
Theater
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‘Between the Lines’ Off Broadway Review: The Brothers Grimm Would Approve
By By Robert Hofler | July 12, 2022 @ 3:37 PMMortals and sprites fight for the soul of a new musical; the humans lose, fortunately
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‘Richard III’ Off Broadway Review: Danai Gurira Leads a Muddled Revival in Central Park
By Thom Geier | July 11, 2022 @ 8:00 AMDirector Robert O’Hara has a ”deep intent“ with his approach to Shakespeare’s great villain, but loses the plot
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‘Hamlet’ Off Broadway Review: Alex Lawther Leads a Brilliant Modern Take on the Bard
By Thom Geier | June 29, 2022 @ 9:00 PMGet thee to the Armory!
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‘Epiphany’ Off Broadway Review: James Joyce Gets a Radical and Hilarious Update
By Robert Hofler | June 23, 2022 @ 7:00 PMBrian Watkins’ new play begins in broad comedy and ends in a place the writer of “The Dead” would recognize
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‘The Bedwetter’ Off Broadway Review: Sarah Silverman’s Bestselling Memoir Becomes an Off-Key Musical
By Robert Hofler | June 7, 2022 @ 7:00 PMHer show, with songs by the late Adam Schlesinger, is wickedly sharp until it tries to imitate ”Dear Evan Hansen“
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‘What the End Will Be’ Off Broadway Review: 3 Generations of Gay Men in One Family Dramedy
By Thom Geier | June 2, 2022 @ 6:30 PMMansa Ra delivers an engaging but uneven new show
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‘Exception to the Rule’ Off Broadway Review: A Disturbing Update on ‘The Breakfast Club’
By Robert Hofler | May 18, 2022 @ 6:00 PMDave Harris’ exceptional new play reminds us that high school is even worse than we remember
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‘A Case for the Existence of God’ Off Broadway Review: A Riveting, Deceptively Simple 2-Hander
By By Robert Hofler | May 2, 2022 @ 7:00 PMSamuel D. Hunter’s new play receives a stunning world premiere from director David Cromer
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2022 Tony Award Nominations Predictions: Will Hugh Jackman and Other Big Stars Dominate?
By Robert Hofler | May 2, 2022 @ 8:50 AMThe nominees will be announced May 9
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‘Macbeth’ Broadway Review: Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga Reinvent a Classic
By Robert Hofler | April 29, 2022 @ 1:00 PMOnce again, Sam Gold challenges audiences with his radical take on the Bard
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‘A Strange Loop’ Broadway Review: Michael R. Jackson’s Hilarious and Breathtaking New Musical
By By Robert Hofler | April 26, 2022 @ 7:00 PMJackson’s Pulitzer winner lands on Broadway with all its brilliance — and brilliant take-downs of Tyler Perry — blessedly intact
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‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ Broadway Review: Thornton Wilder Classic Needs a More Radical Update
By By Robert Hofler | April 25, 2022 @ 7:00 PMThe end doesn’t come soon enough in Lileana Blain-Cruz’s revival of Thornton Wilder’s problematic play
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‘Funny Girl’ Broadway Review: She’s Back, Finally, and Very Different
By By Robert Hofler | April 24, 2022 @ 6:27 PMBeanie Feldstein makes the iconic role her own, but the real news is a vastly improved second act
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‘Hangmen’ Broadway Review: Martin McDonagh Gleefully Mocks the Habit of Murder
By By Robert Hofler | April 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PMAlfie Allen makes his Broadway debut, taking on an ex-executioner who finds cause to return to what he does best
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‘How I Learned to Drive’ Broadway Review: Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse Return to the Scene of the Crime
By By Robert Hofler | April 19, 2022 @ 6:00 PMPaula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play runs in top gear all the way