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Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens and Daniel Bravo Hernández in Free Shakespeare in the Park's "Romeo & Juliet."
Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens and Daniel Bravo Hernández in Free Shakespeare in the Park's "Romeo & Juliet."
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Free Shakespeare in the Park’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ loses its passion chasing politics
Emily Chackerian Jun 11, 2026 0

Free Shakespeare in the Park's 'Romeo & Juliet' has a bold vision and a cast to match, but its border-town…

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Danny McCarthy, Matthew Maher, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine in "Well, I'll Let You Go."
Danny McCarthy, Matthew Maher, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine in "Well, I'll Let You Go."
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‘Well, I’ll Let You Go’ brews a grief mystery worth every drop
Emily Chackerian May 14, 2026 0

Coffee, condolences, and a widow who wants the truth: 'Well, I'll Let You Go' returns Off-Broadway as sharp and moving…

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"No Singing in the Navy" at Playwrights Horizons."
"No Singing in the Navy" at Playwrights Horizons."
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Despite a rogue crab, ‘No Singing in the Navy’ finds its sea legs
Emily Chackerian Mar 30, 2026 0

Bailey Lee, Ellen Nikbakht, and Elliot Sagay are a well-oiled machine. The material doesn't always keep up.

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(l-r) Caleb Joshua Eberhardt and Alia Shawkat in "You Got Older."
(l-r) Caleb Joshua Eberhardt and Alia Shawkat in "You Got Older."
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‘You Got Older’ mines for grief in the small talk & finds more than it bargained for
Emily Chackerian Feb 23, 2026 0

"You Got Older" is a messy, moving portrait of a family in freefall. Over a decade later, Clare Barron still…

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Owen Teague and Abbey Lee in "Blackout Songs" Off-Broadway.
Owen Teague and Abbey Lee in "Blackout Songs" Off-Broadway.
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‘Blackout Songs’ spirals through a decade of addiction, but where does it land?
Emily Chackerian Jan 27, 2026 0

In "Blackout Songs," two alcoholics spiral toward rock bottom. The staging is sleek, but the play's structure swirls.

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Gary Cole and Audrey Francis in Steppenwolf's "Catch as Catch Can."
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Gary Cole plays both mother and son in ‘Catch as Catch Can.’ And that’s just the beginning
Lauren Emily Whalen Jun 16, 2026
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What queer communities owe each other, according to Max Hovey
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Jordan Arredondo and Courtney Ricki Green in "Untitled Vampire Play."
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‘Untitled Vampire Play’: the romcom Chicago didn’t know it was dying for
Lauren Emily Whalen Jun 15, 2026
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