The Notebook, now playing at the Fabulous Fox Theatre through November 16, is more than a love story. It’s a reminder of how deep connection can last, even when memory fades. Based on Nicholas Sparks’ novel, this stage version could have felt predictable. Instead, it’s beautifully done. The direction by Michael Greif and Schele Williams…
Tony Winner: The Spy Who Sang to Me
A brisk, brainy WWII caper with more narrative density than emotional depth. Operation Mincemeat plays like the fever dream of a pub crawl among history nerds. The kind of night that ends with someone pounding out a patter song about Allied disinformation campaigns while the rest harmonize over pints. The result is a clever, chaotic…
Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage
When Bernadette Peters first appears, it’s jarring. She’s visibly trembling. Her voice is uncertain. You worry. It’s a long show. Are we about to spend two and a half hours bracing for heartbreak? But then the Into the Woods medley arrives. You start wondering at the juxtaposition of her playing Little Red Riding Hood, and…
Review: The Great Gatsby looks big and bold, but fails the Coco Chanel test
Coco Chanel famously advised that before leaving the house, one should look in the mirror and take off one thing. The Broadway adaptation of The Great Gatsby could use two or three. It’s still bright and beautiful, offering a fun evening. Fitzgerald’s novel skewered the excesses of the 1920s with lyrical brutality. But onstage…