In "Blackout Songs," two alcoholics spiral toward rock bottom. The staging is sleek, but the play's structure swirls.
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‘Data’ asks the AI question Silicon Valley refuses to answer
Matthew Libby's "Data" turns Silicon Valley workplace dynamics into a timely thriller about AI ethics, surveillance, and moral compromise.
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Review: ‘Ulysses’ compresses one day into a dense, demanding adaptation
By Matthew Wexler At over 700 pages, James Joyce’s 1922 novel Ulysses is the Mt. Everest of 20th-century literature. Spanning…
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Heaven can wait: Ian McKellen elevates ‘An Ark,’ but mixed reality can’t bridge the digital divide
An Ark's mixed-reality experiment offers proximity to Ian McKellen, but a genuine connection requires more than advanced optics.
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Why Broadway can’t stop obsessing over ‘Oh, Mary!’ & its rotating roster of stars
"Oh, Mary!" is the rare Broadway hit that gets better with every bold new casting choice.
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Review: Dylan Baker steals the show in ‘The Disappear,’ but there’s nowhere to go
Erica Schmidt's "The Disappear" has no shortage of ideas—climate anxiety, creative authorship, marital collapse—but the overgrown script never gives its…
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NYC Broadway Week cheat sheet: 5 picks from critics who’ve seen them all
NYC Broadway Week runs Jan 20–Feb 12. We narrowed 27 shows to five must-sees, including our first 5-star musical of…
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Review: Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood scratch more than an itch in Tracy Letts’ ‘Bug’
By Matthew Wexler From playing the tightly-wound, corset-wearing matriarch on The Gilded Age to smoking a crack pipe in a…
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5 regional productions worth the trip this January
From Amy Herzog's "Mary Jane" to James Ijames' "Good Bones," regional theaters are staging intimate stories about community, caregiving and…
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The graphic designer who created the home pregnancy test finally gets her due
Caitlin Kinnunen stars in Jennifer Blackmer's inventive play "Predictor" about the woman who created the home pregnancy test at Off-Broadway's…
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