I've never seen anything from A.R. Gurney as superficial and unfocused as 'Final Follies'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:04AM[SHARE]There's no song lyric so bad it can't be improved by screaming it into cacophonous incoherence.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:50PM[SHARE]It opened in 1965 as a disappointment, had a movie that flopped and has not aged well, but even so 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever' is worth revisiting.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:30PM[SHARE]His problem (and my one caveat) is that he doesn't know when to stop writing.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:53AM[SHARE]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 02:54PM[SHARE]'The most famous woman you've never heard of.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:53PM[SHARE]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 12:08PM[SHARE]'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 10:30AM[SHARE]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 12:00PM[SHARE]Overlook this musical at your own peril.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:30PM[SHARE]Tina Fey proves she is not above trashing her talent to make money.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:20PM[SHARE]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 03:30PM[SHARE]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 06:30PM[SHARE]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 12:20PM[SHARE]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 12:30PM[SHARE]Thank you for making so many other people's movies better than they deserved.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:46PM[SHARE]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 02:40PM[SHARE]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 12:50PM[SHARE]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 05:55PM[SHARE]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 03:40PM[SHARE]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 11:25AM[SHARE]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 05:15PM[SHARE]"Call him Hal, everyone at Sardi's does."
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:00PM[SHARE]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 04:54PM[SHARE]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 04:58PM[SHARE]'War Paint' is one of those rare break-speed-records-to-get-there shows to save money for.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:12PM[SHARE]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 03:48PM[SHARE]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 12:05PM[SHARE]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 Avenue an…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:51PM[SHARE]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 12:27PM[SHARE]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 11:47AM[SHARE]
