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Zabryna Guevara in "Public Charge" at The Public Theater.

‘Public Charge’ reclaims what diplomacy looks like, while we still remember

Jerry Portwood Mar 25, 2026 0

"Public Charge" at the Public Theater delivers a witty, timely reminder of what principled public service can actually look like.

Rohan Maletira and Ismenia Mendes act out a scene in Jonah at DC's Studio Theatre All photos credit Margot Schulman

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‘Jonah’ knows what it costs to keep loving. Studio Theatre’s production invites you to feel it.

By Nathan Pugh Mar 21, 2026 0

Rachel Bonds' 'Jonah' follows one woman across a lifetime of learning who and what to trust.

John Kelly in "Bughouse" at Vineyard Theatre.

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Artist Henry Darger built a universe. ‘Bughouse’ merely knocks at the door

Matthew Wexler Mar 14, 2026 0

Gorgeous production design can't rescue this visually rich but dramatically thin portrait of outsider artist Henry Darger.

Daniel Radcliffe in "Every Brilliant Thing."

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Daniel Radcliffe high-fives the entire Hudson Theatre, and that’s kind of the problem

Matthew Wexler Mar 12, 2026 0

Daniel Radcliffe is everything you want in "Every Brilliant Thing." The Hudson Theatre just isn't the venue for it.

(l-r) Suzzy Roche, Grace McLean, Alana Rquel Bowers, Nina Ross in "Cold War Choir Practice."

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‘Cold War Choir Practice’ has a plan for the end of the world. You just won’t see it coming

Matthew Wexler Mar 10, 2026 0

Ro Reddick's 'Cold War Choir Practice' detonates: magical realism, a fractured family, and America's gift for global anxiety.

(l-r) Christopher Borg, CJ DiOrio, and Jalen Ford in "Our House."

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Is Barry Boehm’s ‘Our House’ ready for the conversation it starts?

Jude Cramer Mar 7, 2026 0

Barry Boehm's "Our House" tackles race and gay marriage in 2014 America, but stumbles under the weight of its own…

Lenin Izquierdo in Goodman's "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao."

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Goodman’s ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ has a gifted cast and one glaring problem

Matthew Wexler Mar 5, 2026 0

Goodman's The Brief Life of Oscar Wao wants to celebrate Dominican lives. It just keeps stepping on the women to…

(l-r) "Miss Julie," "Here Lies Love," and "Chinese Republicans."

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What three productions are saying about Asian visibility right now

Laura Zornosa Mar 4, 2026 0

From disco Marcos to corporate climbers, three regional theater productions are asking who gets to rise and what the climb…

Kristin E. Ellis and Leslie Ann Sheppard in Morning, Noon, and Night.

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Lost in the algorithm: ‘Morning, Noon, and Night’ can’t find its human heart

Lauren Emily Whalen Mar 3, 2026 0

Shattered Globe Theatre's “Morning, Noon, and Night” has big ideas but thin characters. Too bad the humans got lost in…

Graphics for the five productions featured in the March round-up.

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5 regional productions worth the trip this March

Lauren Emily Whalen Mar 2, 2026 0

From a page-to-stage adaptation to a contemporary take on Chekhov, March offers regional productions worth writing home about.

‘Public Charge’ reclaims what diplomacy looks like, while we still remember

‘Jonah’ knows what it costs to keep loving. Studio Theatre’s production invites you to feel it.

Artist Henry Darger built a universe. ‘Bughouse’ merely knocks at the door

Daniel Radcliffe high-fives the entire Hudson Theatre, and that’s kind of the problem

‘Cold War Choir Practice’ has a plan for the end of the world. You just won’t see it coming

Is Barry Boehm’s ‘Our House’ ready for the conversation it starts?

Goodman’s ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ has a gifted cast and one glaring problem

What three productions are saying about Asian visibility right now

Lost in the algorithm: ‘Morning, Noon, and Night’ can’t find its human heart

5 regional productions worth the trip this March

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The hardest-working performer in this new musical never takes a bow

Bradley Whitford unleashes the line you came to hear in ‘A Few Good Men’

‘Spring Awakening’ gets a stylist. Will it sell seats?

The boldest theater in NYC this fall comes with a cast of one