In her new essay collection 'Small Town Girls,' Pulitzer Prize winner Jayne Anne Phillips turns a West Virginia childhood into…
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‘Schmigadoon!’ has the charm, the corn pudding & a cast that deserves more to chew on
Alex Brightman and Sara Chase star in 'Schmigadoon,' the Broadway adaptation of the Apple TV+ musical satire.
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Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara make irresistible boozy besties in ‘Fallen Angels’
Roundabout's Fallen Angels is slow to start but worth the wait. Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara are a champagne-soaked delight.
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Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle, and a Broadway revival that doesn’t add up
Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in "Proof," but star power can't salvage a revival that struggles…
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Adrien Brody pleads his case in ‘The Fear of 13’
Adrien Brody makes a strong Broadway debut in "The Fear of 13," even when the play can't quite keep pace…
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New biographies bring Judy Blume and Toni Morrison down to earth
Two new books revisit Toni Morrison and Judy Blume with clarity, honesty, and a closer look at their work and…
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‘Titaníque’ arrives on Broadway bedazzled, afloat & kooky-krazy as ever
"Titaníque" sails onto Broadway. The heart goes on with A-list additions, but does the move uptown add anything new?
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‘Becky Shaw’ on Broadway: you probably won’t like these people either
By Matthew Wexler In some ways, Becky Shaw, Gina Gionfriddo’s vitriolic comedy about a fractured family and the aftermath of…
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‘1776’ at Paper Mill Playhouse: bicker, delay, compromise, repeat
Paper Mill's Playhouse's "1776" holds a mirror to America's founding. And what stares back is uncomfortably familiar.
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Nathan Lane in ‘Death of a Salesman’ asks: how much of Willy Loman lives in you?
Joe Mantello's Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman" stars Nathan Lane in a production that asks how much of…
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