Theater
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‘Hangmen’ Broadway Review: Martin McDonagh Gleefully Mocks the Habit of Murder
Alfie Allen makes his Broadway debut, taking on an ex-executioner who finds cause to return to what he does best
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By Robert Hofler -
‘How I Learned to Drive’ Broadway Review: Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse Return to the Scene of the Crime
Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play runs in top gear all the way
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By Robert Hofler -
‘The Minutes’ Broadway Review. Tracy Letts Delivers a Civics Lesson in 90 Minutes
The playwright also stars in this dark comedy about a really bad mayor
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By Robert Hofler -
‘American Buffalo’ Broadway Review: Sam Rockwell and Laurence Fishburne Explore Mamet’s Dark Side
A crackerjack third Broadway revival of the ’70s classic underscores its relevance for the age of QAnon
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‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Off Broadway Review: James McAvoy Plays a Poet Stud
Less poetry and more sex makes for a very contempo take on the classic
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By Robert Hofler -
‘To My Girls’ Off Broadway Review: JC Lee Updates ‘The Boys in the Band’ for Millennial Gay Men
A new comedy set in a Palm Springs Airbnb tackles white gay male privilege
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By Robert Hofler -
‘The Little Prince’ Broadway Review: Classic Tale Gets Dull Cirque du Soleil Lite Treatment
Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s classic falls to Earth with a thud in a new staging
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By Robert Hofler -
Women Are Finally Finding a Voice on New York Stages, From ‘Six’ to ‘Suffs’ (Guest Blog)
“I am drawn to untold stories about women and there are so many … that need telling,” Broadway producer Dale Franzen says
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Michele Willens -
‘Birthday Candles’ Broadway Review: Debra Messing Bakes a Cake and Ages Ungracefully
Playwright Noah Haidle writes a high-concept tear-jerker
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By Robert Hofler -
‘Suffs’ Off Broadway Review: Shaina Taub Pulls a Lin-Manuel Miranda With Tour-de-Force Suffragette Musical
Taub wears four musical-theater hats with real flair
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By Robert Hofler -
Rae Allen, Tony Winner and ‘Sopranos’ Actress, Dies at 95
Her TV credits also include “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Seinfeld”
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‘Take Me Out’ Broadway Review: Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams Hit It Out of the Ballpark
Terrific performances make Richard Greenberg’s play worth a second look
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By Robert Hofler -
‘Paradise Square’ Broadway Review: Call Her Madam, or Return of the Happy Hookers
A new musical finds much to admire in the oldest profession
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By Robert Hofler -
Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington to Co-Star in Broadway Revival of ‘The Piano Lesson’
Jackson’s wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson will direct the fall production of August Wilson’s acclaimed drama
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‘Plaza Suite’ Broadway Review: Sarah Jessica Parker Toils While Matthew Broderick Coasts
The Neil Simon comeback does not begin here