South Pacific Broadway Show Review

Show Summary
Set during World War II, this classic Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein musical is about a United States Navy nurse named Nellie, who finds love with a handsome French plantation owner while stationed out on an island in the South Pacific.

Broadway Review
A glorious production that truly does justice to one of the finest musicals of the Golden Age of Broadway, Lincoln Center Theatre's South Pacific deals with themes such as love, war, loyalty, and intolerance - and it does so with great memorable songs like "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger Than Springtime," and "There's Nothing Like a Dame".

Shrek the Musical Broadway Show Review

Show Summary
Based on the adventures of the grumpy green ogre Shrek in the William Steig book and the Oscar-winning film, this new Broadway version of the funny, enchanting story features Shrek, his wisecracking sidekick Donkey, lovely Princess Fiona, vain Lord Farquaad, and a wacky chorus of neurotic fairytale creatures, with a fun, original new score.

Broadway Review
Seeing the giant cartoonish ogre live on a Broadway stage might be a bit of a shock, but the people behind Shrek the Musical have taken care to enlist Broadway's very best talents. Among them are performers Brian d'Arcy James as Shrek, Daniel Breaker as Donkey, and Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona; bookwriter David Lindsay-Abaire (author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Rabbit Hole and off-kilter plays Fuddy Meers and Wonder of the World); and songwriter Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Caroline or Change). They're sure to provide lots of fun for the whole family.

The Lion King Broadway Show Review

Show Summary
Based on the beloved Disney animated film of the same name, Disney's The Lion King is about a young lion who flees his home after being convinced that he was responsible for his father's death.

Broadway Show Review
Though some aspects of this Broadway adaptation of the original movie still seem a bit too cartoonish, the new African-inspired music and director/designer Julie Taymor's breathtaking puppetry and gorgeous stage effects make The Lion King Disney's most innovative stage show so far.

The Phantom of the Opera Broadway Show Review

Show Summary
A disfigured man who secretly lives beneath the Paris Opera House becomes obsessed with a beautiful young singer and "haunts" the owners until they make her the star of the opera.

Broadway Review
This romantic musical tends to be especially liked by female audiences, but in its 20-year Broadway run it has become popular with viewers of all kinds. The lush Andrew Lloyd Webber score boasts modern classics "Music of the Night," "The Phantom of the Opera," and "All I Ask of You". Despite the Phantom's penchant for seductive ballads, he's a disturbed guy, so be aware that this often eerie musical does feature kidnapping and murder.

Mary Stuart Broadway Show Review

Show Summary
This 1800 political drama written by the great German poet and dramatist Friedrich Schiller is about the conflict between Queen Elizabeth I of England and her royal rival, Mary, Queen of Scots. The play dramatizes the point in time in which Queen Elizabeth had to decide the fate of Mary, who she had captured and imprisoned.

Broadway Review
Beautifully adapted by Peter Oswald, Mary Stuart is an excellent play that examines a historical period fraught with religious and political tensions, embodied by the main characters of Elizabeth and Mary. Issues of loyalty, love, jealousy, obsession, redemption, and the personal cost of power also come into play in the drama. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia), this production boasts a phenomenal cast headed by Tony nominees Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter.