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The Best Acting Performance in New York Right Now
SING OUTAmber Iman takes the musical “Goddess” into the heavens, away from its earthbound book.

‘True’ Story of the ‘3 Bimbos of the Apocalypse’ Revealed
THAT’S HOTNew musical “Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse” is inspired by the infamous 2006 picture of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan in a car after a hard night of partying.

Hugh Jackman’s Charm Is Perfect for ‘Sexual Misconduct’
STARPOWERIn Hannah Moscovitch’s “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes,” Hugh Jackman and Ella Beatty transfix—and triumph—in a #MeToo story where not all is at it seems.

This May Be the Worst Musical About New York City
WHY OH WHY-OA Leonard Bernstein musical about two sisters finding their way in New York City! Fun, right? No, this new production of “Wonderful Town” is a Big-Apple fail.

‘Real Women Have Curves’ Fires Up a Huge Musical Showstopper
STANDING OVATIONThe radical musical “Real Women Have Curves” juggles laughs and politics—with a standout number that stops the show.

‘Dead Outlaw’ Is Stunning—and Broadway’s Most Insane Musical
DEAD MAN WALKINGFor 65 years, the mummified body of outlaw Elmer McCurdy was bought and sold for private and public consumption. “Dead Outlaw” brings this crazy story to vivid Broadway life.

Jonathan Groff Is a Wildly Entertaining Bobby Darin
SPLISH SPLASHThe razzle-dazzle of “Just in Time,” a bio-musical about Bobby Darin, is undeniable, with the show—Jonathan Groff at its helm—most solid when singing rather than telling.

David Hyde Pierce Is a National Treasure
A MAJOR GENERALIf there is one thing you see on Broadway this season, make it David Hyde Pierce’s deliciously executed rendition of “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General.”

‘Stranger Things’ on Stage Needs to Be Seen to Be Believed
THE UPSIDE DOWN“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” feels like you’re watching the Netflix series and all of its wild special effects in real life.

The Musical About the Man Trapped in a Cave for 14 Days
CAVEMANThe Broadway musical based on the plight of Floyd Collins, a cave explorer who became trapped underground in 1925, looks stunning. But what does it really want to show?
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