Kyle Smith is critic-at-large for National Review.
Articles by Kyle SmithView All
Theater April 2021
The tragedy of Mike Nichols
A review of Mike Nichols: A Life, by Mark Harris.
Theater March 2021
The most grateful Englishman
On a new biography of the playwright Tom Stoppard.
Theater February 2021
Guys & dolls
A review of Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway, by Michael Riedel.
Blog Posts by Kyle SmithView All
Mar 18, 2017
Reputation & ruin
On Paul de Man and Deconstruction.
Nov 07, 2016
A prison of ideas
On the unintentional farce of Underground Railroad Game.
Jun 14, 2016
Not hysterical enough
On The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare in the Park.