Robert Hofler is the Theater Critic at TheWrap, writing reviews about Broadway and Off Broadway shows. He is an author of several books on the entertainment industry, including “The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson” and “Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne.” Hofler was previously an editor at Variety and Life magazine, among other publications.
Experience:
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‘A Wonderful World’ Broadway Review: Or, the Singing Wives of Louis Armstrong
A new bio musical gets lost in the many marriages of the jazz great
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‘Romeo + Juliet’ Broadway Review: Rachel Zegler Sings, Kit Connor Strips
The kids aren’t all right in Sam Gold’s feisty new take on the Bard’s star-crossed lovers
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‘Left on Tenth’ Broadway Review: Julianna Margulies Explores Love and Leukemia
Delia Ephron’s memoir is now a play that captures perfectly the tedium of life in a hospital bed
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‘Drag: The Musical’ Off Broadway Review: When Boys Just Want to Have Fun
There’s nothing here that couldn’t be fixed with a little open-heart surgery
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‘Sunset Blvd.’ Broadway Review: Nicole Scherzinger Evokes Sally Bowles and Carrie White
Jamie Lloyd’s revival is both minimal and excessive
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‘Hold on to Me Darling’ Off Broadway Review: Adam Driver Grabs the Best Role of His Career
The actor’s fake tears deliver real laughs in Kenneth Lonergan’s great comedy
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‘Our Town’ Broadway Review: Jim Parsons and Katie Holmes Walk Different Paths
Kenny Leon’s production adds a lot of diversity to Thornton Wilder’s classic
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‘The Counter’ Off Broadway Review: This Greasy Spoon Serves Nothing but Coffee
Meghan Kennedy’s new play is more snack than meal
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‘The Big Gay Jamboree’ Off Broadway Review: This Show Is Even Queerer Than Its Title
Marla Mindelle of “Titanique” fame takes her rampant homophilia to a whole new level
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‘Yellow Face’ Broadway Review: David Henry Hwang Struggles to Bolster His Reputation
Regardless of what this play tells us, “M. Butterfly” hasn’t aged well
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‘McNeal’ Broadway Review: Robert Downey Jr. Almost Survives His Big Debut
Ayad Akhtar’s new play is a broad joke for anyone who knows anything about the world of publishing
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‘The Hills of California’ Broadway Review: Jez Butterworth Delivers Another Modern Classic
Sam Mendes directs and Laura Donnelly dazzles
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‘The Roommate’ Broadway Review: Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone Get Stranded in Iowa
Jen Silverman’s new comedy wastes the talent of two great performers
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‘Table 17’ Off Broadway Review: A Case Study in How to Steal a Show From the Leads
The featured actor Michael Rishawn makes a new rom-com by Douglas Lyons worth seeing
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‘Once Upon a Mattress’ Broadway Review: Maybe Sutton Foster and Michael Urie Should Switch Roles
A third-rate musical isn’t so much revived as rehashed
