A tribute to Judy Holliday: Smart Blonde

Broadway

Smart Blonde- timely tribute to a very talented woman

The Te[tatopms get their turn as jukebox musical stars in ain't too proud

ain't too proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations - No less than thirty-one Motown songs are performed with a slick and polished vigor in Broadway's newest jukebox musical. . . Read More

Suzan-Lori Parks' modern slave fantasy

White Noise - Suzan-Lori Parks inventive new play, beautifully staged and performed at the Public Theater. . .Read More

Kiss Me Kate-- a still golden musical from the golden era of musicals

Kiss Me Kate - A golden oldie musical with a great cast, stunning choreography, and just enough tweaking to be in tune with our MeToo zeitgeist Re

Juno and th Paycock-- a highlight of the Irish Rep'ss Sean O'Casey Season

Juno and the Paycock The middle play of Sean'Casey's Dublin trilogy in a deeply moving and remarkably relevant production as part of the Irish Rep's O'Casey Season

If Pretty Hurts. . .yet another teen identity issue play--this one set in a fictional Nigerian Village

If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhf*cka - ues, this one set in a fictional Nigerian Village. Read More

Florian Zeller's The Mother brings Isabelle Huppert to the Atlantic Theater

The Mother - Isabelle Huppert stars as the title character in this chapter of Florian Zeller's trilogy about mental illness— in this case dementia triggered by empty nest syndrome and anxiety about aging. . . Read More

Daddy-- Alan Cumming is the star attraction in this New Group/Vineyard collaborative production

Daddy - A deluxe production of a not quite readyv for prime time play co-produced by the New Group and Vineyard Theatre, and starring Alan Cumming in the title role. . . Read More

Be More Chlll -- the teen hit now on Broadway

Be More Chill - a musical for Millennials that has the brassy, old-Broadway sound of Burt Bacharach's Promises, Promises and the 1971 revisal of No, No, Nanette. . . Read More

our critic liked but ididn't love Superhero at 2nd Stage

Superhero - Overall, this musical has quite a few nice moments but they are just not quite super enough to insure its success. Read More

Curtainup's Timely Quote for the day by NYT columnist Thomas Friedman courtesy of Cole Porter

TIMELY QUOTES
The world has gone mad today/ And good's bad today/ And black's white today/ And day's night today/ And that gent today/ You gave a cent today/ Once had several chateaux …/ Anything goes.

Just think of those shocks you've got/ And those knocks you've got/ And those blues you've got/ From that news you've got/ And those pains you've got/ (If any brains you've got). . ./ 'Cause Franklin knows/ Anything goes. —Cole Porter lyric quoted in Thomas Friedman's 3/06/09 New York Times column The Trump Musical: 'Anything Goes'.

Our review of Florian Zeller's TheSon in London-- with his The Mother coming up in NY

The Son Florian Zeller's latest play on his theme of the family and mental illness . . . . Read More

Sea Wall/A Life the starry monologue duet reviewed

Sea Wall / A Life - Do 2 stellar actors, 2 successful playwrights, 2 thematically linked monologues add up to truly electic theatrical experience? Read More

Hurricane Diane-- reviewed at Curtainup--

Hurricane Diane Madeleine George's play nods to Euripides' The Bacchae as it focuses on the very contemporary problem of climate change. . .Read More