Theater
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‘A Man of No Importance’ Off Broadway Review: Jim Parsons Leads a Bloodless Musical Revival
Sheldon sings, sort of, in a modest revival of the Stephen Flaherty-Lynn Ahrens musical
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Adele Reveals the Broadway Role She Thinks She Could ‘Nail’ to Win the EGOT (Video)
“If I move to New York, I get bored, I’ll be on that stage in a hot second,” the singer said during a fan event
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‘Walking With Ghosts’ Broadway Review: Gabriel Byrne Wades Through the Usual Memoir Horror Stories
The actor’s formidable career takes a distant second place to tales of abuse
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‘Straight Line Crazy’ Off Broadway Review: Ralph Fiennes Tries to Bulldoze Over Robert Moses
But his performance and a few fictional characters bring a wrecking ball to David Hare’s new play
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‘Montag’ Off Broadway Review: An Onstage Thriller About 2 Women in a State of Siege
Kate Tarker’s Off Broadway drama gets a visually stunning production at Soho Rep
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‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Off Broadway Review: Robert O’Hara Rethinks a Classic to Brilliant Effect
The director also delivers the best ensemble performing on the New York stage right now
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Lucy Simon, Tony-Nominated Broadway Composer and Sister of Carly Simon, Dies at 82
Simon was nominated for her work on the 1991 musical “The Secret Garden”
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‘Topdog/Underdog’ Broadway Review: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins Create Sparks
Kenny Leon directs an electric revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’ 2001 classic
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Broadway Review: John David Washington Gives a Master Class in Acting
Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher and Danielle Brooks co-star in the first Broadway revival of this August Wilson classic
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Angela Lansbury Appreciation: This Titan of Stage, Film and TV Moved Generations of Fans
From her early work at MGM through Broadway stardom and “Murder, She Wrote” immortality, Lansbury stayed vibrant and creative throughout a long life
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Angela Lansbury, Legendary Actress of Stage and Screen, Dies at 96
The five-time Tony winner’s credits include “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Murder, She Wrote” and “Beauty and the Beast”
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‘Death of a Salesman’ Broadway Review: Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke Lead a Revelatory Revival
Director Miranda Cromwell finds new depths in Willy Loman’s tragic story
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‘1776’ Broadway Review: Even Male Drag Can’t Rescue This Musical Clunker
It’s a show about the American Revolution that makes you root for the British
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‘I’m Revolting’ Off Broadway Review: Hell Is Other People in a Hospital Waiting Room
Playwright Gracie Gardner’s drama shows promise but mostly just kills time
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Charles Fuller, Pulitzer-Winning, Oscar-Nominated ‘A Soldier’s Play’ Playwright, Dies at 83
The play was adapted into the 1984 film “A Soldier’s Story” starring Howard E. Rollins Jr., Denzel Washington and David Alan Grier