ELYSA GARDNER
Ms. Gardner has written about theater and music for The New York Times, The…
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With a Remarkably Intense Performance, Nicole Scherzinger Brings to Life the Fictional Star at the Center of ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ Norma Desmond
The production that introduces Scherzinger’s Norma to New York is a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of ‘Sunset Boulevard’ that has already earned wild acclaim during a London run.
In a Hilarious and Stirring Revival of ‘Hold On to Me Darling,’ Adam Driver Portrays a Mid-Career Elvis Type Dealing With 21st Century Issues
Driver’s lanky, often sullen country music crossover star, Strings McCrane, is by turns laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving, while scrupulously avoiding either caricature or sentimentality.
Based on Actual Events, ‘Vladimir’ Traces Life in Russia Under the Leadership of Its Violent, Corrupt President
Playwright Erika Sheffer sustains an air of suspense that’s predictably well served by director Daniel Sullivan and his fine cast, who deftly mine the play’s ample humor.
Under the Direction of Kenny Leon, Broadway Revival of ‘Our Town’ Is a Plea for Harmony in Our Time
Leon’s aim, clearly, is to make us wish for a better world, and as it’s relayed here, that goal doesn’t seem at all incongruous with Thornton Wilder’s vision.
With Hurricanes Ravaging the American South, David Finnigan’s ‘Deep History’ Puts the Climate Crisis in Perspective
Finnigan, armed with a laptop computer and abetted by Hayley Egan’s video design, takes us on a journey that stretches back 75,000 years in a production that resembles a TED talk as much as a play.
While Not a Tragedy, ‘The Counter’ Focuses on Its Characters’ Suffering, Even When Tempered by Humor
Playwright Meghan Kennedy has an ideal partner in David Cromer, whose flair for mining emotional depth through intimacy has helped make him one of theater’s most sought-out directors.
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