Butterworth's eighty-five minute play doesn't make for a tasty meal.”

“Ably portraying the deterioration of amiable veneers under Kimberly Senior's taut direction, Dhillon. Moll, Radnor, Pittman (the lone holdover from the LCT production) and Ashok give Disgraced everything they've got and everything Akhtar's script needs.”

“This On the Town at the Lyric would leave them tickled pink and leaping for joy.”

“Theatergoers will get their money's worth, if you can calculate worth by belly laffs, but it turns out that McNally's It's Only a Play is not all that much better than the play-within-a-play that the characters spend the night lamenting.”

“This is exhilarating, dynamic theatre which triumphantly expands the boundaries of theatricality.”

“Sorry to say that one of them is Donald Margulies's newest comedy-drama, The Country House, now at the Samuel J. Friedman.”

“Thanks to Ellis' deft hand and his first-rate cast, what audiences are guaranteed to take with them when exiting is the kind of complete and total happiness that borders on euphoria.”

“Gurney's play, as revived at the Brooks Atkinson under the direction of Gregory Mosher, is smart, delightful, and moving.”

“The incontrovertible fact is, he has written the play, and it's a worthy one.”

“Holler If Ya Hear Me doesn't, alas, offer nearly half as much worth hearing.”