Matt Windman

New York

Theater Critic at amNewYork METRO

Theater Critic Attorney

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Articles

Curtain falls on these struggling Broadway musicals in post-Tonys fallout

5 days ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

Florencia Cuenca and the company of “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical” on Broadway. The 2025 Tony Awards may be over, but Broadway’s early summer exit list is still unfolding. Over the past two weeks, multiple original musicals have announced their final performances, while others, though never officially slated for open-ended runs, are bowing out after failing to gain commercial momentum.
amBroadway | Matthew Broderick and David Cross set for ‘Tartuffe’, ‘Spelling Bee’ gets revival and more

1 week ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

Matthew Broderick will play the title character (or rather, the title charlatan) in a starry revival of Molière’s classic French comedy “Tartuffe,” as reimagined by Lucas Hnath (“A Doll’s House, Part 2”) and directed by Sarah Benson, at Off-Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop in the fall.
Reviews | One Is ‘Angry,’ One Is ‘Izzy’: John Krasinski and Jean Smart go solo onstage

1 week ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

This summer, two beloved television stars, Jean Smart and John Krasinski, have returned to the New York stage — each headlining a one-person drama that gives them the spotlight and the challenge of carrying a show on their own. This summer, two beloved television stars, Jean Smart and John Krasinski, have returned to the New York stage — each headlining a one-person drama that gives them the spotlight and the challenge of carrying a show on their own.
Broadway | ‘Smash’ closing, ‘Little Mermaid’ revival at Paper Mill, and more

2 weeks ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

“Smash,” the long-awaited and much-reworked Broadway musical inspired by the NBC cult TV series of the same name, will end its run at the Imperial Theatre on June 22, following 84 regular performances and 32 previews. For years, fans hoped to see “Bombshell,” the Marilyn Monroe bio-musical at the center of the series, brought to life.
Tony Awards snubs: The best shows that went home empty-handed

2 weeks ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

The 2025 Tony Awards rightfully honored some of Broadway’s most artistically and culturally significant productions. But in a season overflowing with excellence, the awards clustered around a few dominant titles, and many equally impressive productions were left entirely shut out. “Maybe Happy Ending” charmed with its futuristic fragility. “Sunset Boulevard” triumphed thanks to Jamie Lloyd’s stark, cinematic staging, its bold use of live video, and the magnetic presence of Nicole Scherzinger.
Maya Hawke is radiant in Ruhl’s challenging ‘Eurydice’

3 weeks ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

More than two decades after its professional premiere, Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice,” a dreamy, elliptical retelling of the Orpheus myth from the heroine’s point of view, has returned to the New York stage in a moody, intimate Off-Broadway revival at Signature Theatre. Director Les Waters, who helmed the original Off-Broadway production at Second Stage, reunites with the text, which mixes Greek tragedy, memory play, and surreal family drama.
Predicting the Tony Awards – and trying to fill out a ballot | amNewYork

3 weeks ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

How can one rationally decide whether Nicole Scherzinger should win a Tony Award for her spooky, sexy, singular turn as Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard” over Audra McDonald for her all-out, fearless performance as Rose in “Gypsy”? Predicting the winners of the Tony Awards, which will be held on Sunday night, June 8, and broadcast on CBS and Paramount+, is especially challenging this year for the best of all possible reasons.
amBroadway | Cast set for ‘Chess’ revival, Christopher Jackson to join ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and more

1 month ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

“Chess,” the politically charged rock musical about an American-Soviet chess match entangled with romance and espionage, will receive its first-ever Broadway revival this fall, nearly four decades after its brief and troubled debut. The cast will be led by Lea Michele (who made an acclaimed return to Broadway in “Funny Girl” two seasons ago), Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit (“Moulin Rouge!,” “Next to Normal”), and Nicholas Christopher (“Hamilton,” “Sweeney Todd”).
Borough to borough, bard to bard: Free Shakespeare returns to NYC parks this summer

1 month ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

Shakespeare in the Park, New York City’s beloved tradition of free classical theater in Central Park, is returning this summer. Following last year’s hiatus due to the extensive renovation of the Delacorte Theatre, the series will relaunch with a starry production of “Twelfth Night.” However, “Twelfth Night” is just the centerpiece of a season of free outdoor classical theater in parks across all five boroughs.
Broadway gets morbid: Grappling with death in surprising ways

1 month ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

If you’ve sensed a funereal undertone running through Broadway this season, you’re not alone. Whether through gallows humor, existential dread, or afterlife fantasy, the 2024–2025 Broadway season has been unusually preoccupied with death. Not just as a narrative device or dramatic climax, but as a thematic center or ghostly pulse beneath the spectacle.