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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Matthew Broderick’s ‘Tartuffe’: The gentleman con and how to spot him
David Cross and Matthew Broderick anchor Lucas Hnath's verbose, witty "Tartuffe" at New York Theatre Workshop—a Molière for the moment.
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Michelle Williams navigates a problematic classic in ‘Anna Christie’ at St. Ann’s Warehouse
Michelle Williams stars in an atmospheric "Anna Christie" at St. Anne's Warehouse, but O'Neill's 1921 gender politics feel like a…
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Irish Rep’s radio play adaptation of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ gets its wings
By Ryan Leeds “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.” The oft-quoted line from It’s a Wonderful…
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Michael Cerveris leads a radiant ‘A Christmas Carol’ at PAC NYC
The Broadway hit "A Christmas Carol" returns to PAC NYC with Michael Cerveris leading a top-notch cast in this deeply…
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‘Initiative’ charts growing up through Dungeons & Dragons, heartbreak, and 5 transformative hours of theater
In "Initiative," a gifted cast navigates high school, D&D sessions, and crushing reality in this poignant marathon drama about dreams…
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