Jordan Tyson and John Cardoza in ‘The Notebook’ on Broadway Photo by Julieta Cervantes Reviews are in for The Notebook and critics were universally underwhelmed by the production despite its fine cast and creative team. Featuring repetitive music, actors in and out before you can connect with them, and a pared down script, nostalgic fans will still weep and love the new musical, but more for the story it’s telling than for its storytelling. New York Times Review of The Notebook Romantic musicals are as personal as romance itself. What makes you sigh and weep may leave the person next to you bo ..read more

We’ve once again scoured the internet for the best last minute gift ideas for the Broadway musical-lover on your Christmas/Hanukkah shopping list. From puzzles to cast albums to books to tickets and more, we’ve got something for everyone. Get the MT fan in your life whistling a happy tune this year! Check it out now ..read more

Photo Credit: Jeremy Daniel The new Broadway revival of Spamalot has critics singing. Paying homage to the classic jokes from the film and original production, but allowing this excellent cast to update, ad lib and chew the scenery, director and choreographer Josh Rhodes has created a delightful revival that’ll appeal to newcomers and hardcore Monty Python fanatics alike. New York Times Review of Spamalot Though uttering the same lines as Idle did in the movie, and as David Hyde Pierce did in the 2005 production, Michael Urie as Robin puts a differently delightful comic spin on them. Throughou ..read more

Photo Credit: Julieta Cervantes More than one critic attending Harmony found themselves wishing they were instead watching Cabaret, with its layers and moments of levity, or Leopoldstadt, with its deeper and more finely crafted storytelling. Though Barry Manilow’s music is largely successful and the performances from Chip Zien and the young talent featured onstage are wonderful, Sussman’s thin story about these forgotten men doesn’t quite lift the show to the levels of those others. New York Times Review of Harmony But the version of “Harmony” that opened on Monday at the Ethel Barrymore Theat ..read more

Photo Credit: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The reviews for Gutenberg! The Musical are mostly positive, thanks in no small part to the immeasurable talent of Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad, reunited on Broadway for the first time since Book of Mormon. The show itself is silly, the songs intentionally terrible, and the props and set dressed down as can be, but with these boys on board, who cares!? Grab your hat and enjoy this two-hander at the James Earl Jones Theatre while you can. New York Times Review of Gutenberg! The Musical I know we could all use a good laugh nowadays. But would you set ..read more

Musicals have been having a pretty good run in the year of our Lord 2023. Broadway is slowly becoming more and more prominent in pop culture again, while new adaptations of musicals new and old are being announced daily. Thanks to major stars attached, everyone’s aware that there’s a Wicked movie on its way, while the filmed-on-stage trend has been kicking up immensely since the days of the groundbreaking-ly accessible Hamilton pro-shot. The currently playing Dicks: The Musical is even showing how easily parodied the genre can be (though please do your research before seeing that one, it’s no ..read more

Lindsay Mendez, Jonathan Groff, and Daniel Radcliffe in Merrily We Roll Along. Photo by Matthew Murphy A new Broadway revival of Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along just opened to thundering applause. What was once a great Broadway flop has been transformed into a palpable hit thanks to Maria Friedman’s direction, and effervescently stunning turns by Lindsay Mendez, Jonathan Groff, and Daniel Radcliffe. Moving and earning every bit of acclaim, this revival truly has a “good thing going.” New York Times Review of Merrily We Roll Along But with the opening of its first Broadway revival, after ..read more

Photo from Getty Images Are we really already talking about the 2024 Tony Awards? Why yes, yes we are…because a venue and dates were just announced for the 77th Annual Awards Mark your calendars. On Sunday, June 16, 2024 the ceremony will take place at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and be broadcast via CBS and Paramount+. Nominations will be announced Tuesday, April 30, 2024, with the cut off on April 25. We can’t wait ..read more

Back to the Future: The Musical (Credit: Courtesy Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman) When most of the reviews for your show says “you might want to just watch the movie instead,” you know you’re in trouble. Reliant on the DeLorean for the wow, dripping with basic nostalgia, and devoid of good original music or original writing; by all accounts the over-the-top, underwhelming musical version of Back to the Future has missed its mark. New York Times Review of Back to the Future [M]echanical, busy, distracting, foggy. Though large, it’s less a full-scale new work than a semi-operable souvenir ..read more

Jose Llana, left, and Arielle Jacobs as Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos in “Here Lies Love” at the Broadway Theater in Manhattan. (Credit: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times) Critics agree that Here Lies Love is nothing like anything seen on Broadway before. Set designer David Korins have transformed a traditional Broadway theatre into a nightclub, and director Alex Timbers what would traditionally be a hard-hitting Broadway musical into a party. You will dance and clap and have a great time; while following a harrowing story told through strange soundbites. Whether the form serves the narrative is ..read more