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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Uncovering Gay and Lesbian History in a 1941 ‘Sex Variants’ Study

The Civilians theater group has adapted a study of homosexuality into a work that explores the lives of lesbians and gay men in the early 20th century.

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Friday, November 8, 2024

Don’t Say ‘Macbeth’ and Other Strange Rituals of the Theater World

by Juan A. Ramírez and Daniel Terna

Pulling back the curtain on the peculiar customs and enduring superstitions that help define life backstage.

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Monday, October 28, 2024

‘Bad Kreyòl’ Review: Dueling Cultural Identities Make for a Weighty Comedy

by Juan A. Ramírez

Dominique Morisseau’s new play explores the tensions between a Haitian American woman and her Haitian-born cousin.

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Friday, September 27, 2024

‘Titaníque’ Was Her Big Hit. Is ‘Big Gay Jamboree’ Really Her Swan Song?

by Juan A. Ramírez

Two years after debuting the “Titanic” parody, Marla Mindelle says her new show, with Margot Robbie as a producer, may be her last as an actor.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

How Does a Dressing Room Get Into Character?

by Juan A. Ramírez

The actor Krysta Rodriguez has found an avid audience for her new side business: creating dramatic interiors.

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

A Queer Mountain Lion Leaps From the Page to the Little Island Stage

by Juan A. Ramírez

Henry Hoke’s 2023 novel, “Open Throat,” narrated by an animal in peril in the Hollywood Hills, is adapted for a staged reading.

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Thursday, May 23, 2024

Review: ‘The Hours Are Feminine,’ a Family Braces for a Storm

by Juan A. Ramírez

In José Rivera’s latest play, a Puerto Rican family moves to Long Island in 1960, contending both with Hurricane Donna and their neighbors’ hostility.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Review: In Charles Busch’s ‘Ibsen’s Ghost,’ a Widow’s Work is Never Done

by Juan A. Ramírez

In Charles Busch’s satire of Henrik Ibsen’s plays, a widow faces a rather catty fight to save her husband’s legacy.

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

‘Sunset Baby’ Review: Don’t Let Nina Be Misunderstood

by Juan A. Ramírez

Moses Ingram makes her New York stage debut in Dominique Morisseau’s love poem to Nina Simone.

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Friday, January 12, 2024

Three Festival Shows Explore Toxic Society

by Laura Collins-Hughes, Naveen Kumar and Juan A. Ramírez

“Queens of Sheba” and “Volcano” at Under the Radar, and “Bacon,” at International Fringe Encore Series, expound on identity, captivity and violence.

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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Review: This ‘Night of the Iguana’ Is Williams Without the Excess

by Juan A. Ramírez

A new revival directed by Emily Mann and starring Tim Daly leans into its flailing characters’ confusions.

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Monday, November 20, 2023

‘Gardens of Anuncia’ Review: The Broadway Star and the Women Who Molded Her

by Juan A. Ramírez

Michael John LaChiusa’s beautifully sung tribute to sisterly admiration, starring Priscilla Lopez, was inspired by the early life of the show’s director, Graciela Daniele.

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Danielle Brooks and Sam Jay on Confidence and ‘The Color Purple’

by Juan A. Ramírez

Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. This time: the actress and the comedian.

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Friday, October 27, 2023

‘Covenant’ Review: When Inner Turmoil Is Its Own Ghost Story

by Juan A. Ramírez

The playwright York Walker makes a promising New York debut at Roundabout Underground.

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Friday, September 22, 2023

‘Job’ Review: A Stress Test That Feels Like It’s Life or Death

by Juan A. Ramírez

In Max Wolf Friedlich’s nimble play, a crisis therapist tries to connect with a tech worker who is broken by her profession.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

This Evil Stepmother Has Perfect Comedic Timing

by Juan A. Ramírez

In “Once Upon a One More Time,” Jennifer Simard finds value in seeing “how small you can make something and achieve a big result.”

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Monday, August 7, 2023

‘Toros’ Review: Why Are We Still Friends?

by Juan A. Ramírez

Old relationships bend, then break, in Danny Tejera’s finely detailed character study of languishing jet-set twentysomethings.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

‘The Half-God of Rainfall’ Review: Basketball Under the Heavens

by Juan A. Ramírez

Borrowing its powers from Greek and Yoruba mythologies, Inua Ellams’s play tells the story of a demigod who becomes an N.B.A. superstar.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Ato Blankson-Wood on Playing a Hamlet Who ‘Leads With Love’

by Juan A. Ramírez

The actor is starring in a modern-dress production of the play through Aug. 6 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

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Sunday, June 18, 2023

‘Lizard Boy’ Review: Comic Book Adventures

by Juan A. Ramírez

Justin Huertas’s indie-rock musical, in which he also stars, follows a young misfit whose first date spirals into a comic book adventure.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

‘King James’ Review: We’ll Always Have LeBron

by Juan A. Ramírez

Two men’s kindred obsession with a basketball player is the scaffold for Rajiv Joseph’s examination of male friendship at the Manhattan Theater Club.

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Onstage in Brooklyn, ‘Monsoon Wedding’ Tries to Capture the Film’s Spirit

by Juan A. Ramírez

Mira Nair’s long-gestating musical, based on her 2001 hit indie film, arrives at St. Ann’s Warehouse.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

A Dancer’s Life: Chita Rivera on Working Hard and Learning From the Best

by Juan A. Ramírez

A new memoir traces the three-time Tony Award winner’s life and career working with Balanchine, Robbins and Fosse.

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

‘Television’ Review: Small-Screen Dreams

by Juan A. Ramírez

A new show at the Wild Project in Manhattan imagines how a small 1950s community weathers the arrival of the mass media age.

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Friday, March 24, 2023

‘Arden of Faversham’ Review: An Elizabethan Noir Lost in the Fog

by Juan A. Ramírez

Red Bull Theater’s attempt to update this 1592 true-crime story falls flat.

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Review: In ‘Dear World,’ Donna Murphy Leads a Righteous March

by Juan A. Ramírez

John Herman’s rarely seen 1969 musical is revived in an Encores! production at New York City Center.

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Friday, March 3, 2023

‘Hercules’ Review: An Underpowered Hero in a Far From Perfect Package

by Juan A. Ramírez

A new production of the Disney musical at the Paper Mill Playhouse falls short of inspiring awe.

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Review: ‘Public Obscenities’ Pushes Far Beyond One Field of Study

by Juan A. Ramírez

The new work from Shayok Misha Chowdhury creates a strong enough center for the rest of its disparate parts to hold, and leaves the audience craving more.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

‘Modern Swimwear’ Review: The Designer and the Murderer

by Juan A. Ramírez

Depicting the final hours of a young fashion designer’s life, Caitlin Saylor Stephens’s play lacks the sturdiness to make its connection to real events believable.

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Sunday, January 22, 2023

Review: In ‘Field of Mars,’ a March Toward Oblivion

by Juan A. Ramírez

Presented by Richard Maxwell’s New York City Players as part of this year’s Under the Radar Festival, the two-act play tries to measure humanity’s progress.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Jim Parsons Takes the Romantic Lead

by Juan A. Ramírez

The Emmy-winning “Big Bang Theory” actor “could’ve done anything he wanted.” Now starring in the tear-jerker film “Spoiler Alert,” he’s forging his own path.

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Friday, December 16, 2022

Review: ‘Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road’ Takes the Path Too Well-Traveled

by Juan A. Ramírez

The York Theater Company’s production is enthusiastically performed by a cast of seven. But the nostalgic revue pushes the limits of its case for the songwriter’s music.

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

‘Catch as Catch Can’ Review: Caught in a Tangle

by Juan A. Ramírez

An overcomplicated one-act play addresses anti-Asian racism and mental illness at a Christmastime family reunion.

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

‘Parade’ Review: The Trial and Tragedy of Leo Frank

by Juan A. Ramírez

City Center’s gala production delves further into America’s history of violence and delivers the best-sung musical in many a New York season.

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Monday, October 31, 2022

Review: Star-Crossed Lovers in Need of a Divine Assist

by Juan A. Ramírez

Andrew Rincón’s play about reigniting passions in the heavens and the bedroom is a jumble of genres at 59E59 Theaters.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

‘Bold Enough to Go Full-Tilt’: Gabby Beans Is Playing to the Balcony

by Juan A. Ramírez

The actress, a Tony nominee for “The Skin of Our Teeth,” is bringing her sharp eye for comedy to Atlantic Theater Company’s production of “I’m Revolting.”

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Friday, September 2, 2022

Jane Krakowski Cherishes ‘Chorus Line’ Merch and Old Tonys Tapings

by Juan A. Ramírez

The “Schmigadoon!” actress explains the things that keep her in a Broadway state of mind: her Vespa, Lizzo’s music and French Fries.

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Monday, August 22, 2022

Review: Without Bloodshed, the Ingénue Takes the Lead

by Juan A. Ramírez

Sophie McIntosh’s new play gathers five women in a college production for an exercise in youthful ambition and the corrupting clashing of egos.

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Sunday, August 7, 2022

In Defense of ‘Diana,’ the Show We Didn’t Deserve

by Juan A. Ramírez

On the eve of a concert with three of the flop musical’s talented stars, time to celebrate a production that thrilled loyal fans — and at least one critic.

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Sunday, July 31, 2022

Review: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Knows Its Good Angles

by Juan A. Ramírez

The Ruth Stage’s production understands the violence and identity crisis at the core of Brick’s character, but other elements fail to cohere.

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Monday, July 25, 2022

A Rebound for a Summer Pairing of ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Oresteia’ at the Armory

by Juan A. Ramírez

Two Robert Icke productions have endured illnesses and last-minute casting changes. Now they have finally settled into a repertory groove.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

To Play Hamlet, Alex Lawther Became an ‘Expert on Grief’

by Juan A. Ramírez

The British actor shares what helped him transform into the doomed Danish prince: French poetry, “Pandemonium,” and postcard art (with breaks for lemon cake).

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Brontez Purnell Brings His Disparate Parts Back to the Dance Stage

by Juan A. Ramírez

“Dance is basically language, like another form of writing,” said Purnell, the author of “100 Boyfriends.” He is bringing a new solo piece to Performance Space New York.

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Friday, June 10, 2022

‘Soft’ Review: Young Black Men, Gently Pointed Toward Liberation

by Juan A. Ramírez

In Donja R. Love’s new play, an English teacher struggles against the penal system — and with his own guilt — to help students see a future beyond prison.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Lucy Moss Unwinds With Songwriting and TikTok Cleaning Tutorials

by Juan A. Ramírez

The Tony Award-nominated co-director of “Six” shares the corners of the internet she haunts to help her stay productive.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Hugh Jackman Is Having Fun Playing as ‘Arrogant as You Possibly Can’

by Juan A. Ramírez

“There’s something about this show that buoys me up with an energy that I didn’t think I had,” the Tony nominee said of “The Music Man.”

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Beanie Feldstein Warms Up for ‘Funny Girl’

by Juan A. Ramírez

After filming “Impeachment,” the actor had to work to rebuild her voice.

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How Katerina Tannenbaum Dances Her Way Out of Her Head

by Juan A. Ramírez

When feeling overwhelmed, the “And Just Like That…” actor rents a studio and finds freedom in movement.

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

‘The Wanderer’ Review: A Dion Musical Hits All the Familiar Notes

by Juan A. Ramírez

A new production about the 1960s doo-wop idol follows the usual rise-and-fall formula. Still, the songs are wonderful, as is the angel-voiced ensemble.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Review: ‘Bruise & Thorn,’ a Gay Fantasia at a Laundromat

by Juan A. Ramírez

Hip-hop, impromptu duckwalks and loving shade fill C. Julian Jiménez’s new play about two cousins dreaming of escaping their day jobs.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Review: In ‘Jane Anger,’ Michael Urie Shines as Shakespeare

by Juan A. Ramírez

Talene Monahon aims to give Shakespeare his comeuppance in this comedy at the New Ohio Theater.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

‘Clue’ Review: A Whodunit That Looks a Lot Like a Board Game

by Juan A. Ramírez

This Paper Mill Playhouse production is a welcome throwback to an era of physical comedy.

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Friday, January 21, 2022

A Reimagined ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ for the Covid Era

by Juan A. Ramírez

Robert O’Hara directs a trimmed-down revival of Eugene O’Neill’s classic, with a colorblind cast and a weary eye on the pandemic and the opioid crisis.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021