All stories by Matt Windman on BroadwayStars

Thursday, February 25, 2016

DOMESTIC STRIFE by Matt Windman

Sam Shepard’s 1978 drama remains a gritty, mysterious portrait of domestic life gone to hell.

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Monday, January 25, 2016

SEND IN THE CLOWNS by Matt Windman

This farce within a farce is particularly effective when the cast plays it truthfully, as it does here.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

17TH-CENTURY SCANDAL by Matt Windman

This over-the-top tragicomedy has plenty of heightened language, blood and cleavage.

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

THE MAN AND THE MUSICAL by Matt Windman

Ethan Mordden provides a great deal of insight into the work of Stephen Sondheim, and lavishes praise along the way.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

ILLEGAL INTERNMENT by Matt Windman

A host of flaws will prevent this musical about an important part of American history from making waves.

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Monday, November 16, 2015

WHITEWASHED SOUL by Matt Windman

Another jukebox musical hits Broadway, but Gloria and Emilio Estefan are given little personality to back up the song and dance.

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Monday, November 9, 2015

PUPPY-DOG EYES by Matt Windman

Annaleigh Ashford gives a wonderfully endearing performance as a dog looking for a home.

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

NO APOLOGIES by Matt Windman

The Mint Theater Company is persistent in its mission to uncover obscure plays from the past.

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Monday, September 14, 2015

NO MORE THAN A HYMN by Matt Windman

This unnecessary musical is marked by clunky plot twists, one-dimensional characters and bad songs.

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Saturday, August 8, 2015

FAMILY VALUES by Matt Windman

An all-Asian cast gives Clifford Odets’ 1935 family drama a host of truthful performances.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

IN AND OUT OF POWER by Matt Windman

Shakespeare fans were given a unique opportunity to see the four history plays presented as a coherent, extended narrative.

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Sunday, July 5, 2015

GOLDEN TUNES by Matt Windman

Some of Broadway s musicals actually sound better on the album, while others aren t captured quite as well.

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Friday, June 19, 2015

CHILDHOOD RECONSTRUCTION by Matt Windman

The layered and dynamic new musical transfers to Broadway and continues to soar.

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Monday, June 15, 2015

FLUFF IT UP by Matt Windman

Harvey Weinstein has given the musical an overhaul that appeals to the lowest common denominator.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

STRAIGHT TO BROADWAY by Matt Windman

This musical comedy bypasses a regional run and jumps right to the Great White Way.

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Monday, June 1, 2015

NOT EXACTLY SHAKESPEARE by Matt Windman

For better or worse, this Larry David vehicle gives you a lot of Larry David and not much else.

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Monday, May 25, 2015

RELIGION MEETS MUSICALS MEETS COMEDY by Matt Windman

The South Park creators bring a big, fun musical to Broadway, using Mormonism as their vehicle.

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WAY OVER THE TOP by Matt Windman

You really want to have fun, but Priscilla is so aggressively campy that it becomes irritating and too much to stomach.

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TIGER STALKS BROADWAY by Matt Windman

Audience members buying tickets mainly to see Robin Williams might not be ready for what they see.

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CAT AND MOUSE by Matt Windman

A corny framing of the plot sets this eagerly anticipated musical up for a crash and burn that the actors have no chance to save.

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DE-LOVELY by Matt Windman

Kathleen Marshall’s choreography manages to turn almost every production number into a showstopper.

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PRE-WAR GHOSTS by Matt Windman

Donna Murphy s comic delivery and powerhouse voice are on full display. Unfortunately the play as a whole is nothing to sing about.

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DANCING WITH GHOSTS by Matt Windman

Any production of Follies , even if imperfect, is cause for celebration by Sondheim fanatics.

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LONG CRAWL TO THE TOP by Matt Windman

Lynn Nottage takes a different approach with her newest play, still handling serious material, only this time with a bit of farce.

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MOTHERLOVE AND THE HOLOCAUST by Matt Windman

Donna Murphy s comic delivery and powerhouse voice are on full display. Unfortunately the play as a whole is nothing to sing about.

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PRESSED TO DISK by Matt Windman

Now that the Tony Awards have finally come and gone, it’s time to take a look at the cast albums of six new Broadway musicals from the past season.

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IVY-LEAGUE WITCH HUNT by Matt Windman

Harvard s dirty secret from 1920 gets dragged out of the closet.

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ROYAL BLOOD by Matt Windman

Shakespeare in the Park isn t likely to draw a line down the street this year.

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SLEEPING CAR by Matt Windman

While the viewpoints therein feel overstressed by today s standards, this production retains the play s charm and makes a revival worthwhile.

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BAREFOOT SINGERS by Matt Windman

Opera fans will hardly recognize Peter Brook’s bold adaptation.

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FROM DARK TO LIGHT by Matt Windman

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

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