Richard Seff

“The first act is a joy from start to finish...The second act, opens with a bizarre solo dance...I found it unclear, astringent, and musically atonal.”

“Two attractive and talented stars and a first rate supporting cast telling a familiar story that is now attached to an uninteresting score may be enough for you.”

“Under Anna D. Shapiro’s assured direction, Armie Hammer, Josh Charles, and Paul Schneider have all fully inhabited their characters; and they emerge as a family, warts and all.”

“I found it amiable, accessible, and as nourishing as an ice cream soda; which is fine. But, except for the title song, memory of it does not linger long.”

“She belongs in this elegant environment, and this play deals with how she manages to assure her place in it.”

“It’s a clever trifle and easily dismissible.”

“Now he’s back on Broadway with his finest work to date — he’s written a score that has tremendous variety, melody, wit, and just plain intelligence.”

“Jason Robert Brown’s new anthem, “Do The Work” concludes the evening on just the right note, for it sums up the career of Harold Prince, who at 90 is still up there inspiring, mentoring, producing and directing, for which we owe him so much.”

“Marvin’s Room will be a rewarding place to be this summer.”

“Bandstand beat all the odds and breezed into town as the most refreshing and imaginative of the bunch of recent arrivals.”

“But presently the four songs from the film, written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newly, walk off with honors as the best of the evening, as they’ve been resurrected for this outing.”

“Alas, Groundhog Day is not the musical to accomplish that.”

“His is a performance of size and scope that is, in a word, dazzling.”

“I respect what is up there onstage at Broadway’s Cort Theatre.”

“But there is no disguising that there was no way to make this musical into more than a star vehicle with wobbly wheels.”

“You will learn most of the facts involved, but I for one felt I was more in a classroom than in a theater.”

“We need honestly drawn stories of hope and good will to come from the stage, and they have been sadly lacking in recent seasons.”

“I do believe Arthur Miller would have loved this production.”

“Theatre Club’s Jitney is an unheralded masterwork that will stay with me along with a handful of other towering moments in my travels among the theatres of the world.”

“It can still touch us, make us laugh, make us reflect, and most interestingly, have something on its mind about the human condition.”

“Dear Evan Hansen is a major contribution to musical theatre and the Broadway season.”

“I just think another polish would have turned this into a total triumph.”

“As a result, the evening shimmers and sparkles, and manages the curve its story serves us with honesty and enormous pathos.”

“Once we get through all the expository material in Act One, the play picks up speed and doesn’t quit until the very last perfect final scene and last line.”

“Well, perhaps not — but it was a privilege to share it with them, to spend some time with two very human human beings.”

“That show was so totally audio that a stage production is senseless.”

“This production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, under the very tight direction of Jonathan Kent, with an atmospheric set by Tom Pye that allows the New England fog to affect your mood, will send you out into the night after a nourishing and provocative theatrical experience.”

“It’s always satisfying and fun and exciting to discover a brilliantly talented comedian with star quality -like Jesse Tyler Ferguson-who is himself fully committed to knocking himself out for our pleasure.”

“But her performance in the very heavy book scenes is excellent, and she fights the inept writing of Jenna by always playing her for real.”

“As this play is conceived from the father’s point of view, it is in the end saved by the richness of Mr. Langella’s work.”

“"Van Hove has taken a powerful script and infused it with visions of his own...His cast is powerful and commanding...It has power but I believe it would have more if it were less blunt.”

“I’ve noticed that I’ve been leaving the theatre lately feeling the glow that only an affirmative musical like Bright Star can instill, as in days of old.”

“I recommend this clearly sincere play to anyone interested in learning more about this underworld activity which becomes only more graphic when put before us on a stage.”

“I think you’ll find it on 42nd Street by visiting Michael Frayn’s irreverently funny farce.”

“I was always involved, and willing to wait as the set turned once again from bedroom to hallway to living room to the exterior.”

“Sylvia is a fanciful but slight dessert sort of a play, so have yourself a satisfying meal before ordering it up.”

“For a pleasant two hour visit with a score that never even tries to be original, and with six eager and talented singers-dancers-actors, you can have a jolly time at the Theatre.”

“It will add years to your life.”

“Fool for Love is a bright example of Sam Shepard at his best, and if you’re not familiar with his work, this production is a ‘must-see.’”

“You’re not likely ever to see this play more beautifully done than here and now.”

“By the time it was over, It Shoulda Been You had gained my respect, and I found I’d had a most enjoyable time.”

“I had a fine time watching it build and grow.”

“The musical material offered them is serviceable but not particularly distinctive.”