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Yasmina Reza's 1994 play, ART, returns to Broadway with an all-star cast.

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Amber Iman delivers Goddess-level vocals as an African deity hiding in Kenya's club scene.

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'Buena Vista Social Club' took top honors at this year's Chita Rivera Awards, winning Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show.

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The cast of "Real Women Have Curves."
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Twenty-five years after first premiering as a play, "Real Women Have Curves" returns to the stage as a musical.

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Messy but magnetic: ‘The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse’ is a Y2K fever dream worth catching
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Pulitzer finalists turn celebutantes into captivating theater that's smarter than its subjects ever got credit for.

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Tony who? GALECA’s Dorian Awards celebrate theater without gender boundaries
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GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announces nominations for its third annual Dorian Theater Awards.

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Congratulations to all the winners of the Outer Critics Circle Awards, which marks its 75th anniversary this year.

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Physical theater troupe The 7 Fingers brings their latest show, "Passengers," to PAC NYC.

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Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson in "The Fear of 13."
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Adrien Brody pleads his case in ‘The Fear of 13’
Matthew Wexler Apr 15, 2026
Judy Blume, Toni Morrison
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New biographies bring Judy Blume and Toni Morrison down to earth
Laura Zornosa Apr 15, 2026
The cast of "Titaníque."
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‘Titaníque’ arrives on Broadway bedazzled, afloat & kooky-krazy as ever
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Ben Ehrenreich and Madeline Brewer in "Becky Shaw."
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‘Becky Shaw’ on Broadway: you probably won’t like these people either
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