Center Theatre Group's 'Here Lies Love' captivates with Filipino talent but can't reconcile disco spectacle with political history.
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‘Chinese Republicans’ bickers brilliantly. Until it doesn’t.
Alex Lin's Off-Broadway workplace dramady "Chinese Republicans" crackles with sharp dialogue but stumbles when it reaches for slapstick.
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In ‘The Reservoir,’ Noah Galvin faces addiction & a family at its limit
Noah Galvin anchors this tender memory play about sobriety and family — moving when it matters, even if the script…
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In ‘Miss Julie,’ Court Theatre finds something new inside a very old birdcage
Court Theatre's stunningly designed "Miss Julie" reimagines Strindberg's 1888 play with a thoughtful commentary about race and class.
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Can’t catch a play in person? Read it instead: the case for plays as literature
Reading plays makes a worthwhile pastime for theater fans and laymen alike. Here's why.
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‘You Got Older’ mines for grief in the small talk & finds more than it bargained for
"You Got Older" is a messy, moving portrait of a family in freefall. Over a decade later, Clare Barron still…
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‘Pot Girls’ delivers a smoky riff on Caryl Churchill’s classic play but can’t clear the air
The Story Theatre's "Pot Girls" is a bold, brainy reimagining with scenes that cut deep, but the play's ambitious reach…
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Joshua Harmon gets personal in ‘We Had a World’—and it pays off
Joshua Harmon's most personal play, "We Had a World" is also one of his best—a sharp, tender tug-of-war between love,…
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Arena Stage’s ‘Chez Joey’ has big ambition. Does the classic framework hold it back?
In the opening sequence of Arena Stage’s Chez Joey, a bustling group of musicians and dancers arrives in a 1940s…
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NYC Off-Broadway cheat sheet: ‘Mexodus,’ ‘Spelling Bee,’ TikTok stars Cost n’ Mayor & more
Our picks for NYC Off-Broadway Week 2026: hip-hop sensation Mexodus, TikTok stars Cost n' Mayor in 11 to Midnight, Spelling…
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