

Jesse Green
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‘Good Night, Oscar’ Review: Sean Hayes With Demerol and Cadenzas
The “Will & Grace” star is unrecognizable in a Broadway biography of Oscar Levant: wit, pianist and “Eeyore in a cheap suit.”

Review: In ‘Shucked,’ a Glut of Gleeful Puns and ‘Cornography’
A countrified musical about corn, and filled with it, too, transplants itself to Broadway, with songs by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally.

John Kander’s Major Chord, Undiminished
The 96-year-old composer of “Chicago” and “Cabaret” is making a brand-new start of it with “New York, New York,” his 16th Broadway musical.

Review: In ‘The Harder They Come,’ Innocence Lost to a Reggae Beat
A stage adaptation of the 1972 movie about a Jamaican singer turned outlaw hero sounds great but falls hard at the Public Theater.

‘A Doll’s House’ Review: Jessica Chastain Plots an Escape
Jamie Lloyd’s compelling, surgically precise revival of Ibsen’s 1879 drama throbs like an episode of “CSI: Norway.”

How Do You Measure a Season on Broadway? In Cast Albums.
From “A Strange Loop” to “Funny Girl,” most Broadway musicals of 2022 were recorded, offering listeners a chance to love or hate them again.

Review: In ‘Some Like It Hot,’ an Invitation to Liberation
A Broadway musical version of the Billy Wilder film finds exhilarating new ways to make the gender comedy sing.

Review: In ‘KPOP,’ Korean Pop and Broadway Meet (Too) Cute
The worldwide sensation and American-style musical theater form an awkward alliance onstage.

Review: On Broadway, ‘& Juliet’ (& Britney & Katy & Pink)
Shakespeare’s tragedy becomes a girl-power romp in a cotton candy jukebox musical, featuring songs by the Swedish hitmaker Max Martin.

Review: In ‘Only Gold,’ Each Move Is Worth 1,000 Words
The new Kate Nash dance musical, choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, is spectacular as long as you pay no attention to what it’s saying.