REVIEWS
Water by the Spoonful
By Andy Propst · Jan 8, 2013 · New York City
Though expectations for Quiara Alegría Hudes' 2012 Pulitzer Prize winning drama might be set too high, it nevertheless proves rewarding.
Pippin
By Sandy MacDonald · Jan 4, 2013 · Massachusetts
Tony Award nominee Diane Paulus' nimble cirque revival of the classic 70s musical, featuring Matthew James Thomas and Patina Miller, has all the magic of a Broadway hit. (And has announced it will land there March 23.)
The Holiday Guys in Happy Merry Hanu-Mas
By Rachel Sklar · Dec 24, 2012 · New York City
You'd have to be a total Scrooge not to adore song-and-dance-men Marc Kudisch and Jeffry Denman's irreverent holiday revue.
Working
By Rachel Sklar · Dec 23, 2012 · New York City
Even with new songs by Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, the working-class musical based on Studs Terkel's interviews shows its age.
Flipside: The Patti Page Story
By Andy Propst · Dec 21, 2012 · New York City
This sketchy bio-tuner about singing legend Patti Page hits a few good notes, but is ultimately unsatisfying.
The Golden Land
By Zachary Stewart · Dec 21, 2012 · New York City
The National Yiddish Theatre serves up an emotional and entertaining whirlwind tour of Jewish-American song and history.
The Great God Pan
By Brian Scott Lipton · Dec 18, 2012 · New York City
Amy Herzog's probing new drama at Playwrights Horizons focuses on a man forced to face the possibility he was molested as a child.
What Rhymes With America
By Brian Scott Lipton · Dec 12, 2012 · New York City
Melissa James Gibson's thoughtful and hilarious new play finds four characters in search of their place in the world.
13 Things About Ed Carpolotti
By David Gordon · Dec 11, 2012 · New York City
Penny Fuller shines in this intriguing solo musical.
Dear Elizabeth
By Sandy MacDonald · Dec 11, 2012 · Connecticut
Sarah Ruhl's play about the correspondence between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell doesn't have sufficient emotional impact.
