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What makes a beloved children’s author so unlovable? John Lithgow in ‘Giant’ towers over the answer
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
David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar's immersive "Theater of the Mind" invites you in, shakes you up, and sends you home…
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger on ‘Limelight,’ chosen family & why “give in to love, or live in fear” still lands
By Matthew Wexler Author Andrew Keenan-Bolger knows New York City. He also knows what it was like growing up gay…
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‘Public Charge’ reclaims what diplomacy looks like, while we still remember
"Public Charge" at the Public Theater delivers a witty, timely reminder of what principled public service can actually look like.
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Adib Khorram’s ‘One Word, Six Letters’ asks who bears the weight of a single moment
Adib Khorram's new YA novel "One Word, Six Letters" turns a real-life slur into a story about who bears the…
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‘The Wild Party’ gets a sharp new vision. The old problems remain.
Lili-Anne Brown reimagines 'The Wild Party' brilliantly, but the script mistakes a guest list for a plot.
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‘Jonah’ knows what it costs to keep loving. Studio Theatre’s production invites you to feel it.
Rachel Bonds' 'Jonah' follows one woman across a lifetime of learning who and what to trust.
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Douglas Stuart, Tayari Jones, Han Kang & 27 more reasons to put your phone down
Douglas Stuart, Tayari Jones, Han Kang, and 27 more picks: five shelves of curated reads. Fresh picks each season.
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The theater kid in you never takes a final bow. Gianmarco Soresi’s ‘Theater Adult’ proves it
Gianmarco Soresi's Theater Adult turns theater kids in recovery into the stars of the show — with a little help…
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‘My Joy is Heavy’ asks something of you: be present
Grief, joy, houseplants, and a voice that yodels and keens: The Bengsons' 'My Joy Is Heavy' turns loss into something…
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‘A Chorus Line’ turns 50, goes global & proves it was always bigger than Broadway
Theatre Group Asia's all-Filipino cast and an Emmy-winning director-choreographer make this a 50th anniversary production 'A Chorus Line' deserves.
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Artist Henry Darger built a universe. ‘Bughouse’ merely knocks at the door
Gorgeous production design can't rescue this visually rich but dramatically thin portrait of outsider artist Henry Darger.
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