New York Theatre Reviews

In The Next Room

NY Review: 'In the Next Room or the vibrator play'
Sarah Ruhl's odd but somehow moving new play combines farce and drama for a challenging examination of women's sexuality in the repressive Victorian era.

    My Wonderful Day
    Though it's centered on the timeworn cliché of the wise innocent child, Alan Ayckbourn's "My Wonderful Day" is largel... More »

    The Orphans' Home Cycle: Part One-The Story of a Childhood
    With two installments still to come, it's premature to characterize Horton Foote's complete work. But if they live up... More »

    Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears
    Theodore Bikel's one-man show is a compelling homage from a compelling performer. More »

    Broadway Reviews

    Ragtime

    Ragtime
    In a season full of star vehicles, the revival of "Ragtime" rides onto Broadway with nary a box-office name and steamrollers its way to the top of the heap. More »

    Finian's Rainbow

    Finian's Rainbow
    "Finian's Rainbow" is a magical production that should enchant both lovers of the Golden Age musical and those who favor more-contemporary fare. More »

    Bye Bye Birdie

    Bye Bye Birdie
    Roundabout Theatre Company's misbegotten revival of this classic piece of Broadway Americana is dead on arrival at the new Henry Miller's Theatre. More »

    Royal Family

    The Royal Family
    George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's 1927 comedy returns to Broadway in a riotous, over-the-top staging in which everyone from the leads to the walk-ons shines. More »

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    Off-Broadway Reviews

    Post No BIlls

    Post No Bills
    Mando Alvarado's new play has a sitcom-worthy premise that's hurt more than helped by the plot's sudden dark turn. More »

    Circumcise Me

    Circumcise Me
    Oy vey. This one-man show about converting to Judaism suffers from an orthodox sense of humor. More »

    Wolves at the Window

    Wolves at the Window (and Other Tales of Immorality)
    If only the dramaturgy of the evening matched the individual moments—a theatrical way of saying if only the whole were greater than the sum of its parts. More »

    Red Sea Fish

    Red Sea Fish
    Matt Wilkinson's new play is a complex exploration of family relationships and the imagination of the human mind, and it's been shipped here straight from Brighton. More »

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    Off-Off Broadway Reviews

    Agamemnon

    Agamemnon
    Despite courageous intentions, ponderousness and gravitas keep this production from reaching tragic dimensions. More »

    Mine

    Mine
    The glaring flaw in "Mine" is that it's almost entirely static. The three players emerge at the end just as they were in that first scene, perhaps a little worse for wear. More »

    Savannah Black and Blue

    Savannah Black & Blue
    Playwright Raymond Jones has done his homework in telling this tale of a girl from the projects who becomes a New York City policewoman. But despite some good performances, the arc of her progress lacks passion, and its academic roots are all too evident. More »

    the Verge

    The Verge
    Symbolism meets expressionism in this dense, alluring, early-20th-century feminist American drama. More »

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    Cabaret & Dance Reviews

    Peter and the Wolf

    Peter and the Wolf
    For the first time ever, the Prokofiev estate has allowed the composer's "Peter and the Wolf" to be performed in conjunction with a new work. More »

    Serenade-Proposition

    Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company: Serenade/The Proposition
    In its New York premiere, the pithy 60-minute work is splendidly rendered by the remarkably diverse and talented Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. More »

    Morephoses

    Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: Program A
    Sharply attuned to the entertainment sensibilities of contemporary audiences, Wheeldon assembled a program that many young people today would be very comfortable attending. More »

    Charlies Angels

    Charlie's Angels
    The show has nothing to do with the popular television series; the Charlie in this case is revolutionary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. More »

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    Industry Grosses

    Rank Title Gross
    1. WICKED $1,549,328
    2. BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL $1,387,830
    3. A STEADY RAIN $1,202,161
    4. JERSEY BOYS $1,191,398
    5. THE LION KING $1,166,487
    6. GOD OF CARNAGE $1,107,302
    7. WEST SIDE STORY $971,851
    8. HAMLET $947,180
    9. MAMMA MIA! $811,600
    10. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $764,769

    Week ending November 15.
    Credit: The Broadway League

    Rank Title Gross
    1. 2012 $65,237,614
    2. DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL $22,308,913
    3. PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL.. $5,874,628
    4. THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS $5,861,753
    5. MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT $5,078,920
    6. THE FOURTH KIND $4,605,365
    7. COUPLES RETREAT $4,164,940
    8. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY $4,043,417
    9. LAW ABIDING CITIZEN $3,796,327
    10. THE BOX $3,158,368

    Week ending November 15.

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