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LOVE STORIES

at Theatre Row

RHYTHMS OF THE HEART

Two one-acts based on stories by Chekhov and Tolstoy are presented together, thought they have little to do with each other.

Reviewed by: JESSICA BRANCH

BETTY BUCKLEY

at Café Carlyle

STORY SONGS

Betty Buckley uses her beautiful voice to create dreamscapes that will send you home on a cloud.

Reviewed by: JEREMY GERARD

72 MILES TO GO…

at Laura Pels Theatre

DREAMERS IN A DARK NIGHT

This is a timely new play from a promising writer, with a fine, committed cast.

Reviewed by: JEREMY GERARD

GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

at Belasco Theatre

DEPRESSING DYLAN

This Bob Dylan jukebox musical is an interesting experiment in historical mood-setting, but it suffers from too many characters and plot lines.

Reviewed by: DAVID COTE

ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE

at Linda Gross Theater

GENERATIONS OF TORMENT

The U.S. premiere of this award-winning play is highlighted by a haunting performance from Carla Gugino.

Reviewed by: DIANE SNYDER

THE PERPLEXED

at Manhattan Theatre Club

SHAPELESS DRAMA

Underneath its pretty packaging, this wearying family saga is in need of a rewrite.

Reviewed by: JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ

FRANKENSTEIN

at Classic Stage Company

PRIMITIVE CREATION

Classic Stage Company presents a condensed, bewildering adaptation that may put you to sleep.

Reviewed by: MATT WINDMAN

COAL COUNTRY

at Anspacher Theater

TAPESTRY OF GRIEF

As the best folk songs often do, this powerful show may make you both sad and elated.

Reviewed by: JEREMY GERARD

THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN

at Abrons Arts Center

NOT WORTH THE TRIP

Neither a new musical nor a revival, this odd revisal is an unwieldy, plot-heavy mess.

Reviewed by: MATT WINDMAN

LADY G: PLAYS AND WHISPERINGS OF LADY GREGORY

at Irish Repertory Theatre

PATRON OF THE ARTS

The portrait of this bio-play wouldn't have liked the way it makes sport of the shenanigans of ignorant peasants.

Reviewed by: SANDY MACDONALD

THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN

at Abrons Arts Center

BIG MONEY, BIG HEART

If Beth Malone weren't such a fine actress, this modest musical would definitely be less fun.

Reviewed by: BERNARD CARRAGHER

ALL THE NATALIE PORTMANS

at MCC Theater

GUIDING STAR

Despite vibrant acting and intimate scenes, the narrative threads sag in the second half of this coming-of-age drama.

Reviewed by: DAVID COTE

CHEKHOV/TOLSTOY: LOVE STORIES

at Theatre Row

FALLEN LEAVES

The Mint Theater Company presents two short stories dealing with love and spirituality by two great Russian writers.

Reviewed by: JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ

DANA H.

at Vineyard Theatre

HEARING IS BELIEVING?

Deirdre O’Connell stars in a fascinating solo play that asks, can you ever really know a person?

Reviewed by: BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON

WEST SIDE STORY

at Broadway Theatre

NOT THE TIME,NOT THE PLACE

Ivo van Hove's revival attempts to reimagine the classic show but nearly shreds it to pieces.

Reviewed by: MERVYN ROTHSTEIN

WEST SIDE STORY

at Broadway Theatre

RECKLESS REVIVAL

Missteps in this production include cutting the show too short and using giant video projections that overwhelm the action onstage.

Reviewed by: JEREMY GERARD

I AND YOU

at Hampstead Theatre's Instagram

NEEDED COMFORT

While you're reaching out for alternative ways to connect, check out this sweet, sensitive two-hander on Instagram.

Reviewed by: SAM MARLOWE

BLITHE SPIRIT

at Duke of York's

COM, NO ROM

Jennifer Saunders brings a fresh new take to the eccentric role that has been played by several icons before her.

Reviewed by: JOHN NATHAN

ON BLUEBERRY HILL

at Trafalgar Studios

WRETCHED DEVILMENT

Two actors succeed in making a far-fetched narrative work.

Reviewed by: CLIVE HIRSCHHORN

SHOE LADY

at Royal Court, Jerwood Theatre

ANXIETY DREAM

A lively production can't disguise the fact that this story is largely plotless and pointless.

Reviewed by: CLIVE HIRSCHHORN

ENDGAME

at the Old Vic

WILL TO ENDURE

Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming lead a fine revival of a demanding work.

Reviewed by: NICK CURTIS

THE PRINCE OF EGYPT

at Dominion Theatre

PARTING THE SEA

Despite grand ambitions, this show fails to convince on almost every level.

Reviewed by: JOHN NATHAN

THE VISIT

at the National (Olivier)

MONEY FOR REVENGE

Lesley Manville's performance is squandered in a production that is unnecessarily sprawling and verbose.

Reviewed by: CLAIRE ALLFREE

A NUMBER

at Bridge Theatre

THE CLONELY ONE

Caryl Churchill's play imagines the consequences if cloning technology were used on humans without moral consideration.

Reviewed by: NICK CURTIS

FAR AWAY

at Donmar Warehouse

DYSTOPIAN NIGHTMARE

Caryl Churchill's apocalyptic 45-minute miniature isn't for everyone, but it should resonate with audiences more now than when it premiered 20 years ago.

Reviewed by: CLIVE HIRSCHHORN

LEOPOLDSTADT

at Wyndham's Theatre

MARCH OF HISTORY

Tom Stoppard keeps one foot in the dizzying Stoppardian landscape we know so well while venturing into new territory.

Reviewed by: MATT WOLF

THE UPSTART CROW

at Geilgud Theatre

BARBS AT THE BARD

Transferring a TV comedy series to the stage rarely goes well, but this one has lots of laugh-out-loud moments.

Reviewed by: CLIVE HIRSCHHORN

LEOPOLDSTADT

at Wyndham's Theatre

NEVER FORGET

The most eagerly anticipated new play of the current London season is Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt.

Reviewed by: CLIVE HIRSCHHORN

UNCLE VANYA

at Harold Pinter Theatre

TIMELESS AND TRAGIC

Chekhov’s rueful ode to lost love and fading hopes has rarely been so luminous and piercing.

Reviewed by: SAM MARLOWE

2019 YEAR IN REVIEW

AGELESS WONDERS

This was a year in London theatre that gave seniors and maverick directors pride of place.

Reviewed by: MATT WOLF

THREE SISTERS

at the National (Lyttelton)

MATTER OF SURVIVAL

This version transforms the Chekhovian drama into something both faithful to the original and utterly fresh.

Reviewed by: SAM MARLOWE

SCHEDULE UPDATES -

Yes, Prime Minister contracts its run, while A Chorus Line expands its own.

POWERHOUSE OF THEATRE - After 11 years as the Almeida Theatre's artistic director, Michael Attenborough is stepping down to focus on directing.

SONGS FROM THE HEART - Once the Tony-Award winning musical is set to hit London in January.