TIME Theater Critic Richard Zoglin offers his analysis of this year’s Tony nominees
Fine Arts
Macbeth, Mary and Midler: Solo Turns on Broadway
The Broadway season ends with a spate of one-person shows — two of them terrific
Now Hear This: In Praise of Record Store Day
April 20, 2013, is Record Store Day — a loud and proud celebration of B-sides, 45s, box sets and other hands-on marvels of the old-school music lover’s universe
The Nance: Gay Burlesque and Straight Plays
Nathan Lane shines, but the play that brings him back to Broadway is another disappointment
The Silent Song of Maria Tallchief: America’s Prima Ballerina (1925-2013)
She was a trailblazer in many ways: the first Native American prima ballerina and the embodiment of a style that was revolutionizing ballet. But first and foremost was her stunning presence
Matilda: The Best Musical Since The Lion King
The new import from London is a children’s show for everyone
Fastest-Closing New Broadway Musical of the Year: Hands on a Hardbody
The truck-centric show will have only lasted 56 performances
Lucky Guy: A Broadway Debut for Tom Hanks
Playing a rumpled newspaperman, Hollywood’s everyman has found a perfect vehicle — if not the perfect play
Phil Ramone: The Career of the Pope of Pop
From Bacharach to Bono, Sinatra to Stevie—not to mention Madonna, McCartney, Dylan and more—Ramone’s producing skills shaped the sound of modern music
Hands on a Hardbody: Broadway’s New Pickup
A musical about 10 people standing around a truck? It’s not ‘A Chorus Line’
Cinderella Then and Now: Revisiting Rodgers and Hammerstein
It’s new to Broadway. But has the team’s famous TV musical been improved?
Down and Out in Paris: Amy Herzog’s Belleville
A couple’s marriage unravels in Amy Herzog’s dark, draining, masterly new play
Banksy Pieces, Lost After Shady Deal, Recovered
Art purchased with unauthorized credit cards has been found in London