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Will Blum and Michael Burrell in "1776" at Paper Mill Playhouse.

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‘1776’ at Paper Mill Playhouse: bicker, delay, compromise, repeat

Ryan Leeds Apr 10, 2026 0

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?

Matthew Wexler Apr 9, 2026 0

Joe Mantello's Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman" stars Nathan Lane in a production that asks how much of…

Sasha Velour's 'Travesty' at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.

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Sasha Velour’s ‘Travesty’: a gorgeous queer portrait, unfinished

By Nathan Pugh Apr 8, 2026 0

Sasha Velour's world-premiere "Travesty" moves through queer history with stunning visuals, and an emotional distance it never quite closes.

(top to bottom) Leiomy, Kya Azeen, and Dava Huesca in "Cats: The Jellicle Ball."

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With a dip and a fan clack, ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ pounces back to Broadway

Matthew Wexler Apr 7, 2026 0

André De Shields, Junior LaBeija, and "Tempress" Chasity Moore bring the house down in Broadway's fiercest night out.

Jon Bernthal, Danny Johnson, and Jessica Hecht in "Dog Day Afternoon."

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This heist needs help. Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach almost pull it off in ‘Dog Day Afternoon’

Matthew Wexler Apr 2, 2026 0

By Matthew Wexler Timing is everything. For better and worse, Dog Day Afternoon, a new Broadway play about a bank…

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‘Seagull: True Story’ asks how free is freedom?

Bobby McGuire Mar 31, 2026 0

Despite some structural hiccups, "Seagull: True Story" takes aim, and even if a few of Chekhov’s guns go unfired, the…

"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.

John Lithow as Roald Dahl in "Giant." Photo by Joan Marcus.

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What makes a beloved children’s author so unlovable? John Lithgow in ‘Giant’ towers over the answer

Matthew Wexler Mar 29, 2026 0

John Lithgow transforms into Roald Dahl in 'Giant,' Broadway's sharpest ask of who we cancel and why it's never that…

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‘Theater of the Mind’: David Byrne knows you better than you think

Lauren Emily Whalen Mar 28, 2026 0

David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar's immersive "Theater of the Mind" invites you in, shakes you up, and sends you home…

Zabryna Guevara in "Public Charge" at The Public Theater.

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‘Public Charge’ reclaims what diplomacy looks like, while we still remember

Jerry Portwood Mar 25, 2026 0

"Public Charge" at the Public Theater delivers a witty, timely reminder of what principled public service can actually look like.

‘1776’ at Paper Mill Playhouse: bicker, delay, compromise, repeat

Nathan Lane in ‘Death of a Salesman’ asks: how much of Willy Loman lives in you?

Sasha Velour’s ‘Travesty’: a gorgeous queer portrait, unfinished

With a dip and a fan clack, ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ pounces back to Broadway

This heist needs help. Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach almost pull it off in ‘Dog Day Afternoon’

‘Seagull: True Story’ asks how free is freedom?

Despite a rogue crab, ‘No Singing in the Navy’ finds its sea legs

What makes a beloved children’s author so unlovable? John Lithgow in ‘Giant’ towers over the answer

‘Theater of the Mind’: David Byrne knows you better than you think

‘Public Charge’ reclaims what diplomacy looks like, while we still remember

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Before the Whitney Biennial closes, don’t miss the shrines of street queen Agosto Machado

In ‘John of John,’ Douglas Stuart returns to familiar and fertile territory

I went to ‘Les Misérables’ at Radio City and came home a singing student revolutionary

Before ‘Purple Rain’ hits Broadway, meet the photographer who knew Prince best