All posts by Ryan Leeds
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Fallen Angels Serves a Light, Bubbly Escape
Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne bring fizz and physical comedy to Fallen Angels, but Noël Coward’s slight farce can’t shake its tedium.
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Ship Happens: Broadway’s Delirious Titanique
The high-camp Titanic parody docks on Broadway, with Marla Mindelle’s uncanny Celine Dion leading a gleefully over-the-top cast.
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Cats: The Jellicle Ball Is a Dazzling Ballroom Reinvention
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical crowd-pleaser purrs with queer joy and vogues its way to a spiritual rebirth on Broadway.
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Marjorie Prime Outmatches Chess on Broadway
Jordan Harrison’s quietly devastating play proves far more affecting than the musical revival of the long-troubled Chess.
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Non-Binary Actor Tavis Kordell’s Journey to Some Like It Hot
Tavis Kordell steps into a star-making role as "Some Like It Hot" brings its national tour to D.C.
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Ragtime Review: Lincoln Center Revival Is a Stirring Triumph
Lincoln Center’s Ragtime revival dazzles with powerhouse vocals and a timely take on race, class, and the American Dream.
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André De Shields Is Proudly “Wellderly”
The Tony-winner stars in Tartuffe inside a Gilded Age mansion before heading back to Broadway for Cats: The Jellicle Ball.
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Art Review: Broadway Revival is No Masterpiece
Even with its starry cast, the Broadway revival of "Art" struggles to find meaning beyond its blank canvas
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Radical Compassion Powers The Inheritance at Round House
The cast of The Inheritance open up about love and legacy in Round House's powerful production. Exclusive portraits by Todd Franson.
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Heathers: The Musical Delivers Dark Laughs and Deadly Lessons
"Heathers: The Musical" revels in camp, cruelty, and high school carnage -- but should we still be laughing?
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Review: Jean Smart Outshines Call Me Izzy
A new Broadway play explores the harsh realities of domestic abuse, but has nothing new to say about it
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Jonathan Groff Astounds as Bobby Darin in Just in Time
Broadway's Just in Time blends Groff’s charisma with Bobby Darin’s legacy in a snappy, heartfelt tribute.
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‘Dead Outlaw’ Rides Again — And Steals the Show on Broadway
A corpse, a crime spree, and 7 Tony nods: This darkly hilarious musical about outlaw Elmer McCurdy is Broadway’s strangest and smartest hit.
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Broadway’s ‘Floyd Collins’ is a Long, Cold Crawl to Nowhere
Director Tina Landau had Idina Menzel climbing a tree earlier this season in the original Broadway musical Redwood. Now, she has hurled Jeremy Jordan down...
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Broadway’s ‘Old Friends’ Pays Glorious Tribute to Sondheim
With standout performances from Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, and Beth Leavel, "Old Friends" is a masterclass in musical theater magic.
