Theater
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‘Let’s Call Her Patty’ Off Broadway Review: Rhea Perlman Makes the Upper West Side Fun Again
The “Cheers” legend-turned-“Barbie” standout rocks and chops in an uneven new play by Zarina Shea
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‘The Cottage’ Broadway Review: Jason Alexander Directs Eric McCormack in a Most Foul Comedy
Sandy Rustin’s new play begins to smell bad even before one character breaks wind for two minutes, maybe three
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‘Flex’ Off Broadway Review: It’s Sex and the Rural Basketball Court
Five teammates battle for status and against pregnancy in Candrice Jones’ new play
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‘Here Lies Love’ Broadway Review: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim Roast Imelda Marcos
But the real star of this flashy musical is director Alex Timbers
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IATSE Reaches Tentative Deal With The Broadway League, Disney Theatrical on Pink Contract
The agreement, which will now be sent to union members for ratification, covers roughly 1,500 theatrical professionals working on Broadway and touring productions
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From Muhammad Ali to Billie Jean King, Sports Dramas Feel at Home on Stage
Recent runs of “Fetch Clay, Make Man,” “Love All,” “King James” and more show that the larger-than-life theatricality of sports world legends is ripe for adaptation — at times to mixed results
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‘Once Upon a One More Time’ Broadway Review: Oops… Britney Spears Musical Just Did It Again
The pop star’s songbook creates a princess traffic jam in this new jukebox tuner
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‘The Light in the Piazza’ Off Broadway Review: This Century’s Best Musical Is Back and Brighter Than Ever
Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel’s show receives a truly sterling revival
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‘The Doctor’ Off Broadway Review: Juliet Stevenson Gives Woke a Workout
Robert Icke’s new play doesn’t leave a single hot-button issue unpunched
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‘Lizard Boy’ Off Broadway Review: He’s Green and He’s Gay — But He’s No Elphaba
The most special power in Justin Huertas’ quirky new musical is his downright magical score
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Tony Awards Predictions 2023: Who Will Win – and Who Should
Jessica Chastain, Sean Hayes, Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Platt await the final verdict on June 11
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How 2023 Became One of the Biggest Years for Jewish Theater: ‘That Lifeblood Has Risen’
As acts of antisemitic hate grow in the U.S., American theater on Broadway and beyond holds strong
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‘Wet Brain’ Off Broadway Review: When Too Much Vodka Is the Least of the Problems
Playwright John J. Caswell Jr. and director Dustin Wills blow up a nuclear family to great effect
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‘Days of Wine and Roses’ Off Broadway Review: Kelli O’Hara, Brian d’Arcy James Lead One of the Century’s Few Great Musicals
Musical theater lightning strikes twice with Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel’s long-awaited follow-up to “The Light in the Piazza”
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‘Grey House’ Broadway Review: Laurie Metcalf’s Horror Play Delivers a Funny Mommie Weirdest
Levi Holloway’s new play from director Joe Mantello starts scary before turning rather tedious
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