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Thursday, April 23, 2026

The Rocky Horror Show review – campy musical returns to Broadway in need of an energy boost by Richard Lawson

Studio 54, New YorkThe 1973 cult favorite is back with a stacked cast, including Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans and Rachel Dratch, but only flashes of genuine funRichard O’Brien’s The Rocky …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Beaches review – 80s weepie makes for soggy Broadway musical by Richard Lawson

Majestic theatre, New YorkA standout turn from Jessica Vosk, taking on the Bette Midler role, isn’t enough to turn a much-loved movie into a legitimate stage showGarry Marshall’s 1988 fi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00PM[SHARE]

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Proof review " Ayo Edebiri struggles but Kara Young soars in Broadway revival by Richard Lawson

Booth Theatre, New York The Bear star and Don Cheadle are lost in a new take on David Auburn's family drama but a standout performance from the two-time Tony winner does some heavy lifting I…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

The Fear of 13 review " Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson lead sturdy, safe Broadway transfer by Richard Lawson

James Earl Jones theatre, New York There's a strong emotional pull to this fact-based story of injustice, but on stage it's all a little too polite to truly soar If the meat and potatoes of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Cats: The Jellicle Ball review " ingenious musical revival goes full queer ball by Richard Lawson

Broadhurst Theatre, New York After a disastrous 2019 movie, Andrew Lloyd Webber's easily ridiculed 80s smash hit has now been transformed into something thrillingly new One criticism lobbied…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

'Dog Day Afternoon' Theater Review: Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach Lead a Disastrous Adaptation of a Cinema Classic by Richard Lawson

Jon Ortiz and Jessica Hecht also star in director Rupert Goold's misguided Broadway production based on the 1975 Sidney Lumet film.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Anna Christie review " Michelle Williams is miscast in Eugene O'Neill misfire by Richard Lawson

St Ann's Warehouse, New York Oscar-nominated actor struggles to convince in an emotionally inert attempt to resurrect one of the playwright's lesser-known works Though it won a Pulitzer priz…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42PM[SHARE]

Monday, December 8, 2025

Marjorie Prime review " Cynthia Nixon steals sad, and spotty, sci-fi revival by Richard Lawson

Hayes Theater, New York The return of the 2014 play, now starring June Squibb as an octogenarian using a tech program to speak to her dead husband, veers between poetry and cliche When Jorda…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30PM[SHARE]

Sunday, November 16, 2025

'Chess' Theater Review: Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher Headline Conflicted Broadway Revival of Cold War Concept Musical by Richard Lawson

With music by ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the 1988 show revolves around rival American and Soviet chess wizards and the woman caught between them.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00PM[SHARE]

Monday, June 13, 2016