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When Hollywood Tries to Depict Broadway Genius, the Results Rarely Sing

The new Lorenz Hart biopic “Blue Moon” gets a lot right about the creation of musicals that a spate of 1940s films got wildly wrong.

Review: A New ‘Wrinkle in Time’ Needs to Iron Out Some Problems

Despite a gorgeous score and some fine performances, the musical adaptation of the Madeleine L’Engle classic gets trapped in a time loop.

Tony Awards 2025: 13 Great Songs of the Season

Our critic listened to the cast recordings of all the nominated musicals and picked one of his favorite tracks from each.

Review: How Music Came Down to Earth, in ‘Goddess’

Amber Iman lives up to the title of a musical about the divine gift of song.

‘Dead Outlaw’ Review: This Bandit Has Mummy Issues

A truly twisted yarn about a long-lived corpse makes a surprisingly feel-good Broadway musical.

‘Just in Time’ Review: Jonathan Groff Channels Bobby Darin

Groff is sensational as the ’60s “nightclub animal” in a Broadway bio-musical jukebox that doesn’t live up to its star.

Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Old Friends’ Review: A Broadway Party With 41 Songs

Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga lead the festivities in a new Broadway revue of the great musical dramatist’s work.

‘Boop! The Musical’ Review: Betty Gets a Broadway Brand Extension

The It girl with the spit curl looks great for 100, but her Broadway musical, which feels like one big merch grab, is boop-boop-a-don’t.

‘The Last Five Years’ Review: Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren Star in a Muddy Revival

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren star in a muddy revival of Jason Robert Brown’s still-scathing musical.

Review: Clooney, Fair and Balanced, in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

George Clooney makes Edward R. Murrow a saint of sane journalism for a world that still needs one in a stage adaptation of the 2005…