Tim Teeman

“And now, with this wonderful show deservedly on Broadway (at the Helen Hayes Theater, until June 9), she still doesn't eye-roll, or make easy Trump jokes.”

“Bryan Cranston provides all the magic this production needs.”

“With its main characters speaking and acting past each other, this Anna Christie doesn’t convincingly locate a strong rope-line from 1921 to now. Instead, it feels as unmoored as one of its barges, and overall a little lost in the muffling mists of that old devil sea.”

“Fair warning: Duke & Roya is slow. Transitions between scenes feel labored. But its design (Wilson Chin), lighting (Amina Alexander), and projections (Caite Hevner) are spare and attractive, and the performances are so well-observed, the humor so subtle, and the gentle slow-burn of romance, familial...”

“The play, directed by Sam Helfrich, darts between eras and modes of storytelling, not really settling on a compelling through-line.”

“Life of Pi, directed with a restrained sense of wonder by Max Webster, is a very simple story”

“The Tony-winning Mendez, Radcliffe and Groff share a terrific collective chemistry that roots and animates the show.”

“It’s taken 10 years for this production to make its way from London’s Menier Chocolate Factory via an Olivier Award-stop in the the West End to New York, and the NYTW’s small stage makes it even more of a treat—we can hear the voices and harmonies close-up (orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick and musi...”

“But deeper questioning and nuanced ambiguities aren’t really what Messy White Gays is about. Droege—famed for his impersonations of Chloë Sevigny—is a formidable joke writer, and in previous shows like Bright Colors and Bold Patterns and Happy Birthday Doug, his well-crafted volleys of insults, joke...”

“The plot and characters are equally muddled, with a run-here, run-there, run-anywhere brand of direction that reveals the show hasn't quite figured out what to do after the girls disappear.”

“The musical—directed by Whitney White, and adapted from Damon Cardasis’ 2017 movie—switches between the heart-tugging register of Ulysses’ sense of isolation, and the snap and pop of its excellent soundtrack (at least two songs should be released as singles, right now). The show’s choreography by Da...”

“In Shucked, they are deliciously relentless.”

“With its lovely performances this show isn't just crumbs, but it's not the full loaf either.”

“A catatonic dullness and brace of stereotypical side characters further clog the pacing of This World of Tomorrow.”

“Even as they finally resolve to ‘go,’ in this Godot—as in every Godot—Shannon and Sparks remain stuck in the perennial purgatory that follows the utterance of that final line. However, this production comes with the cushion of comforting companionship its two lead actors skillfully conjure and conve...”