Monday, June 25, 2018
His problem (and my one caveat) is that he doesn't know when to stop writing.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:53AMFriday, June 15, 2018
It's embarrassing to watch two distinguished artists playing meatheads beyond their prime, stripping down to their underwear and dancing in semi-nude pulchritude around a barbecue grill.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:54PMFriday, June 1, 2018
Nothing shocks anyone anymore, but 'The Boys in the Band' still resonates with a sound of fury Faulkner never dreamed of.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:08PMFriday, May 25, 2018
'Peace for Mary Frances' is so beautifully written that it is impossible to believe it's the playwright's first play.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:30AMFriday, May 4, 2018
A new production of 'My Fair Lady' delivers a different ending that is not exactly disastrous, but decidedly disappointing.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:00PMFriday, April 13, 2018
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Tina Fey proves she is not above trashing her talent to make money.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:20PMFriday, March 30, 2018
Glenda Jackson returns to Broadway—alongside Alison Pill and Laurie Metcalf—to star in Edward Albee's 'Three Tall Women,' the writer's vengeful depiction of the woman who raised him.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:30PMThursday, March 8, 2018
At one point, Ed Harris plays the tuba while everyone sings "Carolina in the Morning." I wish I could tell you it was for a reason.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 06:30PMMonday, January 29, 2018
It took seven decades to get Hayley Mills to the New York stage, let's hope she returns—in a vehicle more rewarding and less forgettable than 'Party Face.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:20PMTuesday, January 16, 2018
You'll marvel at the tsunami of words John Lithgow has managed to memorize, wondering how he masters the feat off making them sound fresh eight times a week.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:30PMTuesday, January 2, 2018
Thank you for making so many other people's movies better than they deserved.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:46PMMonday, December 4, 2017
Written by Steve Martin, 'Meteor Shower' has no point or plot, yet the audience roars with laughter at Amy Schumer's every burp and scream.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:40PMTuesday, November 28, 2017
In this one-man show by David Cale, Billy Crudup plays a man named Philip, his alter-ego Harry Clarke, and the many other characters the con-artist deceives.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:50PMThursday, November 16, 2017
John Leguizamo sets the record straight on Latin culture, swearing, swooping and swaggering around the Studio 54 stage in his one-man show, 'Latin History for Morons.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 05:55PMMonday, November 13, 2017
Now on Broadway, David Yazbek and Itamar Moses' tale of Egyptian musicians lost on a trip to Israel is a triumph of musical comedy.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:40PMTuesday, October 24, 2017
A new revival reveals that this cornerstone of gay theater has lost none of its wit, heart, wisdom or purpose in the years since its last production.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:25AMWednesday, October 11, 2017
Act One is rendered unconscious by American actors screeching phony British accents in chirping decibels only a bird can decipher
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 05:15PMFriday, August 25, 2017
Friday, August 11, 2017
I expected to be challenged, embarrassed, provoked and possibly enraged. I did not expect to have such a good time.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:54PMFriday, August 4, 2017
Not a totally original concept, it still provides an enjoyable riff on a vital subject: dating after the death of a spouse.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:58PMFriday, April 7, 2017
'War Paint' is one of those rare break-speed-records-to-get-there shows to save money for.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:12PMThursday, March 16, 2017
No, they are not blasting for a new subway under the Belasco Theater. The noise you hear is the sound of a mortified Tennessee Williams, turning over in his grave over what pretentious hack …
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:48PMTuesday, March 7, 2017
In Joshua Harmon’s exuberant comedy, expertly directed by Trip Cullman, Gideon Glick does a career-defining turn as Jordan Berman.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:05PMWednesday, February 22, 2017
One of five showcases in New York devoted to “new and experimental works” produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company in its “underground” program, the tiny Black Box Theatre, Sixth A…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:51PMTuesday, February 14, 2017
The demented Norma remains pretty much the sole ownership of Glenn Close. People just can’t get enough of her, or 'Sunset Boulevard.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:27PMThursday, February 2, 2017
Lucas Hedges, Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Manchester by the Sea, makes his New York stage debut a must-see experience.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:47AMFriday, January 13, 2017
'The Present' is a relentless three-hour pile of noisy, pointless and pretentious junk starring Cate Blanchett.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:24PMWednesday, December 21, 2016
'The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey' Off Broadway is an intriguing lure into the unhinged world of an erratic queer potato.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:05PMMonday, December 19, 2016
In this particularly dreary year of second-rate everything, 'Fences' is something special.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:45PM 
