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broadway review:  the play that goes wrong, ...

broadway review: the play that goes wrong, ...

The display must recede on — but in the Broadway transfer of West terminate hit “The Play That...


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l.a. theater review: paul rudnick s oscars comedy ...

l.a. theater review: paul rudnick s oscars comedy ...

Where to inaugurate with all that’s mistaken with Paul Rudnick’s new play,“Big Night,” which...


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broadwaycon: 9 behind the scenes secrets of  the...

broadwaycon: 9 behind the scenes secrets of the...

The moment annual BroadwayCon fan conference launched Jan. 27 with a headline panel about  “The...


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broadway review: michael moore s  the terms of my...

broadway review: michael moore s the terms of my...

The theater is something of a religion,and the venerable (respected because of age, distinguished)...


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broadway review: swing musical  bandstand

broadway review: swing musical bandstand

There’s a different band of brothers” on stage in “Bandstand,” the earnest and...


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broadway review:  miss saigon  returns to new york

broadway review: miss saigon returns to new york

This is what people mean when they talk approximately “a Broadway explain” melodic songs,big,...


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broadway review:  oh, hello on broadway

broadway review: oh, hello on broadway

Nick Kroll and John Mulaney hold taken their cult hit,“Oh, Hello, and ” to mainstream...


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broadway review:  marvin s room  with janeane...

broadway review: marvin s room with janeane...

It’s a good play. Honestly,it’s a good play. No, I really mean it. This mantra, or something...


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london theater review:  the kid stays in the...

london theater review: the kid stays in the...

film mogul Robert Evans,the legendary film producer behind “The Godfather” and “Love fable,...


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broadway review:  significant other

broadway review: significant other

Poor wallflowers. They’re the ones no one asks to dance,to go to the prom, to get married. The...


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off broadway review:  spamilton,  the musical...

off broadway review: spamilton, the musical...

Hip-hop,Broadway showtunes, Viennese waltzes — is there anything this guy can’t write ?  No, or...


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broadway review:  anastasia,  the musical

broadway review: anastasia, the musical

Young women and girls in search of a new Broadway role model need behold no further than the title...


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off broadway review: john leguizamo s  latin...

off broadway review: john leguizamo s latin...

It’s never too late to be educated,especially when it’s as entertaining and personal as John...


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london theater review: phyllida lloyd s all female...

london theater review: phyllida lloyd s all female...

How far we’ve come. Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female Shakespeares were dismissed as “gimmicky”...


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broadway box office: lewis black bows big with...

broadway box office: lewis black bows big with...

The Marquis Theater seems to gain found a profitable use for its Monday nights,with the Broadway...


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hamilton  still king as broadway box office...

hamilton still king as broadway box office...

The halt of “Finding Neverland’s” Broadway run took a bite out of earnings final week. Box...


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road to the tonys:  shuffle along  and broadway s...

road to the tonys: shuffle along and broadway s...

The 2015-16 Broadway season couldn’t have found a more fitting end than “Shuffle...


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broadway review: harold prince revue  prince of...

broadway review: harold prince revue prince of...

The best 16 shows on Broadway are all playing at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater in “Prince of...


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edinburgh review: alan ayckbourn s  the divide

edinburgh review: alan ayckbourn s the divide

You have to admire Alan Ayckbourn. At 78 years primitive,after more than 80 plays, he’s undertaken...


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off broadway review:  bella: an american tall tale

off broadway review: bella: an american tall tale

Kirsten Childs’ tall spirits are infectious. “Bella: An American Tall Tale,” a musical folk...


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off broadway review:  cost of living

off broadway review: cost of living

“Cost of Living” is a bittersweet play by Martyna Majok about people who need other people to...


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frozen  musical sets casting, new choreographer on...

frozen musical sets casting, new choreographer on...

Disney Theatrical Prods. has lined up the principal casting for its Broadway-bound musical...


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broadway review:  war paint  starring patti...

broadway review: war paint starring patti...

“War Paint” is a musical about Catherine Zubers fabulous costumes and magnificent hats,as...


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broadway review: lynn nottage s timely drama ...

broadway review: lynn nottage s timely drama ...

Following an Off Broadway race at the Public Theater last fall,“Sweat” opened on Broadway March...


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off broadway review:  how to transcend a happy...

off broadway review: how to transcend a happy...

There is abundant sex and nudity in Sarah Ruhls new play,“How to Transcend a Happy Marriage,”...


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broadway review: feel good musical  come from away

broadway review: feel good musical come from away

Here’s that feel-good display that audiences constantly pine for. “Come from Away” is a...


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l.a. theater review:  zoot suit

l.a. theater review: zoot suit

Back in style after 40 years,Luis Valdez’s “Zoot Suit” is as custom-tailored a Los Angeles...


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broadway review: cate blanchett in  the present

broadway review: cate blanchett in the present

Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh lead the Sydney Theater Company in a sparkling production of...


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u.k. theater review:  the wind in the willows, ...

u.k. theater review: the wind in the willows, ...

whether ever a show caught the national mood,it’s this — “small England: The Musical by...


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l.a. theater review:  west side story  at the...

l.a. theater review: west side story at the...

It’s easy for the musical theater staple “West Side legend” to take on a been-there,done-that...


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off broadway review:  oslo

off broadway review: oslo

What would it take to get you to Lincoln middle Theater to see a three-hour political drama...


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london theater review:  ballyturk  with cillian...

london theater review: ballyturk with cillian...

Two cheerfully ludicrous characters stuck in the same place play extravagantly with language and...


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off broadway review:  charm,  a heartwarmer about...

off broadway review: charm, a heartwarmer about...

Question: What amenity does an urban center for homeless LGBTQ youth need more than anything?...


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london theater review: topical drama  terror

london theater review: topical drama terror

Stage trials are nothing unique. Ayn Rand had a big Broadway hit with one back in 1935: “Night of...


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l.a. theater review: rajiv joseph s  archduke

l.a. theater review: rajiv joseph s archduke

How do you do a comedy approximately the absurdity of modern terrorism? For bold,external-the-box...


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chicago theater review: tracy letts   linda vista

chicago theater review: tracy letts linda vista

The title of this engaging sad comedy by Tracy Letts (“August: Osage County, “Superior...


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broadway review:  groundhog day,  the musical

broadway review: groundhog day, the musical

As musical theater performers go,you couldn’t examine for a more personable fellow than Andy Karl....


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london theater review:  consent  by nina raine

london theater review: consent by nina raine

Modern classics don’t come along very often. “Consent is,without a shadow of a doubt, just that:...


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glenn close, back on broadway, talks trump and ...

glenn close, back on broadway, talks trump and ...

Even tucked absent in her dressing room deep in the basement of Broadway’s Palace Theater,it...


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harry potter and the cursed child  close to...

harry potter and the cursed child close to...

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the two-piece play that’s an ultra-hot ticket in London,...


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cirque du soleil s  paramour  to move out when...

cirque du soleil s paramour to move out when...

“Paramour, the Cirque du Soleil Broadway note that opened in the spring, will find itself looking...


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broadway review:  the front page  with john...

broadway review: the front page with john...

Ah,those were the golden days of journalism, when enormous cities like Chicago were infested with...


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off broadway review:  love, love, love  with amy...

off broadway review: love, love, love with amy...

Mike Bartlett’s play “like,like, like, and ” now playing at the Roundabout Theater...


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broadway box office:  american in paris  rises, ...

broadway box office: american in paris rises, ...

The Broadway box office held steady final week,with the ups and downs at individual shows...


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london theater review:  good canary,  directed by...

london theater review: good canary, directed by...

“Good Canary” is a very good film. disaster is,it’s on stage. Directed for the third time by...


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off broadway review:  aubergine  by julia cho

off broadway review: aubergine by julia cho

“Aubergine,” a modern play by Julia Cho (a winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and...


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off broadway review: suzan lori parks   the red...

off broadway review: suzan lori parks the red...

Signature Theater keeps finding unusual ways to support and nurture worthy playwrights and to...


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off broadway review:  the whirligig  with zosia...

off broadway review: the whirligig with zosia...

Writer-actor Hamish Linklater’s modern play “The Whirligig (whirling toy; merry-go-round;...


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lynn nottage wins her second pulitzer prize for...

lynn nottage wins her second pulitzer prize for...

Current Broadway play “Sweat” has scored playwright Lynn Nottage her moment Pulitzer Prize for...


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west end review:  the goat, or who is sylvia? ...

west end review: the goat, or who is sylvia? ...

A married,middle-aged man falls in treasure with a goat. Edward Albee’s set-up might be simple,...


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off broadway review: harvey fierstein in martin...

off broadway review: harvey fierstein in martin...

Can there be a romantic relationship between two gay men of different generations: one who grew up...


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broadway review: jake gyllenhaal in  sunday in the...

broadway review: jake gyllenhaal in sunday in the...

A concert staging at City Center final tumble of Stephen Sondheim’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning...


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tony awards eligibility:  front page  cast sorted,...

tony awards eligibility: front page cast sorted,...

The Tony Awards Administration Committee,the group that decides questions of eligibility for the...


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off broadway review:  the wolves

off broadway review: the wolves

The opening scene of Sarah DeLappe’s exhilarating play “The Wolves,” which depicts the tough,...


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off broadway review: lynn nottage s  sweat

off broadway review: lynn nottage s sweat

  In “Sweat,” currently playing somewhere in the airless attic of the Public Theater, Lynn...


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review: broadway smash  hamilton  opens in chicago

review: broadway smash hamilton opens in chicago

They did not throw away their shot. Given the chance to create an entirely modern version of...


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broadway review:  the cherry orchard  starring...

broadway review: the cherry orchard starring...

Actresses care for to play Madame Ranevskaya,the enchanting idiot who dithers away the family estate...


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west end theater review:  the libertine,  with ...

west end theater review: the libertine, with ...

John Wilmot,the moment Earl of Rochester, is a familiar figure. He’s the genuine-life equivalent...


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off broadway review: neil labute s  all the ways...

off broadway review: neil labute s all the ways...

Splat! That’s playwright Neil LaBute with egg all over his face for penning “All the...


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broadway box office: tony champ  the humans  has...

broadway box office: tony champ the humans has...

The play that won the crown at the 2016 Tony Awards,“The Humans,” played its first week in its...


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road to the tonys: how  bright star  crafts a...

road to the tonys: how bright star crafts a...

“gleaming Star” doesn’t sound like most Broadway musicals. There’s that banjo,for one thing,...


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l.a. theater review:  the little mermaid in...

l.a. theater review: the little mermaid in...

The sea has been brought to life at the Hollywood (Fish)Bowl thanks to a game cast and classic...


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road to the tonys: women make their mark on...

road to the tonys: women make their mark on...

It was mostly by accident that “Waitress” became the first Broadway musical with an all-female...


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theater director ivo van hove on  crucible, ...

theater director ivo van hove on crucible, ...

final descend,Amsterdam-based director Ivo van Hove had zero Broadway credits to his name. Six...


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broadway box office: tony nominations help ...

broadway box office: tony nominations help ...

The Broadway box office got a leg up final week from the 2016 Tony Awards nominations,with musical...


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london theater review: ivo van hove directs...

london theater review: ivo van hove directs...

whether Ivo van Hove’s “Roman Tragedies” was a surprising medley of Shakespeare plays,his...


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off broadway review:  the invisible hand  by ayad...

off broadway review: the invisible hand by ayad...

Somebody give this playwright a Pulitzer. Oh,just — Ayad Akhtar already has one, for a previous...


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tv review: 71st annual tony awards

tv review: 71st annual tony awards

Maybe it was inevitable that in the year after “Hamilton’s” triumph,the Tony Awards would seem...


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london theater review: videogames and violence...

london theater review: videogames and violence...

Violence begets violence in Gary Owen’s “Killology” — whether it’s real or represented....


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off broadway review: annie baker s  the antipodes

off broadway review: annie baker s the antipodes

When ample playwrights are unable to write,they sometimes write injurious plays about being unable...


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broadway review:  charlie and the chocolate...

broadway review: charlie and the chocolate...

It’s tough to predict how grownups might feel about this inflated musical adapted from preceding...


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broadway review: bette midler in  hello, dolly!

broadway review: bette midler in hello, dolly!

The audience claps at the overture and whistles at the set; and when Bette Midler makes her...


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broadway review:  the little foxes  with laura...

broadway review: the little foxes with laura...

It wasn’t trick casting on the part of director Daniel Sullivan to maintain Laura Linney and...


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groundhog day  musical s lead actor injured days...

groundhog day musical s lead actor injured days...

The April 15 matinee of the previewing Broadway musical “Groundhog Day” has been cancelled after...


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broadway review:  oslo,  an intellectual thriller...

broadway review: oslo, an intellectual thriller...

Following a well-received Off Broadway hasten last year,the Lincoln middle Theater production of...


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broadway review:  amelie  starring phillipa soo

broadway review: amelie starring phillipa soo

The only thing remotely Parisian about “Amelie” is the expend of a bilious shade of green...


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west end review: david tennant in  don juan in...

west end review: david tennant in don juan in...

As a former Doctor Who,David Tennant has done his unbiased share of regenerating. In Patrick...


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off broadway review:  sweeney todd  with real meat...

off broadway review: sweeney todd with real meat...

The Tooting Arts Club,a site-specific London community theater, has scored the ideal fresh York...


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sara bareilles to star in  waitress,  the broadway...

sara bareilles to star in waitress, the broadway...

Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles will play the lead role in “Waitress,” the Broadway musical for...


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off broadway review:  tell hector i miss him

off broadway review: tell hector i miss him

Life,in all its messy glory, overflows the stage of the Atlantic Theater Company in this dynamically...


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broadway box office spikes to $50 million in...

broadway box office spikes to $50 million in...

Powered by megahits like “Hamilton,” “Wicked” and “The Lion King,” Broadway box office...


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off broadway review: daniel craig, david oyelowo...

off broadway review: daniel craig, david oyelowo...

You can virtually smell the man-sweat dripping off director Sam Gold’s radical revision of...


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sandra bernhardt drives down  sandra monica...

sandra bernhardt drives down sandra monica...

“It’s a crazy time and I’m not going to talk approximately it,” said Sandra Bernhard by way...


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off broadway review: josh radnor in richard...

off broadway review: josh radnor in richard...

“The Babylon Line” is one of those modest petite gems that contains sparks of white light if...


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broadway review:  a bronx tale,  the musical

broadway review: a bronx tale, the musical

To the best of our knowledge,“A Bronx Tale,” Chazz Palminteri’s admire letter to the wise guys...


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off broadway review:  the death of the last black...

off broadway review: the death of the last black...

A giant tree limb slices diagonally across the stage,creating a looming image in Suzan-Lori Parks’...


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off broadway review: anna deavere smith s  notes...

off broadway review: anna deavere smith s notes...

Don’t let the throwaway title deceive you. In “Notes from the Field,” Anna Deavere Smith has...


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l.a. theater review: trump satire  vicuna

l.a. theater review: trump satire vicuna

In “Vicuña,” a diabolical real estate tycoon turned Republican presidential candidate orders a...


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broadway review:  heisenberg  with mary louise...

broadway review: heisenberg with mary louise...

The Manhattan Theater Club production of “The Encounter” opened on Broadway Oct....


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regional theater review:  broadway bounty hunter

regional theater review: broadway bounty hunter

Annie Golden,the theater veteran and regular on TV’s “Orange Is the recent Black” (playing...


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shakespeare in the park review:  troilus and...

shakespeare in the park review: troilus and...

Did Shakespeare really write “Troilus and Cressida”?  That’s fair to inquire of of a play...


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review: andrew lloyd webber s  cats  returns to...

review: andrew lloyd webber s cats returns to...

Memories could be fatal to this revival of “Cats” — specifically,the memory of Betty Buckley...


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ten questions about  harry potter and the cursed...

ten questions about harry potter and the cursed...

The two-part stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” opens officially on Saturday at the...


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chicago theater review:  war paint  starring patti...

chicago theater review: war paint starring patti...

The sophisticated and rewarding modern musical “War Paint,” about the decades-spanning rivalry...


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broadway box office: broadway down,  hamilton ...

broadway box office: broadway down, hamilton ...

The Broadway box office continued a summer slowdown final week — but “Hamilton” held strong in...


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garrison keillor says goodbye to  a prairie home...

garrison keillor says goodbye to a prairie home...

Garrison Keillor ended four decades of hosting “A Prairie Home Companion” with his trademark...


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broadway s  shuffle along  to close in july, when...

broadway s shuffle along to close in july, when...

“Shuffle Along,” the starry Broadway musical that was nominated for 10 Tony Awards earlier this...


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lin manuel miranda s  hamilton  exit set for july...

lin manuel miranda s hamilton exit set for july...

“Hamilton” will absorb a new Hamilton in July,with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator-star of the...


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tony awards predictions: which ones won t ...

tony awards predictions: which ones won t ...

Even way back in the spring of final year,before the 2015-16 season had even started, the question...


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broadway review: cirque du soleil s  paramour

broadway review: cirque du soleil s paramour

Somebody should have warned Cirque du Soleil Theatrical that it would be an iffy business trying to...


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off broadway review:  lazarus,  with michael c....

off broadway review: lazarus, with michael c....

“The Man Who Fell to soil,” the 1976 Nicolas Roeg movie starring an impossibly young and fine...


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broadway s  a view from the bridge  celebrates...

broadway s a view from the bridge celebrates...

whether you’re going to maintain an opening night party for the Broadway revival of Arthur...


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david bowie musical of  man who fell to earth ...

david bowie musical of man who fell to earth ...

David Bowie becomes the latest rocker to try his hand at a stage musical with “Lazarus,” a...


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off broadway review: simon stephens   on the shore...

off broadway review: simon stephens on the shore...

Who is Simon Stephens,besides? Taking cues from his past work “The Curious Incident of the Dog in...


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chicago theater review:  trevor,  musical based on...

chicago theater review: trevor, musical based on...

The honest and entirely enjoyable modern musical Trevor” is based on the 1994 short film of the...


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theater review: kevin spacey as  clarence darrow ...

theater review: kevin spacey as clarence darrow ...

It’s not surprising that Kevin Spacey would choose to resurrect David W. Rintels’ 1974 play...


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london theater review:  woyzeck  starring john...

london theater review: woyzeck starring john...

The paradox of “Woyzeck” is simple: Georg Büchner’s play is unfinished,but unimprovable....


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connecticut theater review:  the most beautiful...

connecticut theater review: the most beautiful...

Running a kind minute family restaurant in New York isn’t what it used to be,what with spiking...


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broadway review: allison janney in  six degrees of...

broadway review: allison janney in six degrees of...

Despite the vitalizing presence of Allison Janney in director Trip Cullman’s elegant...


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toronto theater review:  sousatzka,  the new...

toronto theater review: sousatzka, the new...

Garth Drabinsky may beget to wait a while longer before redeeming himself with patrons and...


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harry potter and the cursed child  sets...

harry potter and the cursed child sets...

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the West End megahit that will apparate on Broadway next...


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london theater review:  hamlet  starring andrew...

london theater review: hamlet starring andrew...

Andrew Scott’s electrifying debut as sing-song psychopathic Moriarty in the BBC’s “Sherlock...


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off broadway review:  wakey wakey  starring...

off broadway review: wakey wakey starring...

Signature Theater stages are currently filled with two quite different close-of-life accountings. In...


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chicago theater review: new plays tackle timely...

chicago theater review: new plays tackle timely...

Genocide,terrorism, a massacre, and police violence: Those are the not-so-cheery but exceptionally...


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l.a. theater review:  long day s journey into...

l.a. theater review: long day s journey into...

Death, heavy as the fog that surrounds the Tyrone family domestic and somber as the low sea-monster...


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broadway s  sunset boulvard  opening: what the...

broadway s sunset boulvard opening: what the...

It may never snow on Sunset Boulevard,but it does on Broadway, where “Sunset Boulevard, or ”...


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broadway box office: holding steady before the...

broadway box office: holding steady before the...

The Broadway box office barely budged last week,as a small slate of about 20 shows held regular in...


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wayne brady: what it s like to join the  hamilton ...

wayne brady: what it s like to join the hamilton ...

Wayne Brady wants everyone to know he’s doing just fine. Toward the terminate of his first week...


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rent  anniversary tour hits l.a. at timely moment

rent anniversary tour hits l.a. at timely moment

The production of “Rent” that opens tomorrow in L.A. may be the 20th anniversary tour of the...


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london theater review: timely satire  winter...

london theater review: timely satire winter...

Fascism doesn’t kick the door down on arrival. It waits for an invite,then makes itself at...


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london theater review:  wish list  at the royal...

london theater review: wish list at the royal...

In an age of austerity,Britain’s dramatists are putting poverty onstage — with mixed results....


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gordon davidson s life in theater celebrated at...

gordon davidson s life in theater celebrated at...

At the middle Theatre Group’s celebration of Gordon Davidson’s life Monday at the Ahmanson there...


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regional theater review:  fingersmith,  based on...

regional theater review: fingersmith, based on...

This holiday season,it’s gratifying to come across at least one Victorian-era entertainment that...


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al pacino to play tennessee williams at pasadena...

al pacino to play tennessee williams at pasadena...

Al Pacino will star as Tennessee Williams in the play “God Looked absent, the Pasadena...


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broadway box office: strong newcomers push sales...

broadway box office: strong newcomers push sales...

The holiday season,plus a string of promising new productions, added up a to a kind boost at the...


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broadway review: a cappella musical  in transit

broadway review: a cappella musical in transit

Subways are for singing,at least in the world of “In Transit,” the charming a cappella musical...


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off broadway review:  the band s visit  starring...

off broadway review: the band s visit starring...

It’s impossible to resist the quirky appeal of “The Band’s Visit,” a  modest but charming...


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off broadway review: nia vardalos plays cheryl...

off broadway review: nia vardalos plays cheryl...

Feeling confused,stuck, crushed and desperate? (Who isnt these days?) Then “Tiny Beautiful Things,...


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u.k. theater review: baz luhrmann s  strictly...

u.k. theater review: baz luhrmann s strictly...

“Strictly Ballroom” started out on stage: Baz Luhrmann’s cult film about competitive dancing...


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l.a. theater review:  icebergs

l.a. theater review: icebergs

Set in hip Silverlake,“Icebergs,” now making its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse, and...


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broadway box office:  hamilton  explodes past $3...

broadway box office: hamilton explodes past $3...

The annual bounty of Thanksgiving week gave the Broadway box office a record $35 million to be...


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off broadway review: sarah jones   sell buy date

off broadway review: sarah jones sell buy date

Writer-performer Sarah Jones is astounding. In her 2005 solo exhibit,“Bridge & Tunnel,” she gave...


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clue  on stage: play by movie s writer director to...

clue on stage: play by movie s writer director to...

“Clue,” the Hasbro board game and 1985 film it inspired, is headed to the stage in a new play...


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connecticut theater review:  meteor shower  by...

connecticut theater review: meteor shower by...

“I don’t know what’s going on but I’ll just depart along with it,” a character says in...


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broadway review:  holiday inn

broadway review: holiday inn

“Holiday Inn,” the 1942 film that starred Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby and a calendar full of...


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off broadway review: timely family drama  what did...

off broadway review: timely family drama what did...

The moment play in a domestic cycle that Richard Nelson calls “The Gabriels: Election Year In the...


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edward albee, pulitzer prize winning playwright,...

edward albee, pulitzer prize winning playwright,...

Edward Albee,who shocked Broadway audiences with his play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” in...


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fake broadway play starring lupita nyong o at...

fake broadway play starring lupita nyong o at...

The Manhattan District Attorney has indicted a former theater agent,Roland Scahill, for stealing...


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jason sudeikis to star in off broadway  dead poets...

jason sudeikis to star in off broadway dead poets...

Jason Sudeikis will consume on the Robin Williams role in “Dead Poets Society,” a recent stage...


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john turturro, tony shalhoub sign on for  the...

john turturro, tony shalhoub sign on for the...

John Turturro,Tony Shalhoub and Jessica Hecht will star in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s...


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10 questions about  harry potter and the cursed...

10 questions about harry potter and the cursed...

The two-part stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” opens officially on Saturday at the...


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nick kroll, john mulaney to say  oh, hello  to...

nick kroll, john mulaney to say oh, hello to...

Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland,the two 70-something New Yorkers who are the comedian alter egos...


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pre broadway review:  the spongebob musical

pre broadway review: the spongebob musical

Nickelodeon’s endearing,absorbent, animated oddball optimist SpongeBob SquarePants and his surreal...


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orlando nightclub massacre casts shadow over tony...

orlando nightclub massacre casts shadow over tony...

The devastating news of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history has left Tony Awards producers...


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frozen  live show opens at disneyland to excited...

frozen live show opens at disneyland to excited...

With the wild success over $1 billion globally — of the Oscar-winning lively film “Frozen, a...


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why stratford festival s  a chorus line  looks...

why stratford festival s a chorus line looks...

At the Stratford Festival this summer,the legendary musical “A refrain Line” will be the same...


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broadway review:  the crucible  with saoirse...

broadway review: the crucible with saoirse...

There’s bound to be head-scratching over Ivo van Hove’s peculiar Broadway production of “The...


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broadway review:  arthur miller s view from the...

broadway review: arthur miller s view from the...

Breathe,everybody, breathe! Audiences really need to be reminded of that at the end of Ivo Van...


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scott rudin, lincoln center theater to bring  a...

scott rudin, lincoln center theater to bring a...

Scott Rudin and New York’s nonprofit Lincoln Center Theater will bring over the much-lauded London...


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west end review: ivo van hove s definitive  a view...

west end review: ivo van hove s definitive a view...

It will be a long time before London sees “A View From the Bridge” again. Ivo van Hove’s...


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legit review: mysteries inhabit  belleville

legit review: mysteries inhabit belleville

Christmas is always a fine time to move crazy,even for a young expat couple living the sweet life...


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edinburgh theater review: irvine welsh s ...

edinburgh theater review: irvine welsh s ...

In a theater festival with 3398 shows,it can be tough to get your voice heard. But making his...


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london theater review: bob dylan musical  girl...

london theater review: bob dylan musical girl...

“Bob Dylan: the Musical,” or something more sophisticated? Picking his way through the legendary...


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west end review:  cat on a hot tin roof  with...

west end review: cat on a hot tin roof with...

Money can’t buy you class. Australian director Benedict Andrews gives Tennessee Williams’...


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off broadway review: matthew perry s  the end of...

off broadway review: matthew perry s the end of...

Psychodrama was a fun fad back in the over-sharing era of the 1970s. Well,now therapeutic theater...


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london theater review: jez butterworth s  the...

london theater review: jez butterworth s the...

Jez Butterworth tapped into England’s green and pleasant land in “Jerusalem,” summoning...


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an enemy of the people  to play broadway in new...

an enemy of the people to play broadway in new...

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will create a fresh English adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “An...


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walk of fame honoree gary sinise reflects on...

walk of fame honoree gary sinise reflects on...

Asked to pick his favorite memories at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Gary Sinise can only...


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off broadway review: david byrne s  joan of arc:...

off broadway review: david byrne s joan of arc:...

Jo Lampert is so conspicuously exotic,with her pale, elongated face and icicle-thin body, and that...


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broadway review: sally field in  the glass...

broadway review: sally field in the glass...

Of all the plays in the American canon,The Glass Menagerie” seems a most unlikely candidate for...


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hamilton  in chicago review: wayne brady s slick,...

hamilton in chicago review: wayne brady s slick,...

When Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. played Aaron Burr in Broadways “Hamilton,” he seethed. Joshua...


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l.a. theater review:  amelie, a new musical

l.a. theater review: amelie, a new musical

The most adorable character in all of French cinema finds her way to the American stage in the new...


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broadway review:  natasha, pierre and the great...

broadway review: natasha, pierre and the great...

“Natasha,Pierre and the much Comet of 1812,” with Josh Groban and Denee Benton in the title...


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broadway box office: halloween weekend scares off...

broadway box office: halloween weekend scares off...

Halloween weekend spooked the Broadway box office final week, frightening away sales for an overall...


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broadway review:  les liaisons dangereuses  with...

broadway review: les liaisons dangereuses with...

What did people ever do before iPhone games? In 18th century Paris,where the sophisticates in “Les...


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off broadway review:  vietgone

off broadway review: vietgone

Qui Nguyens biographical play,“Vietgone,” is a smart variation on what a colleague used to refer...


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off broadway review:  plenty  with rachel weisz

off broadway review: plenty with rachel weisz

The death of idealism normally signals the end of an era,a brutal message lyrically delivered by...


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london theater review:  the red barn  with mark...

london theater review: the red barn with mark...

A retro genre piece,crisply adapted by David Hare, “The Red Barn” at London’s National Theater...


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disney confirms timeline, theater, new creatives...

disney confirms timeline, theater, new creatives...

It’s official: Tony Award-winning British director Michael Grandage will direct Disney’sBroadway...


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off broadway review:  marie and rosetta

off broadway review: marie and rosetta

The sound of gospel soars through the Atlantic Theater Company’s Linda obscene Theater,a...


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london theater review:  groundhog day,  the...

london theater review: groundhog day, the...

This one will speed and speed. And speed. And speed… Reuniting the Tony Award-winning team behind...


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11 shows to see at the new york international...

11 shows to see at the new york international...

The 20th annual modern York International Fringe Festival launches tonight,and somewhere in this...


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j.k. rowling on expectations of  harry potter and...

j.k. rowling on expectations of harry potter and...

Amongst London’s bustling muggle-filled streets,magic resurfaced on Saturday afternoon at the...


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taper sets rajiv joseph, david henry hwang world...

taper sets rajiv joseph, david henry hwang world...

The world premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s “Archduke” will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of...


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off broadway review: samuel d. hunter s  the...

off broadway review: samuel d. hunter s the...

“The Healing,” the modern play by MacArthur Foundation genius grant winner Samuel D. Hunter, was...


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off broadway season shapes up with diane paulus,...

off broadway season shapes up with diane paulus,...

The 2015-16 Off Broadway season continues to shape up,with Diane Paulus, the Tony-winning director...


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new director of edinburgh intl. festival debuts...

new director of edinburgh intl. festival debuts...

The current chief of the Edinburgh International Festival has announced a stellar theatrical lineup...


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l.a. theater review: matthew bourne s  the red...

l.a. theater review: matthew bourne s the red...

While there are few who would dispute the place Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s “The Red...


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pre broadway review:  frozen,  the musical

pre broadway review: frozen, the musical

The din during the intermission of a recent performance of the Broadway-bound musical “Frozen”...


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west end review:  apologia  starring stockard...

west end review: apologia starring stockard...

Some things are best left in the past,and “Apologia,” Alexi Kaye Campbell’s ambivalent...


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off broadway review:  building the wall,  the hot...

off broadway review: building the wall, the hot...

There’s a hold-your-breath inevitability to what is finally disclosed in “Building the Wall,”...


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off broadway review:  can you forgive her?  with...

off broadway review: can you forgive her? with...

“Can You Forgive Her?,” a whimsical piece of work by Gina Gionfriddo (“Becky Shaw,”...


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off broadway review:  pacific overtures  starring...

off broadway review: pacific overtures starring...

Director John Doyle is such a wizard,he could probably stage a explain on a postage stamp. The stage...


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london theater review:  obsession  starring jude...

london theater review: obsession starring jude...

Stories shift,depending on their art-form. Luchino Visconti transformed James M. Cain’s twitchy...


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kevin spacey to host 2017 tony awards

kevin spacey to host 2017 tony awards

Kevin Spacey has signed on to host the 2017 Tony Awards — thereby answering a major outstanding...


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broadway actors join dual language  hamlet  with...

broadway actors join dual language hamlet with...

Broadway names Sherie Rene Scott and Micah Stock and “The Blacklist” cast member Amir Arison...


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off broadway review:  the light years  by the...

off broadway review: the light years by the...

There’s plenty of wattage but little illumination in the latest groupthink by The Debate...


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west end review:  who s afraid of virginia woolf? ...

west end review: who s afraid of virginia woolf? ...

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” is a play ruined by its reputation. Even people who’ve...


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off broadway review:  linda

off broadway review: linda

Janie Dee,comedian royalty on English stages, applies her comedic chops to the title role in...


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off broadway review: david mamet s  the penitent

off broadway review: david mamet s the penitent

Richard III loses his kingdom for want of a horse.  The main character in David Mamet’s unique...


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off broadway review:  if i forget  starring kate...

off broadway review: if i forget starring kate...

The problem with many,whether not most, family dramas is that the families are so often hateful....


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off broadway review:  everybody  by branden jacobs...

off broadway review: everybody by branden jacobs...

The playwright Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins (“Gloria,” “An Octoroon”) must be concerned about the...


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off broadway review: tracy letts   man from...

off broadway review: tracy letts man from...

Tracy Letts’ kind and gentle play,“Man From Nebraska,” follows a nondescript Midwesterner who...


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michael urie to star in harvey fierstein s  torch...

michael urie to star in harvey fierstein s torch...

A new production of Harvey Fierstein’s seminal “Torch Song Trilogy” — now simply called...


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off broadway review:  fade  by tanya saracho

off broadway review: fade by tanya saracho

She’s a Mexican-born writer,tenacious, insecure, and a “diversity hire” for a popular...


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broadway box office:  on your feet!  stumbles in...

broadway box office: on your feet! stumbles in...

The normal mid-January slowdown gave the Broadway box office a chill final week, as a reduced slate...


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broadway review: august wilson s  jitney

broadway review: august wilson s jitney

With August Wilson’s “Fences” playing in film theaters and Andre Holland attracting Oscar...


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west end review:  the kite runner

west end review: the kite runner

Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel “The Kite Runner” remains a literary sensation. A...


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london theater review:  saint joan  with gemma...

london theater review: saint joan with gemma...

George Bernard Shaw was adamant that “there are no villains” in his play “Saint Joan.” Those...


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critic s notebook review:  the gabriels: election...

critic s notebook review: the gabriels: election...

To watch all three of Richard Nelsons plays approximately the Gabriel family in one sitting is to...


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