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Dramatizing the Story of a Gay Mid-Century Tattoo Artist Who Was So Much More
“Underneath the Skin,” a theater piece by John Kelly, meditates on the life of Samuel Steward, who always lived boldly when others dared not.
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‘The Wiz’ Aims for Broadway After a U.S. Tour
Schele Williams will direct and JaQuel Knight is choreographing a new production of the show, with additional material by Amber Ruffin. It will start its tour in Baltimore.
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Does Broadway Need Another ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Musical? Pat Benatar Says Yes.
After competing ideas and a cease-and-desist order, “Invincible — The Musical” arrives onstage. Just don’t call it a jukebox musical.
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In Paris, First-Person Trauma Jumps from Page to Stage
Several intimate literary accounts of pain and suffering have been adapted for the theater recently — with varying success.
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Michael Feingold, Forceful Drama Critic, Dies at 77
For decades he wrote about theater in The Village Voice, but he also was a dramaturge and a Tony-nominated translator.
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Can This Man Stop Lying?
Christopher Massimine, whose compulsive lying derailed a promising career in theater, maintains that it’s a mental illness that has dogged him since childhood.
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The Museum of Broadway Is Open. Here Are 10 Highlights.
In Times Square, a 26,000-square-foot space details the history of theater with objects like Patti LuPone’s “Evita” wig, a Jets jacket from “West Side Story” and more.
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Playing Neil Diamond: A Dream Role, and a ‘Crazy Privilege’
Will Swenson, the star of “A Beautiful Noise,” has come a long way from his days as an eighth grader wooing girls with his Diamond repertoire.
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‘Phantom of the Opera’ to Delay Broadway Closing After Sales Spike
Last week was the highest-grossing in the show’s 35-year history.
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With an ‘Othello’ of His Own, Clint Dyer Comes Full Circle
As a young man, Clint Dyer was appalled by a photograph from a blackface production of Shakespeare’s tragedy at the National Theater. Now, he is that playhouse’s deputy artistic director, and is tackling the work himself.
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‘The Gett’ Review: Jewish History and a Woman’s Future
The ancient and contemporary swirl together in Liba Vaynberg’s ambitious, off-kilter play about life after a divorce.
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Review: At the Big Apple Circus, It’s a Family Affair
Though smaller and less glitzy than extravaganzas of years past, “Dream Big” is a brisk, welcoming, back-to-basics experience brimming with pizazz.
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Review: In ‘KPOP,’ Korean Pop and Broadway Meet (Too) Cute
The worldwide sensation and American-style musical theater form an awkward alliance onstage.
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After a 70-Year Run in London, ‘The Mousetrap’ Heads to Broadway
The enduring Agatha Christie whodunit, which has stumped West End theatergoers since 1952, will come to New York next year. (No spoilers, please.)
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‘The Rat Trap’ Review: Together for Better, but Mostly for Worse
Noël Coward’s bleak portrait of a collapsing marriage between two artists has its American premiere at New York City Center.
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London’s Theater Cuts Matter, on Broadway and Beyond
The cushion of state money let the Hampstead and Donmar playhouses develop broad programs with international reach. Now they must find creative ways to play on.
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‘The Patient Gloria’ Review: A Theatrical Remedy for Toxic Therapy
Gina Moxley’s punchy, punk-rock play counters a woman’s betrayal by her therapists, exposing the sexism in her treatment.
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Corey Hawkins, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in ‘Topdog/Underdog’ and the Art of Deception
Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II discuss their electrifying performances in the Broadway revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
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Review: A Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’? Sounds Crazy, Nu?
A powerful new revival of the 1964 musical offers a kind of authenticity no other American “Fiddler” ever has: It’s in Yiddish.
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In ‘House of Us,’ Irina Brook Steps Out of Her Family’s Shadow
At 60, and already a renowned theater maker, Irina Brook is rethinking her work and tackling the legacy of her famous parents: “I’m only just emerging from my cocoon.”
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