'Pre-Existing Condition' asks how our culture deals with domestic violence—and keeps its own survivor just out of reach.
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From a Venice dance floor to a Brooklyn cemetery, Roger Guenveur Smith is still riffing with Jean-Michel Basquiat
Roger Guenveur Smith reclaims friend and celebrated artist Jean-Michel Basquiat from the auction block, one riff at a time.
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Why I’d rather see an average play than a great film
A couple of weeks ago, as I sat in a downtown theater watching a production of The Real Ivanov, I…
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The scariest thing in ‘Paranormal Activity’ isn’t the ghost
'Paranormal Activity' brings jumpscares to Broadway, and it will rattle you in the best way possible.
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John Turturro and Paul Giamatti go head-to-horn in A.R.T.’s ‘Rhinoceros’
In Rhinoceros, John Turturro and Paul Giamatti display how a community can talk itself out of its own humanity. By…
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Raúl Esparza and Lily Rabe anchor a gloriously messy ‘Winter’s Tale’
Daniel Sullivan's production doesn't so much solve Shakespeare's strangest play as embrace its chaos.
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Set change: Our favorite 5-star shows still playing
Some are closing soon, one's transferring to Broadway, another just got a new leading man. Four shows worth a trip…
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August
The end of summer brings an eclectic mix of plays and musicals.
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The future is already here: ‘Disruption’ brings AI anxiety Off-Broadway
Andrew Stein's 'Disruption,' an AI thriller that feels less speculative than inevitable, arrives Off-Broadway.
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In ‘Are You Mad At Me??,’ Bryan Safi wants you to like him. Mission accomplished
Bryan Safi's anxious, audience-baiting solo show 'Are You Mad At Me??' turns people-pleasing into big laughs at HERE Arts Center.
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