Theater

  1. gird your loins
    Wilhelmina to Play Miranda in West End Devil Wears Prada MusicalThe production features music by Elton John.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  2. weep beneath my wings
    Which Part of Beaches Makes the Author of Beaches Cry Hardest?“I’m a sob sister.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. a bad idea worth considering
    I Demand to Ride the Sweeney Todd Death SlideIt’s called “immersive theater,” look it up!
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. theater review
    Alone in the Dark: I Love You So Much I Could Die and On Set With Theda BaraTwo solo shows, looking to make the most of limited resources—and one, at least, soars.
    By Sara Holdren
  5. theater review
    Two Queens (and Some Dancing): The ApiaryVirtuosic performances in a play that can’t quite get airborne.
    By Sara Holdren
  7. theater review
    Reviews: Onstage, Trauma Times 3Reviews of Munich Medea, Self Portraits (DELUXE), and you don’t have to do anything.
    By Jackson McHenry
  8. theater review
    Too Too Solid: Eddie Izzard’s HamletThe British comedian, so deft on a standup stage, has a go at Shakespeare—and tightens up.
    By Sara Holdren
  9. theater review
    Oh, Mary! The Play Was Hilarious, Mrs. LincolnCole Escola goes berserk as the First Lady.
    By Jackson McHenry
  10. theater review
    The Trouble With Trolls, in Russian Troll FarmSarah Gancher’s play takes us to the bunker where disinformation begins its journey.
    By Sara Holdren
  11. encounter
    An Old Wives’ TaleIn comedian Cole Escola’s debut play, Oh, Mary!, Mary Todd Lincoln gets to be an unstoppable diva, and so do they.
    By Jason P. Frank
  12. theater review
    We’re in This Together: Bark of Millions and The Following EveningA maximalist performance and a quiet, inward-looking play—both, somehow, about creative legacy and earthly mystery.
    By Sara Holdren
  13. stage whisperer
    Listen to ‘Teeth’ From the Musical TeethIt’s about … teeth.
    By Jackson McHenry
  14. theater review
    Editorial Notes on The Connector“Can we get more specific in this section right here?”
    By Jackson McHenry
  15. theater review
    Quiet Obsessions, Unplugged: Aberdeen and The Animal KingdomA verse play about Kurt, and a therapy play about hurt.
    By Sara Holdren
  16. theater reviews
    Dramatizing Desire and Addiction in Jonah and The White ChipA twisty, emotional drama and a straight-down-the-line recovery comedy.
    By Jackson McHenry
  17. theater
    ‘I’ve Never Told Anybody That Story’Playwright John Patrick Shanley shares a buried memory for the first time on Doubt’s 20th anniversary.
    By Jim McDermott
  18. the sara(h) era
    Sara Bareilles and Sarah Ruhl to Write a New Mu-Sara-calAdapting Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings for the stage.
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. the dancer’s life
    Chita Rivera’s Greatest Performances (Available Online)Rivera died on January 30, but she has 58 years of Broadway performances to celebrate.
    By Jason P. Frank
  20. rip
    Chita Rivera, Legend of the Broadway Stage, Dead at 91The actress died on January 30 after a brief illness.
    By Jason P. Frank
  21. theater review
    Soaring Voices and Plastic Plants in Days of Wine and RosesKelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James at peak vocal power.
    By Sara Holdren
  22. theater review
    The Encores! Once Upon a Mattress Is the Biggest Summer-Camp Show EverSutton Foster and friends play it really big and really broad for this lively short run.
    By Jackson McHenry
  23. theater review
    Diary of an Overbooked Theater-Festival Surfer: Week ThreeJack! Rose! Jack! Rose! And Eugene Onegin.
    By Sara Holdren
  24. theater review
    The Long Zoom of Public ObscenitiesA story of bringing a partner home to Kolkata is steeped in naturalism.
    By Sara Holdren
  25. broadway
    Alan Is Cumming to Broadway for a NightThe Emcee returns to Studio 54 to sing about aging.
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. the festival circuit
    Reneé Rapp Should Do Mean Girls Songs at Music FestivalsIt’s a win-win-win.
    By Justin Curto
  27. theater review
    Diary of an Overbooked Theater-Festival Surfer: Week TwoPuppets, worms, toilets, and a really aggressive Shakespeare take.
    By Sara Holdren
  28. encounter
    Max Wolf Friedlich’s Tech-Bro Friendly ‘Theater for the Boys’The playwright of Job isn’t trying to “change hearts and minds.”
    By Brock Colyar
  29. movie review
    The Ruthless New Mean Girls Knows Better Than to Try and Make Fetch HappenA pretty good remake proves the Plastics will never die.
    By Jackson McHenry
  30. theater reviews
    Diary of an Overbooked Theater-Festival Surfer: Week OneOn finding eccentric Miranda July commentary and gonzo race commentary during January’s experimental-theater blitz.
    By Sara Holdren
  31. theater review
    Can You Put Your Faith in Prayer for the French Republic?It’s a timely and engaged play, but that engagement is glib.
    By Sara Holdren
  32. rip
    Mary Poppins Star Glynis Johns Dead at 100She also sang “Send In the Clowns” for her Tony Award-winning role in A Little Night Music.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  33. 2024 preview
    14 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See in 2024Izzard in Shakespeare, Strong in Ibsen, Carell in Chekhov, and a freaky Michael R. Jackson musical.
    By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
  34. ac-ting
    Cole Escola! Is! Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!And Conrad Ricamora is Mary’s Husband.
    By Jason P. Frank
  35. encounter
    Rachel Bloom Is Reliving the Pandemic on Stage Every NightShe swears it’s good for you.
    By Emily Gould
  36. broadway baby
    What Could Ryan Murphy and Glen Powell Be Bringing to Broadway?Let’s speculate wildly about what projects would be a good fit for these Scream Queens alums.
    By Tom Smyth
  37. the gleek shall inherit
    Darren Criss and Evan Rachel Wood Are Going Somewhere That’s GreenThe pair are set to replace Wu and Bleu in Little Shop of Horrors beginning January 30.
    By Tom Smyth
  38. theater review
    An Estate That Divides: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s AppropriateSarah Paulson is furious and fearsome.
    By Sara Holdren
  39. theater review
    A Cold-Blooded Night of the IguanaA Tennessee Williams curio whose temperature never rises above a simmer.
    By Jackson McHenry
  40. theater review
    When the Play’s Not the ThingToo often, great performances and stagecraft are let down by the script behind them.
    By Sara Holdren
  41. best of 2023
    The Year in CultureThe best shows, movies, albums, books, and more, as chosen by our critics.
    By Vulture Editors
  42. party report
    The Color Purple’s Danielle Brooks Compares Her Stage and Screen SofiasThe actress brought a year’s worth of Broadway experience to the film, out December 25, plus had “Queen Oprah” on set for Sofia’s most famous scene.
    By Tom Smyth
  43. party report
    We Asked Fantasia About ‘Take Your Time, Tasia’And Oprah’s private plane that saved the day.
    By Tom Smyth
  44. bear news
    Paddington Goes From Peru to London to the StageA new musical about the bear is being written in the U.K.
    By Jason P. Frank
  45. effective theater
    Paapa Essiedu and Taylor Russell to Star in The Effect Off BroadwaySuccession, I May Destroy You, and Bones and All collaborators linking up to beautifully destroy your mental state.
    By Jason P. Frank
  46. theater review
    The Too-Steady Charm of How to Dance in OhioA winning cast of autistic actors elevates a rote concept.
    By Jackson McHenry
  47. best of 2023
    The Best Theater of 2023A play that’s not not about Fleetwood Mac, the return of Merrily and Purlie, and the agony of high-school test prep.
    By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
  48. best of 2023
    Exhilarating Reactions to a Troubled WorldPlus Sondheim old and (for the final time) new.
    By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
  49. everything’s coming up adele
    Adele Knows How She’d Win Her Tony“I don’t love musicals. That’s the only issue.”
    By Justin Curto
  50. land of opportunity
    Stage Whisperer Secret: A Presale Code for Hell’s KitchenExclusive to our weekly theater-newsletter subscribers, and, honestly, you’re welcome in advance.
    By Jason P. Frank
  51. musical the-a-ter
    Ariana Madix to Appear in a Lavaliere That Goes All the Way Down to Her WaistPlaying Roxie Hart in Broadway’s Chicago.
    By Jason P. Frank
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