The Critic

I'm reading Carl Hiaasen's new book, Squeeze, which is, like all his books, funny as hell. This one takes shots at the façade of Palm Beach society, people with more money than they know what to do with, and politicians, including

There has arisen a variety of entertainment on Broadway called "jukebox musicals" because they're usually about a singer or a singing group and feature an evening filled with song or dance and a brief story line. Perhaps the most famous

My wife and I were great fans of this TV series which we thought was wonderfully acted and directed, realistically taking a family of minor nobility through the eventual decline of inherited wealth. It was a classic lesson in the

I finally saw Dear Evan Hansen last night on Broadway. It won six Tonys, including Best Musical in 2017. In doing so it beat Come from Away, one of my favorite musicals of the last decade, and I'm now perplexed

We frequently jump on the Acela and head for Broadway, where I've been seeing plays since I was 17 and someone gave me free tickets. However, this past Friday and Saturday night we remained here in Providence and saw great

A Review of the Game of Thrones Season Opener Aside from the fact that the story continues in confusing arcs, and some of the background shots are so phony they belong in a 1930s B movie, and the acting seems to

After a remarkably dreadful, disappointing Network on Broadway, we all went, granddaughters included, to see The Play That Goes Wrong. It was written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, and directed by Mark Bell. It is, simply, the most

Six of us saw Network tonight, the super hit starring Bryan Cranston in the play made from the Paddy Chayefsky movie that memorably starred Peter Finch. Cranston channels Finch in parts of the play, and in others looks creepily like