4.5 out of 5 stars

The art of Yasmina Reza’s “Art” is how it turns the glib remarks among a trio of longtime pals into a profound statement – on friendship, personal identity and, yes, art. And the art of this star-studded Broadway revival, brilliantly directed by Scott Ellis, is how it lets the work’s themes craftily sneak up on you. The excellent trio here – Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris – plays things so perfectly breezily and comically that you don’t even realize there’s serious stuff underneath the surface. But when it hits you – well, wow does it hit you. In all, top-notch theater. — Charles Passy

At the Music Box theater, through Dec. 21, 2025; artonbroadway.com. (Review date: Sept. 16, 2025)