Best Bets on Broadway

Carmen Jones. Brilliant all-Negro jamboree that leaves the music of Carmen as is, shifts its story to the here & now (TIME, Dec. 13).

Winged Victory. Moss Hart's warmhearted salute to the Air Forces (TIME, Nov. 29).

Othello. Shakespeare turned into vigorous theater, with Paul Robeson eloquent as the Moor (TIME, Nov. 1).

One Touch of Venus. Mary Martin in an unhackneyed musical about a statue of Venus that comes to life and pursues a Milquetoast (TIME, Oct. 18).

The Merry Widow. Lehar's waltz-drenched operetta revived with opulence and style (TIME, Aug. 16).

Oklahoma! Spring-fed, bright-bubbling folk musical with delightful dancing and gay Richard Rodgers tunes (TIME, April 12).

Something for the Boys. Ethel Merman at her best in a musical that is better than most (TIME, Jan. 18).

Arsenic and Old Lace. Hilarious horror yarn of two old ladies' poisonings that are most playgoers' meat (TIME, Jan. 20, 1941).

Life With Father. Days without end (TIME out of mind).

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