Forbes on Film & Footlights

By Harry Forbes Nathan Lane gives a polished, multifaceted performance as a fictitious 1930s burlesque performer named Chauncey Miles. He...

By Harry Forbes What a lovely production this Horton Foote revival is in every way: beautiful to look at (particularly the last scene, th...

By Harry Forbes This is a superb revival of Lyle Kessler’s 1983 play about co-dependent brothers in North Philadelphia – Phillip, a seem...

By Harry Forbes Despite a not insubstantial original run, and a genuine cult following, Frank Wildhorn’s bid for success in the “Phantom”...

By Harry Forbes Richard Greenberg’s saga involving a well-to-do Jewish family in a sprawling Central Park West apartment is one of the mo...

By Harry Forbes This hagiographic biography of record mogul Berry Gordy, founder of the titular hit-making label, may not be the stuff of...

By Harry Forbes First, to state the obvious: Clifford Odets’ mid-period play, “The Big Knife,” best known today as a TCM staple in its 19...