Howard Miller

A lifelong theater buff, I review for Talkin’ Broadway and Upstage-Downstage. Member, American Theatre Critics Assn. Outer Critics Circle & Drama Desk voter.

[Howard Miller @middledoc]

SWEPT AWAY: New Broadway musical draws from the songbook of the folk rock group The Avett Brothers to tell a harrowing tale about a quartet of survivors of a shipwreck. My review at - https://t.co/mNlNrEmnBg @Theatre_Critics

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ELF: Irresistible holiday treat returns to Broadway for the first time in 12 years. You’re sure to have a sparklejollytwinklejingley time! My review at https://t.co/3xRVIiOwzy @Theatre_Critics

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THE LIGHT AND THE DARK: New Off Broadway play examines the life of 17th Century artist Artemesia Gentileschi through a modern feminist lens. My review at https://t.co/BJiC0YgozU @Theatre_Critics

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TAMMY FAYE: Musical about the rise and fall of popular televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker boasts a wonderful central performance and a score by Elton John. But is it a tribute or a satire? My review at - https://t.co/fmjYt7eVXg @Theatre_Critics

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MAYBE HAPPY ENDING: Two robots, discarded as obsolete by their owners, meet and become friends (and possibly more) in this quirkily charming (or charmingly quirky) one-act musical. My review at - https://t.co/0qNYLW2lgK @Theatre_Critics

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A WONDERFUL WORLD: This bioplay/jukebox musical strives mightily to tell the story of the great jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. It’s a bit of a hodgepodge, but the performances of 30 songs are mighty fine! My review at - https://t.co/RXvTc6m0l9 @Theatre_Critics

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THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE: George Bernard Shaw’s play, which takes place during the American Revolution, is being given a whirlwind of a production at Off Broadway’s Theatre Row. My review at https://t.co/lMDdsu5etp @Theatre_Critics

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RAGTIME: This show remains vibrant and relevant nearly three decades after it first appeared on Broadway. Kudos to everyone involved with the perfectly cast New York City Center production. My review at - https://t.co/DQ1ZpefRmu @Theatre_Critics

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Bad Kreyòl: Cultural worlds collide when a Haitian-American woman in search of her roots travels to Haiti to spend time with her cousin. My review of Dominique Morisseau’s new play at - https://t.co/mHkQsSR8lt @Theatre_Critics

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ROMEO + JULIET: Terrific production of Shakespeare’s tale of these star-crossed lovers. Purists may want to skip, but it is perfect for Gen Z and young-at-heart theatergoers. My review at - https://t.co/RHTOwrjKgf @Theatre_Critics

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LEFT ON TENTH: Rom-com screenwriter Delia Ephron (“You’ve Got Mail”) has turned her best-selling memoir into a play, starring Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher. My review - https://t.co/0pATTF1orB @Theatre_Critics

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SUNSET BLVD.: Wait ‘til you see Nicole Scherzinger sink her fangs into the role of Norma Desmond in this way way way over the top production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. Holy Moly!!! My review at - https://t.co/7c5yz3902S @Theatre_Critics

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HOLD ON TO ME DARLING: Adam Driver stars in revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s play about a charming narcissist whom we first meet in the throes of a midlife crisis. My review at - https://t.co/fL7Y76wnZr @Theatre_Critics

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SUMP’N LIKE WINGS: This century-old play by Lynn Riggs is being presented by the Mint Theater Company, which specializes in uncovering old and seldom-seen works. My review at - https://t.co/OdQXZLzhzC @Theatre_Critics @MintTheaterCo

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OUR TOWN: A play that is as American as apple pie is being revived on Broadway with Jim Parsons in the plum role of the Stage Manager. My review at - https://t.co/NyQbCxubcY @Theatre_Critics

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DEEP HISTORY: New play suggests that our thinking about climate change as a recent phenomenon is misplaced. My review at -
https://t.co/awEdZlbmF4. @Theatre_Critics

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GOOD BONES: Playwright James Ijames follows up his raucous Pulitzer Prize-winning FAT HAM with a more serious work that takes on the issue of gentrification and its impact on an established community. My review at -
https://t.co/ZgdBhtorci @Theatre_Critics

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DISTANT THUNDER: New musical about a Blackfeet tribal community incorporates traditional dance, drumming, and music, and blends it with with a pop and country score. How well does it all come together? My review —
https://t.co/sjdHIAgio2 @Theatre_Critics

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YELLOW FACE: David Henry Hwang’s comic satire with serious undertones originally played in 2007. Does it hold up in today’s socio-political climate? My review of the new Broadway production -
https://t.co/pL9zXGhvvW
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McNEAL: Robert Downey Jr., making his Broadway debut, plays a troubled and troubling novelist in this play that also explores the use and misuse of artificial intelligence. My review at - https://t.co/sHRDshWTZc @Theatre_Critics