Theater
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‘Fat Ham’ Off Broadway Review: A Young Gay Black Hamlet Smokes Shakespeare, in a Good Way
James Ijames’ hilarious and brilliant riff on the Bard resets the tragedy at a Southern cookout
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Broadway Revenue and Attendance for 2021-22 Season Less Than Half of Pre-Pandemic Heights
Broadway shows took in $845.4 million for the just-ended season, well short of $1.83 billion of 2018-19
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‘Who Killed My Father’ Off Broadway Review: A French Wunderkind’s Cri-de-Coeur
Édouard Louis seeks to reconcile with a working-class father who abandoned his family as a boy
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‘Exception to the Rule’ Off Broadway Review: A Disturbing Update on ‘The Breakfast Club’
Dave Harris’ exceptional new play reminds us that high school is even worse than we remember
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Broadway Actors Who Worked on Scott Rudin Shows Released From NDAs
“NDAs were preventing far more workers from speaking out,” the Actors’ Equity Association said
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‘Golden Shield’ Off Broadway Review: An Off-Balance Chinese Juggling Act
Anchuli Felicia King’s new play pivots between international lawsuits, squabbling sisters and lesbians
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‘Hannah Gadsby: Body of Work’ Review: A ‘Feel-Good Show’ With Less Trauma but Plenty of Laughs
The Australian comedian returns with a less innovative but still hilarious routine
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Patti LuPone Drops F-Bomb at ‘Company’ Audience Member for Not Wearing Mask Properly (Video)
“If you don’t want to follow the rule get the f— out!” actress says in clip that’s going viral
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‘Which Way to the Stage’ Off Broadway Review: Drag Yourself to This Stellar New Comedy
Drag gets a radical makeover thanks to playwright Ana Nogueira
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‘A Case for the Existence of God’ Off Broadway Review: A Riveting, Deceptively Simple 2-Hander
Samuel D. Hunter’s new play receives a stunning world premiere from director David Cromer
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‘Macbeth’ Broadway Review: Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga Reinvent a Classic
Once again, Sam Gold challenges audiences with his radical take on the Bard
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‘Mr. Saturday Night’ Broadway Review: Billy Crystal Is Very Funny – Until He Starts to Sing
Which is a problem for a new musical with songs by Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green
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‘POTUS’ Broadway Review: The President Can’t Be Held Responsible for This Mess
Vanessa Williams, Rachel Dratch, Lea DeLaria, Julie White, Julianne Hough and others find themselves trapped in a political farce
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‘A Strange Loop’ Broadway Review: Michael R. Jackson’s Hilarious and Breathtaking New Musical
Jackson’s Pulitzer winner lands on Broadway with all its brilliance — and brilliant take-downs of Tyler Perry — blessedly intact
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‘Funny Girl’ Broadway Review: She’s Back, Finally, and Very Different
Beanie Feldstein makes the iconic role her own, but the real news is a vastly improved second act
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