FROM DARK TO LIGHT by Matt Windman

The newly constructed, 230-ton, 975-seat theater reconstructs the original Globe.

SOUNDTRACK TO A DOWNFALL by Matt Windman

Even though essentially a monologue with some opera performances thrown in, the play is one of Terrence McNally’s most compelling works.

A PLAGUE ON BOTH THEIR HOUSES by Matt Windman

Director Rupert Goold appears to have little interest in the play itself, stuffing it instead with overdone displays of violence, fire and weird costume juxtapositions.

KINGDOM INTO CHAOS by Matt Windman

Though not the most unique or exciting staging this play has seen, Greg Hicks gives a captivating performance as Leontes.

MAKE LOVE NOT WAR by Matt Windman

It may not measure up completely to past performances, but anyone who hasn t seen Hair is urged to go.

KINGLY DEMANDS by Matt Windman

Greg Hicks convincingly emphasizes how Lear mentally and emotionally breaks piece by piece.

Next to Normal - Replacement Cast by Matt Windman

Marin Mazzie, although an excellent actress and singer, is just plain wrong as a replacement for Ripley.

Random Roundup of New Jersey Productions by Matt Windman

Our Town - David Cromer Returns by Matt Windman

If It Only Even Runs a Minute 3 by Matt Windman

It was the second best moment of theater I've witnessed this entire summer, second only to Bernadette Peters' rendition of "Send in the Clowns."

The Pitmen Painters by Matt Windman

It is truly our good fortune that the entire original English cast has traveled with the Max Roberts’ detailed production to Broadway. They are all individually excellent and make for …

'Life' is beautiful: 3 stars for 'A Life in the Theatre' by Matt Windman

'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson' is bloody brilliant by Matt Windman

There could not possibly be a more relevant time for “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” — a relentlessly silly rock musical about the first unofficial Tea Party ...

Review: 'Dracula' -- No stars by Matt Windman

We’re barely into January, but it’s safe to assume that this puzzling, cheesy and horribly staged revival of “Dracula” will be remembered as one of the absolute worst…

Theater review: 'The Importance of Being Earnest -- 4 Stars by Matt Windman

AN UNINTERESTING REUNION by Matt Windman

Due to significant problems with the book, this jukebox musical never stands a chance.

THERE WILL BE BLOOD by Matt Windman

In Lucy Bailey’s excessively violent production, animalistic warfare is displayed from the very beginning.

IF IT AIN'T BROKE by Matt Windman

After a 12-year run on Broadway, Rent comes to Off-Broadway with a new cast, new energy and an unaltered script.

TAXI DRIVER by Matt Windman

Although Simon Russell Beale s return to the stage is an exciting thing, the slow build of this story is not.

GHOSTS OF MUSICALS PAST by Matt Windman

Self-pity and self-destruction never felt so damn good.

STRAINED AFFECTION by Matt Windman

Reviving a Terence Rattigan play is a good idea, but Man and Boy is not the best choice.

RELATIVELY AWFUL by Matt Windman

How did such respected authors and directors come to put together such a bad triple-bill?

MEMPHIS HOTEL by Matt Windman

A play about Martin Luther King starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett – you d expect that to be good, right? You d be wrong.

NO FOOTHOLDS by Matt Windman

A play about Martin Luther King starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett – you d expect that to be good, right? You d be wrong.

LOST IN TRANSLATION by Matt Windman

Henry Hwang spotlights culture clash in a compelling and hilarious way.

CULTURE CLASH by Matt Windman

Henry Hwang spotlights cultural differences in a compelling and hilarious way.

TONGUE TWISTERS by Matt Windman

Director Karin Coonrod makes some odd choices in this rarely performed piece of Shakespeare.

ONE-MAN SPECTACULAR by Matt Windman

Backed by an 18-piece orchestra and some back-up girls, Hugh Jackman puts the rest of Broadway to shame with his one-man song-and-dance show.

THE GREAT WHITE WAY by Matt Windman

Backed by an 18-piece orchestra and some back-up girls, Hugh Jackman puts the rest of Broadway to shame with his one-man song-and-dance show.

HIPSTER JESUS by Matt Windman

This Broadway revival of Godspell will feel to some as inauthentic as a plastic Jesus figurine stuck on a dashboard.

DON'T CRY FOR ME by Matt Windman

The evening is not without its highlights, but a little brightening of the energy on stage wouldn t hurt.