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Monday, May 25, 2015

‘Good People’ by David Rooney

As tough as it is tender and shot through with aching authenticity, Good People is that rare play that is timeless and keyed into a specific moment of American life, without the need to gras…

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That Championship Season by David Rooney

Kiefer Sutherland Makes Broadway Debut in Dated Drama 'That Championship Season'

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Peter and the Starcatcher -- Theater Review by David Rooney

The "Peter Pan" prequel, commissioned by Disney Theatrical Prods., was adapted by "Jersey Boys" co-writer Rick Elice from Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's best-selling 2004 children's adventu…

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Theater Review | 'The Argument': In City of Loss the Dead Shall Dance by David Rooney

“The Argument,” a loosely structured multimedia play in which the audience is led around a single space, evokes the disaster of Hurricane Katrina.

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Theater Review | 'Mimic': Confession of a Multi-Voiced Madman by David Rooney

In “Mimic,” at the Irish Arts Center, Raymond Scannell’s tragic tale about a life gone off the rails is punctuated by bursts of melody, sound effects and impersonations.

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Theater Review | 'Spy Garbo': Long Gone, but Fighting Hard Not to Be Forgotten by David Rooney

“Spy Garbo,” a historical rumination by the playwright Sheila Schwartz, has been given an innovative staging at the 3LD Art & Technology Center.

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Theater Review | 'Clifford Chase's Winkie': A Teddy Bear on the Hot Seat, With Hysteria Swirling All Around by David Rooney

The Godlight Theater Company turns Clifford Chase’s novel about a teddy bear accused of terrorism into a stage play.

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Lord of the Dance 3D -- Film Review by David Rooney

A vanity production so self-inflated they needed an extra dimension to contain it, Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance 3D won't win many new fans for the high-stepping dancer.

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Fringe Festival in Review by ANDY WEBSTER, DAVID ROONEY, RACHEL SALTZ and DANIEL M. GOLD

New York Times writers review five shows that made their debuts in the early days of this year’s New York International Fringe Festival.

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Sunday, May 10, 2015

'Hamilton,' 'Between Riverside and Crazy' Continue Winning Streak at Lortel Awards by David Rooney

The Public Theater dominated the honors for the off-Broadway season's finest, winning a total of 12 for its productions at Sunday night's ceremony.read more

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Idina Menzel Returns to 'If/Then' on Tour by David Rooney

The Tony-winning Broadway star best known for her recording of the 'Frozen' anthem, "Let It Go," will reprise her leading role in the musical this fall.read more

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'Zorba!': Theater Review by David Rooney

John Turturro, Zoe Wanamaker and Santino Fontana head the cast of this rarely staged musical by the deluxe team of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joseph Stein.read more

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'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' Plans 2016 U.S. Tour by David Rooney

A smash on Broadway, Simon Stephens' adaptation of Mark Haddon's bestselling novel is widely tipped as the favorite to take best play at the Tony Awards.read more

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Tony-Nominated 'The King and I' Sets 2016 Tour Plans by David Rooney

The rapturously reviewed Lincoln Center Theater revival, up for nine Tony Awards, has been playing to capacity houses since the start of previews.read more

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Broadway's 'On the Town' to Go On the Road by David Rooney

Nominated for four Tony Awards, including best musical revival, the show will embark on a 2016-17 national tour, with Tony Yazbeck reprising his leading role.read more

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Monday, May 4, 2015

'Doctor Zhivago' Bows Out on Broadway by David Rooney

After receiving no love from the Tony Awards nominating committee, the large-scale musical based on the Boris Pasternak novel and the beloved David Lean screen epic will close Sunday.read mo…

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'Between Riverside and Crazy,' 'Hamilton' Take 2015 New York Drama Critics' Circle Honors by David Rooney

The group opted to give no foreign play prize but awarded special citations to designer Bob Crowley and to off-Broadway developmental hub Ars Nova.read more

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Tonys: 'Living on Love' is First Casualty by David Rooney

After coming up empty-handed in Tuesday morning's nominations announcement, the comedy featuring renowned operatic soprano Renee Fleming will close on Sunday.read more

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Tonys: 'American in Paris,' 'Fun Home' Dominate Awards Race (Analysis) by David Rooney

'Something Rotten!' and 'The King and I' also scored high in Tuesday's nominations, in a crop that creates fierce competition for top musical and play honors.read more

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Monday, April 27, 2015

Tonys: 'Hedwig' Creator John Cameron Mitchell to Receive Special Award by David Rooney

'Wicked' composer Stephen Schwartz will be honored with this year's Isabelle Stevenson Award for humanitarian or charitable contributions.read more

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Tony Awards: A 2015 Nominations Wish List by David Rooney

Ahead of Tuesday's announcement, THR's chief theater critic outlines his choices for best of the Broadway season across the top categories.read more

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

'Grounded': Theater Review by David Rooney

Anne Hathaway plays a fighter pilot sidelined after childbirth to become a drone operator in this timely single-character play, directed off-Broadway by Julie Taymor.read more

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

'Airline Highway': Theater Review by David Rooney

Lisa D'Amour's colorful mosaic of a community of down-and-outliers living in a cheap motel on the edge of New Orleans comes to Broadway via Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.read more

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'The Visit': Theater Review by David Rooney

Broadway legend Chita Rivera reunites with the equally celebrated team behind some of her signature shows in this final collaboration between John Kander and Fred Ebb.read more

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

'Something Rotten!': Theater Review by David Rooney

Brian d'Arcy James plays a struggling theater artist going up against Christian Borle's rock-star Shakespeare in this cheeky musical comedy set in Elizabethan England.read more

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Monday, April 20, 2015

'Living on Love': Theater Review by David Rooney

Renée Fleming and Douglas Sills play married classical music stars sparring over rival memoirs in Joe DiPietro's comedy, which also features Anna Chlumsky and Jerry O'Connell.read more

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'Between Riverside and Crazy' Wins Pulitzer Prize by David Rooney

Stephen Adly Guirgis' play took the 2015 honor from a shortlist that included Jordan Harrison's 'Marjorie Prime' and Suzan-Lori Parks' 'Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)'read …

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Sunday, April 19, 2015

'Fun Home': Theater Review by David Rooney

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel's "family tragicomic" gets inventive stage treatment in this bold new musical, transferring uptown after collecting a slew of awards at the Public Theater.read more

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

'The King and I': Theater Review by David Rooney

Kelli O'Hara reteams with her 'South Pacific' director Bartlett Sher, starring opposite Ken Watanabe in the evergreen 1951 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical.read more

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Bob Marley Bio-Musical Sets Baltimore Premiere by David Rooney

Writer-director Kwame Kwei-Armah's production opens May 7 and is the first stage project to use the reggae superstar's music to explore his life.read more

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'Amazing Grace' to Bless Broadway This Summer by David Rooney

The new musical based on the true story behind the world's most popular Christian hymn will begin performances June 25.read more

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