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N.Y.U. Names New Performance Space After Nation’s First Black Theater
The university is commemorating the African Grove Theater, part of a new building opening in 2023.
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Review: Sarah Silverman’s ‘Bedwetter’ Musical Has Sprung a Leak
The comedian’s memoir was funny. But when the new show based on it tries for something deeper, it sinks into bathos.
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Ruth Negga Thinks Lady Macbeth Is Misunderstood
The actress, nominated for a Tony Award for her magnetic performance in “Macbeth,” is drawn to female characters who challenge the status quo.
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘Tina’ to End Their Broadway Runs
The musicals, both of which lost steam after the pandemic shutdown, will close in late summer.
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Lucy Moss Unwinds With Songwriting and TikTok Cleaning Tutorials
The Tony Award-nominated co-director of “Six” shares the corners of the internet she haunts to help her stay productive.
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In ‘Buggy Baby,’ Shadows Creep In
Josh Azouz’s vivid, nightmarish play at Astoria Performing Arts Center in Queens is a hallucinatory tale about two refugees and a talkative infant.
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Tom Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt’ Will Open on Broadway This Fall
The play, about a Jewish family in Vienna in the first half of the 20th Century, will begin previews Sept. 14 and open Oct. 2 at the Longacre Theater.
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Broadway’s Beloved Basement Club, Feinstein’s/54 Below, Turns 10
The venue beneath what was once Studio 54 will pick up an honor at the Tony Awards for excellence in the theater as it marks its anniversary with a pair of concerts.
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Asked to Adapt a Classic Play, This Writer Rethought Her Life
As she sought the truth for her characters on the page, Mara Vélez Meléndez’s real self began to emerge. Now she’s making her Off Broadway debut.
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Mark Rylance on ‘Jerusalem’ and the Golf Comedy ‘Phantom of the Open’
The acclaimed British actor explains the links between his tour de force stage turn and a recent string of subdued screen roles.
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Chekhov Two Ways, With a Robot and Baryshnikov Along for the Ride
With its production of “The Orchard,” juxtaposing the human and the virtual, the Arlekin Players continue taking creative leaps.
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‘… What the End Will Be’ Review: Learning to Let Go
The intergenerational comedy is a poignant reflection on sexuality, mortality and Black masculinity by the playwright Mansa Ra.
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Review: In ‘A Kid Like Rishi,’ Hazy Uncertainty Shrouds a Teen’s Killing
A cast of three recount the gripping drama of the death of a teenager by the Dutch police in 2012.
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BAM’s Next Wave Festival Returns With an Ivo Van Hove Production
The American premiere of the brutal play “A Little Life,” a drag-infused Hamlet and an immersive celestial installation highlight the festival’s latest iteration.
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This High School Musical Teaches Confidence, Power and Teamwork
Step dance helps students at Brooklyn Transition Center focus and release excess energy — and it plays a starring role in their musical, “In the Stuy.”
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‘The Thanksgiving Play’ Sends Up America. Now It’s Coming to Broadway.
Rachel Chavkin will direct Larissa FastHorse’s satire, which takes aim at American mythology, next spring at the Helen Hayes Theater.
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‘Almost Famous,’ Now a Musical, Will Open on Broadway This Fall
The stage adaptation, with book and lyrics by Cameron Crowe and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt, will begin previews Sept. 13.
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‘MJ’: Dancing the Pain, and Dancing the Pain Away
What is the role of choreography on Broadway? Two musicals, “MJ” and “A Strange Loop,” shed light on the dancing body.
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Édouard Louis, Miserable in the Spotlight
The French writer played himself onstage and hated the experience, according to a new work he developed with the Swiss director Milo Rau. This time around, there’s an actor in the role.
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‘Dreaming Zenzile’ Review: A Tribute to Mama Africa
The musical is Somi Kakoma’s thank-you note, written across generations, to the South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba.
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