Tulis McCall

“This play may finally be hitting too close to home.”

“On the other hand, if you are looking for a a story line that engages and excites you, well, that is not happening here.”

“Ragtime gives us hope to hold onto today, where hope for most of us is a spare commodity.”

“This is an uneven production with accents flying left and right, but Graham does enough to keep a steady hand so that Joan’s struggle, generosity and open heart can be laid out by the delicate work of Clark.”

“Whatever-the-heck ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ is trying to be, you can be assured that a good time is waiting for you in the French Quarter that never was.”

“We are high on the story of Bobby Darin.”

“They wear you down with their perfection.”

“It is good to see a mega star, a multi-millionaire, put his money where his mouth is.”

“Gray’s madness reaches such a sustained pitch that, while Snook maintains her elevation, the rest of us are left behind.”

“Family squabble points are made, explained, and made again until we are bleary.”

“With so much talent and effort put into a production, it is startling to see how far off the mark this production landed.”

“It is astonishing how many of the songs have stood on their own and become part of the Great American Songboook: ‘Some People,’ ‘Small World,’ ‘You’ll Away From Me,’ ‘All I The Girl.’”

“I could have used a bit less obscurity in the writing.”

“While the text is often lumpy and filled with switchbacks, the superb performances of Friedman and Lemmon are the centerboard on this vessel.”

“I was too busy admiring the script and every element of this production.”

“These two women are nothing short of magnificent.”

“The play is full of moments like this where, like it or not, we see our lives displayed on that stage.”

“So what we have here is a collection of people who are disappointed to the point of being annoying.”

“In case the fire in your belly has gone out, ‘Suffs’ will throw some coal on it.”

“In this production even the idea of beauty is squashed before it has a chance to slither out into the light.”

“Her sensitive portrayal becomes the planet around which everything else revolves.”

“Jeremy Strong offers a certain innocence in his performance that makes his journey all the more compelling.”

“If you want a dose of pinpointed joy in this world of horrible news – I say get thee to ‘Ohio’ where you will meet an extraordinary posse of young folks.”

“There was little specificity in its construct.”

“Ergo – you don’t have to be Jewish to LOVE ‘Just For Us.’”

“With ‘New York, New York’ – the BEST is what is delivered.”

“Other than that it is a hodge-podge of disappointing writing and direction.”

“So smoothed out has the story become that the actors – admirable all – can do little more than stay afloat.”

“In this production, Nora’s entrapment is literal.”

“I congratulate those people who could look past the tepid writing and direction.”

“This is a story executed in exquisite detail and delicacy that pierces you like a scalpel.”

“If you are looking for life changing theatre you can look elsewhere.”

“It is theatrical magic, and Mays never lets us down for a minute.”

“All in all this production didn’t add up for me.”

“While informative, it is not heart grabbing.”

“‘Into The Woods’ is a spectacular dose of joy.”

“I wouldn’t want to sit through it again (quite a few folks walked out), but I will pick up the script.”

“This black gay man wandering around New York wondering why life is so terrible – that man himself is a voice in all our heads.”

“Though she gives it her very best, she does not make it over the finish line in good shape.”

“This is a tale woven with magic thread.”

“And yet, without a story line to guide us, and songs that do not further the tale, in the end we are left wandering in the wilderness holding a bowlful of good intentions.”

“This Plaza Suite is relevant in every way.”

“Sutton and Jackman are having such a good time bringing their characters to each other that the rest of the choppy story doesn’t matter.”

“This is theatre that reminds you why theater is the closest thing to hallowed ground we have.”

“So we have Clyde plowing over the people like a steam ship and the workers putting up with it out of fear. There is never a let-up in this scenario which is a problem. Although it is a very real situation, I can tell you from experience, this is not what we want in the theatre. We want someone to change, or something to change.”

“Why this musical exists and why anyone would want to go see it remains a mystery.”

“Some moments work and some don’t.”

“They have created a generous, funny, provocative show that races by you, grabs your hand and flies up into the stratosphere.”

“Even so, this elegant and moving story never becomes a play.”

“His is the story that makes Part One so complete, and it is the lack of his presence that makes Part Two less compelling.”

“The carol singing is over the moon.”

“This Tennessee Williams is sugar coated.”

“In the end we have no idea what we have watched or why.”

“It is a bit of a theatrical ambush.”

“This is a jaunty piece of theatre that aims no higher than your heart and scores a direct hit.”

“People will go to see Ethan Hawke, and there are moments when he does not disappoint.”

“This is a play that will stay with you.”

“While setting out with excellent intention, the play runs off the rails about half way in.”

“May navigate the splotchy fading verbal path down which her Gladys Green is careening is a thing of rare and exquisite beauty.”

“The story has woven you into its web without your knowing it.”

“What is lacking in Bernhardt/Hamlet is a strong plot, a reason to move forward, something that raises the stakes.”

“Earth shattering? No. But there are moments that will stick to your ribs.”

“A theatrical tour de force...The production values are extraordinary.”

“I say yes we are, and this is why Three Tall Women is a majestic piece of theatre.”

“Frozen is a perfect confection.”

“Her response is to hoist the entire theatre up onto her diminutive shoulders and carry us to Heaven.”

“But despite the performer's estimable talents, John Lithgow: Stories by Heart smacks mainly of self-indulgence.”

“But for the performance of Rylance, who is as always remarkable, and Davies, who is a delicious surprise and deserving of the two final bows that Rylance engineers, Farinelli and The King remains a tedious bit of business.”

“As the play concludes, however, the story collapses in on itself.”

“All in all this is a bland production of an earnest philosophy.”

“A Doll’s House Part 2 is a reminder of why theatre – or art itself – is, at its best, a life altering experience.”

“But the basics of ‘beginning, middle and end’ got left behind at the train depot.”

“Directed with style and precision by Daniel Sullivan this is a crisp evening of deceit and calculation.”

“There is NOTHING wrong with That Goes Wrong.”

“They're so good, you wish the show were better.”

“And no one will leave untouched by this show.”

“Add to this the fact that the play could have been cut by another hour, and you have a fairly unsatisfactory evening.”

“Without the spectacle, however, the story does not stand up.”

“Tepid because most of these performances are without luster.”

“It was worth every drop of blue ink that I aquired.”

“This is more sound effects than story, and as such only held my interest for so long.”

“And after a bit, all these impeccably costumed folks begin to blend together in a tabby tuffet that becomes too much of a good thing.”

“Because Ferguson makes it fast and funny.”

“Instead of immersing us in the uncertainty of the past to the extent that we get a fresh crackling view of our own precarious circumstances, this production, for all the sound and fury spread about the stage and flying in through the windows ends up signifying nothing.”

“All in all it is an evening that will take you out of the city and off to the mysterious magic of the Appalachians for two decades of stories that will get you in all the right places: Head, heart, and all the way down to the toes of your feet.”

“This musical pulls you in and makes the entire evening a group effort.”

“In the end, however, this is a story that lacks purpose and drive.”

“For the most part this cast has these characters buttoned down tighter than a ship’s canvas.”

“What is remarkable about this production is Cynthia Erivo.”

“First of all, David Mamet’s script is nearly lifeless.”

“The other sad element that drags this production so far down that it barely has a pulse is the performance of Mr. Willis.”

“The result is a perfect 10. Fun, tears, greats songs and dancing.”

“It is another to lock us all in the basement with the characters until we get the feeling that there is no way out.”

“Their partnership onstage is comforting, if not necessarily elevating.”

“The Phantom of the Opera remains a stunning production that engages the ear, the eye and the heart.”

“He has woven this production together into a tapestry that is elegant and brilliant to behold.”

“DiPietro cannot decide if he is the Marx Brothers, Abbot and Costello or Dashiell Hammett, so his writing ends up with no flavor of his own.”

“The last scene is, however, a pit stop on what was otherwise a wild and breathtaking ride into a land that I can pretty much guarantee no one in the audience knew existed.”

“'Something Rotten!' has established itself as Broadway's funniest, splashiest, slap-happiest musical comedy in at least 400 years.”

“Fun Home is a transcendent experience.”