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June 21, 2012
TT: So you want to see a show?
Here's my list of recommended Broadway, off-Broadway, and out-of-town shows, updated weekly. In all cases, I gave these shows favorable reviews (if sometimes qualifiedly so) in The Wall Street Journal when they opened. For more information, click on the title.
BROADWAY:
• Anything Goes (musical, G/PG-13, mildly adult subject matter that will be unintelligible to children, closes Aug. 5, reviewed here)
• The Best Man (drama, PG-13, closes Sept. 9, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Evita (musical, PG-13, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Once (musical, G/PG-13, all performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
OFF BROADWAY:
• Avenue Q (musical, R, adult subject matter and one show-stopping scene of puppet-on-puppet sex, reviewed here)
• The Fantasticks (musical, G, suitable for children capable of enjoying a love story, reviewed here)
• Tribes (drama, PG-13, closes Sept. 2, reviewed here)
IN PASADENA, CALIF.:
• Jitney (drama, PG-13, transfer of South Coast Repertory revival, closes July 15, original run reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK ON BROADWAY:
• The Columnist (drama, PG-13/R, closes July 1, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK OFF BROADWAY:
• 4000 Miles (drama, PG-13, closes July 1, reviewed here)
• Man and Superman (serious comedy, G, far too long and complex for children of any age, closes July 1, reviewed here)
• Storefront Church (drama, PG-13, closes July 1, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY ON BROADWAY:
• Godspell (musical, G, suitable for children, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY OFF BROADWAY:
• Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, G, off-Broadway remounting of Broadway production, original run reviewed here)
Posted June 21, 2012 12:00 AM
