Taraji P. Henson and Cedric "The Entertainer" are exactly as good as you'd hope. It's August Wilson who's the real…
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5 regional productions worth the trip this May
Our top picks include a world premiere by Liz Duffy Adams and new takes on Little Women and Oedipus.
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Even Tony Danza can’t dig ‘Broken Snow’ out of its own drift
Tony Danza haunts "Broken Snow" as a father with unforgivable secrets, but the play is too tangled in its own…
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Inside Brendan Hunt’s Beatles obsession lives a love letter to his mom
Emmy winner Brendan Hunt brings the Beatles and his late mother to Steppenwolf in a bittersweet solo triumph.
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‘Kenrex’ puts a broken justice system on trial and the verdict will haunt you
Jack Holden is electrifying in the Olivier-winning "KENREX," a true crime thriller now playing Off-Broadway.
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The Geffen’s ‘ “Master Harold” … and the Boys’ reminds us why Athol Fugard endures
Athol Fugard's apartheid-era classic '"Master Harold" ... and the Boys' gets a devastating revival at L.A.'s Geffen Playhouse.
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What is a life worth? Steppenwolf’s ‘Windfall’ makes the question burn
Tarell Alvin McCraney's 'Windfall' dazzles at Steppenwolf with an ensemble that's on fire, even if the finale loses its footing.
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In ‘The Balusters,’ the real threat to the neighborhood is the neighbors
Anika Noni Rose and Richard Thomas anchor 'The Balusters,' David Lindsay-Abaire's comedy about race, real estate and a contentious neighborhood…
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Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara make irresistible boozy besties in ‘Fallen Angels’
Roundabout's Fallen Angels is slow to start but worth the wait. Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara are a champagne-soaked delight.
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‘Becky Shaw’ on Broadway: you probably won’t like these people either
By Matthew Wexler In some ways, Becky Shaw, Gina Gionfriddo’s vitriolic comedy about a fractured family and the aftermath of…
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