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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‘Madwomen of the West’ Off Broadway Review: Four Famous Faces Stage a Wild Reunion
Melanie Mayron, Marilu Henner, Brooke Adams and Caroline Aaron headline a birthday brunch from hell
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‘Walk on Through’ Off Broadway Review: Gavin Creel Casts Himself as a Museum Virgin
The Tony-winning actor also writes pretty great songs about experiencing the Met for the first time
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‘Spain’ Off Broadway Review: A Movie Classic Gets a Makeover
Jen Silverman reimagines the story behind the making of “The Spanish Earth”
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‘The Gardens of Anuncia’ Off Broadway Review: How Great Art Survives Terrible Politics
Michael John LaChiusa sets Graciela Daniele’s life to song, and the subject directs it with her usual grace and flair
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‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Off Broadway Review: Alicia Keys Celebrates a Big Apartment Complex
The songwriter makes her legit stage debut with a jukebox musical about a songwriter
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‘Spamalot’ Broadway Review: Monty Python Shows Its Age
A revival of the musical skewers a bunch of shows that your grandparents adored
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‘Scene Partners’ Off Broadway Review: Dianne Wiest Plays a Movie Star Named Meryl
All the world is a stage in your mind in John J. Caswell’s touching new comedy
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‘Harmony’ Broadway Review: Barry Manilow Delivers His ‘Cabaret’
The songwriter and his longtime lyricist, Barry Sussman, remember the Comedian Harmonists
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‘I Need That’ Broadway Review: A Lot of Junk Buries Danny DeVito
Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy plays cute with a chronic hoarding disorder
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‘Sabbath’s Theater’ Off Broadway Review: John Turturro Wrestles With Philip Roth
Ariel Levy and Turturro’s adaption of the author’s raunchiest novel presents a softer, gentler creep
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‘Pal Joey’ Off Broadway Review: Bewitched, Bothered and Completely Misbegotten
The Rodgers and Hart classic takes a hit from Richard LaGravenese, Tony Goldwyn, Savion Glover and others
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‘Poor Yella Rednecks’ Off Broadway Review: The Vietnam War’s End Was Only the Beginning
Yellowface gets its comic comeuppance in Qui Nguyen’s play about Asian immigrants in Arkansas
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‘I Can Get It for You Wholesale’ Off Broadway Review: Barbra Streisand’s Other Stage Musical Gets a Second Look
The production that marked the star’s Broadway debut has its own special magic beyond being a launching pad to “Funny Girl”
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‘Stereophonic’ Off Broadway Review: Part Robert Altman, Part Fleetwood Mac
David Adjmi’s play and Will Butler’s score bring back the 1970s in claustrophobic detail
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‘Here We Are’ Off Broadway Review: Stephen Sondheim Relishes Then Abandons Luis Buñuel
In a rendezvous negotiated by playwright David Ives, two legendary artists create both a wonderful hit and a curious miss
