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Robert Hofler

  • ‘Jordans’ Off Broadway Review: If This Wild Comedy Isn’t an Homage to Jordan Peele, It Should Be

    In a dazzling stage debut, Ife Olujobi delivers a play that’s as funny as it is shocking

    By

    Robert Hofler
    April 24, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    Theater
    7:00 PM
    ‘Jordans’ Off Broadway Review: If This Wild Comedy Isn’t an Homage to Jordan Peele, It Should Be
  • ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’ Broadway Review: Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells Get Stuck in a Printing-Press Mess

    No, the life of German inventor Johannes Gutenberg is not a good idea for a musical

    By

    Robert Hofler
    October 12, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    Theater
    7:00 PM
    ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’ Broadway Review: Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells Get Stuck in a Printing-Press Mess
  • ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Broadway Review: Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff Lead a Riveting Revival

    The troubled Stephen Sondheim musical finally finds its perfect cast

    By

    Robert Hofler
    October 10, 2023 @ 5:00 AM
    Theater
    5:00 AM
    ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Broadway Review: Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff Lead a Riveting Revival
  • ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Broadway Review: The Beauty-Shop Plays Finally Gets Topical

    Jocelyn Bioh borrows, expands and leaps over “Steel Magnolias” and “The Women”

    By

    Robert Hofler
    October 3, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    Theater
    6:00 PM
    ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Broadway Review: The Beauty-Shop Plays Finally Gets Topical
  • ‘Purlie Victorious’ Broadway Review: Leslie Odom Jr. Gives Ossie Davis’ Preacher a Brilliant Encore

    Kenny Leon directs a comic riot that is the season’s funniest show on Broadway

    By

    Robert Hofler
    September 27, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    Theater
    7:00 PM
    ‘Purlie Victorious’ Broadway Review: Leslie Odom Jr. Gives Ossie Davis’ Preacher a Brilliant Encore
  • ‘Dig’ Off Broadway Review: Theresa Rebeck’s Play About a Plant Shop

    The creator of TV’s “Smash” returns to the stage with an overly plant-friendly drama

    By

    Robert Hofler
    September 20, 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    News
    5:00 PM
    ‘Dig’ Off Broadway Review: Theresa Rebeck’s Play About a Plant Shop
  • ‘The Shark Is Broken’ Broadway Review: Bruce from ‘Jaws’ Pulls a No-Show

    The notoriously temperamental mechanical fish wisely skips this on-the-set story

    By

    Robert Hofler
    August 10, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    Theater
    7:00 PM
    ‘The Shark Is Broken’ Broadway Review: Bruce from ‘Jaws’ Pulls a No-Show
  • ‘Back to the Future’ Broadway Review: Roger Bart Travels on Autopilot

    The gifted comedian delivers the performance this tired exercise in excessive stagecraft deserves

    By

    Robert Hofler
    August 3, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    Reviews
    7:00 PM
    ‘Back to the Future’ Broadway Review: Roger Bart Travels on Autopilot
  • ‘Let’s Call Her Patty’ Off Broadway Review: Rhea Perlman Makes the Upper West Side Fun Again

    The “Cheers” legend-turned-“Barbie” standout rocks and chops in an uneven new play by Zarina Shea

    By

    Robert Hofler
    July 31, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    Theater
    6:00 PM
    ‘Let’s Call Her Patty’ Off Broadway Review: Rhea Perlman Makes the Upper West Side Fun Again
  • ‘Flex’ Off Broadway Review: It’s Sex and the Rural Basketball Court

    Five teammates battle for status and against pregnancy in Candrice Jones’ new play

    By

    Robert Hofler
    July 20, 2023 @ 6:01 PM
    Theater
    6:01 PM
    ‘Flex’ Off Broadway Review: It’s Sex and the Rural Basketball Court
  • ‘Here Lies Love’ Broadway Review: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim Roast Imelda Marcos

    But the real star of this flashy musical is director Alex Timbers

    By

    Robert Hofler
    July 20, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    Theater
    6:00 PM
    ‘Here Lies Love’ Broadway Review: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim Roast Imelda Marcos
  • Tony Awards Predictions 2023: Who Will Win – and Who Should

    Jessica Chastain, Sean Hayes, Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Platt await the final verdict on June 11

    By

    Robert Hofler
    June 11, 2023 @ 9:29 AM
    Theater
    9:29 AM
    Tony Awards Predictions 2023: Who Will Win – and Who Should
  • ‘Life of Pi’ Broadway Review: Making Cannibalism Palatable for Kids

    Unfortunately, the puppets look like “The Lion King” on a budget

    By

    Robert Hofler
    March 31, 2023 @ 3:44 AM
    News
    3:44 AM
    ‘Life of Pi’ Broadway Review: Making Cannibalism Palatable for Kids
  • ‘A Doll’s House’ Broadway Review: Jessica Chastain Plays Ibsen’s Nora Sitting Down

    Jamie Lloyd’s staging of the classic takes minimalism to the extreme

    By

    Robert Hofler
    March 9, 2023 @ 5:32 PM
    Theater
    5:32 PM
    ‘A Doll’s House’ Broadway Review: Jessica Chastain Plays Ibsen’s Nora Sitting Down
  • How Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford’s ‘The Way We Were’ Was Inspired by a Real-Life Gay Romance (Book Excerpt)

    In his new book, “The Way They Were,” TheWrap theater critic Robert Hofler recounts how screenwriter Arthur Laurents based the film on his own love life

    By

    Robert Hofler
    January 20, 2023 @ 10:10 AM
    Movies
    10:10 AM
    How Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford’s ‘The Way We Were’ Was Inspired by a Real-Life Gay Romance (Book Excerpt)
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