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Under a Turtle Shell, a Stunning New Home for Shakespeare by Jesse Green

After 38 years in a tent, Hudson Valley Shakespeare opens one of the most spectacular outdoor performance spaces in the country.

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‘Death of a Salesman’ Wins the Tony for Best Revival of a Play by Jesse Green

Arthur Miller’s classic won the same award in 1984, 1999 and 2012.

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‘Ragtime’ Wins the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical by Jesse Green

Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, “Ragtime” follows three communities colliding in turn-of-the-20th-century New York.

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In ‘Fallen Angels,’ Kelli O’Hara and Rose Byrne Get Laughs Getting Sloshed by Jesse Green and Mohamed Sadek

The Tony-nominated stars of “Fallen Angels” demonstrate how to act drunk onstage and have a hilarious hangover.

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Thornton Wilder’s Last Play Vanished Into Thin Air. Or Did It? by Jesse Green

Decades after “The Emporium” failed to open on Broadway in 1954, one man went on a quest to find it.

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Our Favorite Moments From This Year’s Tony-Nominated Broadway Shows by Helen Shaw, Jesse Green, Laura Collins-hughes, Elisabeth Vincentelli and Sara Krulwich

Here are some of the brilliant moments our writers can’t shake from this year’s batch of Tony-nominated productions.

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On Broadway Stages, a New Kind of Fake News by Jesse Green

A genre of plays has emerged in which the characters and events are real — even when the dialogue isn’t.

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Tony Nominations Snubs and Surprises: Lea Michele Left Out, ‘Titaníque’ Shines by Helen Shaw, Jesse Green, Alexis Soloski, Scott Heller, Elisabeth Vincentelli and Laura Collins-hughes

Lea Michele, Adrien Brody and other boldface names were left out, while June Squibb, André De Shields and Layton Williams as an iceberg were among the surprises.

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How TV Series Like 'Smash' and 'American Classic' Portray Theater Is Quite a Drama by Jesse Green

As portrayed in shows like "Smash," "Slings & Arrows" and "American Classic," life onstage is a grab-bag of archetypes both hilariously wrong and a little bit right.

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'The Book of Mormon' Is Sorry if You Were Offended for 15 Years by Jesse Green

The taboo-busting, gasp-inducing Broadway musical comedy has been a hit with audiences and critics. But could it be produced today?

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John Lithgow's Career Spans 200 Roles " From '3rd Rock' to Roald Dahl by Jesse Green

Is there anyone John Lithgow can't " or won't " play?

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Broadway's Great Imitators, Now on TikTok by Jesse Green

TikTok is the new home for musical theater fans who want to put themselves in the action. Viral re-enactments of four big numbers show why.

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If You're Marc Shaiman, for Every Plotz There's a Zetz by Jesse Green

Broadway, Hollywood and television have been kind to Marc Shaiman. But there's a reason the subtitle of his new memoir is "Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:06am on January 25, 2026☆⚑

Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and Others Mourn Tom Stoppard by Jesse Green, Michael Paulson and Laura Collins-hughes

Nobody advanced or cherished the English language more than Stoppard, Tim Curry noted. Colleagues and fans agreed.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:42am on November 30, 2025☆⚑

The Debate Over Colorblind Casting Isn't Settled After All by Jesse Green

A Black Hedda Gabler on film and a white Korean robot onstage are sending mixed signals about the status of cultural diversity and representation.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:18am on November 19, 2025☆⚑

When Hollywood Tries to Depict Broadway Genius, the Results Rarely Sing by Jesse Green

The new Lorenz Hart biopic "Blue Moon" gets a lot right about the creation of musicals that a spate of 1940s films got wildly wrong.

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10 Things We're Excited About This Fall by Dwight Garner, Jesse Green, Alexandra Jacobs, Gia Kourlas, Alex Marshall, Melena Ryzik, Maya Salam, Jennifer Szalai, Alissa Wilkinson and Jason Zinoman

Dolly Parton in Vegas, a shrine to David Bowie, a new standup special from Kumail Nanjiani and other picks from our critics and writers.

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On Canada's Top Stage, Macbeth and Annie Are Talking to Americans by Jesse Green

At this year's Stratford Festival, kings, orphans and even a coffee shop have a message for their neighbors to the south.

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The Circus Comes to Williamstown, With Celebrities and Beefcake by Jesse Green and Tony Cenicola

Pamela Anderson, Amber Heard and Tennessee Williams on ice are part of Jeremy O. Harris's big tent at the famous summer festival.

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'A Chorus Line' and 'Chicago' at 50: Who Won? by Jesse Green

The slinky jailbirds and Broadway hopefuls in these two classic shows have been fighting it out since 1975.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:06am on July 18, 2025☆⚑

Book Review: 'Bring the House Down,' by Charlotte Runcie by Jesse Green

Drawing on her own experience as an arts journalist, Charlotte Runcie comically skewers bad men, bad faith and (unforgivably) bad theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:06am on July 8, 2025☆⚑

'The Matchmaker' Review: Before 'Hello, Dolly!' She Was Just Dolly by Jesse Green

Thornton Wilder's play became a blockbuster musical, but a production under an upstate tent makes the case for its stand-alone virtues.

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The Best Theater Moments of 2025, So Far by Jesse Green

Our critic picked 10 moments that tapped into a range of emotions, often all at once.

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Review: A New 'Wrinkle in Time' Needs to Iron Out Some Problems by Jesse Green

Despite a gorgeous score and some fine performances, the musical adaptation of the Madeleine L'Engle classic gets trapped in a time loop.

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'Trophy Boys' Review: The Nerds' Case Against Feminism by Jesse Green

In an Off Broadway play, young men on a high school debate team prepare to argue an uncomfortable case.

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Review: He's Here, He's Queer, He's the Future King of England by Jesse Green

The Off Broadway play "Prince Faggot" aims to shock. But the real surprise is how good it is anyway.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:06pm on June 17, 2025☆⚑

Review: Jean Smart, Gritty and Poetic in 'Call Me Izzy' by Jesse Green

The "Hacks" star returns to Broadway after 25 years in a triumph for her, if not for the old-fashioned, flowery play about spouse abuse.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:02pm on June 12, 2025☆⚑

'Angry Alan' Review: John Krasinski Explores the Manosphere by Jesse Green

In an Off Broadway play, the former Jim Halpert of Dunder Mifflin dives into a darker world of male grievance.

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Tony Awards 2025: 13 Great Songs of the Season by Jesse Green

Our critic listened to the cast recordings of all the nominated musicals and picked one of his favorite tracks from each.

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Review: How Music Came Down to Earth, in 'Goddess' by Jesse Green

Amber Iman lives up to the title of a musical about the divine gift of song.

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'Creditors' Review: Who Pays the Price for a Bankrupt Marriage? by Jesse Green

Liev Schreiber stars in an update of the bleak Strindberg classic about a husband and wife and the man who seeks to destroy them.

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Tonys 2025 Predictions: Who Will Win? And Who Should? by Jesse Green

Our chief theater critic looks at this year's nominees and weighs in on the plays, musicals and artists he thinks will " and should " take home trophies on June 8.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:12am on May 16, 2025☆⚑

Review: Hugh Jackman in a Twisty Tale of 'Sexual Misconduct' by Jesse Green

A new play about a middle-age professor and his teenage student forces you to ask: Who's grooming whom?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:12pm on May 8, 2025☆⚑

'The United States vs Ulysses' Review: The Case That Won't Go Away by Jesse Green

When James Joyce's masterpiece faced banning, the American justice system came to the rescue. A new play wonders if it would today.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:02pm on May 5, 2025☆⚑

Review: In 'Wonderful Town,' a Party for Writers and Weirdos by Jesse Green

An awkward Encores! revival of the 1953 musical celebrates the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in the years when oddballs could still afford to live there.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:12pm on May 2, 2025☆⚑

Tony Nominations Snubs and Surprises: Denzel Washington Misses for 'Othello' and More by Jesse Green, Alexis Soloski and Scott Heller

Ensemble-driven plays like "Purpose" and "English" received a slew of nominations, while Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal and Idina Menzel were overlooked.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24pm on May 1, 2025☆⚑

Who Should Be a Tony Awards Nominee in 2025? by Jesse Green

Our chief theater critic makes his picks.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:06am on April 29, 2025☆⚑

'Dead Outlaw' Review: This Bandit Has Mummy Issues by Jesse Green

A truly twisted yarn about a long-lived corpse makes a surprisingly feel-good Broadway musical.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:12pm on April 27, 2025☆⚑

'Just in Time' Review: Jonathan Groff Channels Bobby Darin by Jesse Green

Groff is sensational as the '60s "nightclub animal" in a Broadway bio-musical jukebox that doesn't live up to its star.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24pm on April 26, 2025☆⚑

Review: Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Pirates,' Now in Jazzy New Orleans by Jesse Green

A Broadway remake of the operetta, starring David Hyde Pierce, moves the plot to the Big Easy, where good times roll, even if some jokes don't quite land.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:32pm on April 24, 2025☆⚑

Review: Caryl Churchill Times Four Makes an Infinity of Worlds by Jesse Green

"Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp," a new collection of one-acts by the great British playwright, is a cause for celebration, wonderment and grief.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 8:42pm on April 17, 2025☆⚑

Review: In 'John Proctor Is the Villain,' It's the Girls vs. the Men by Jesse Green

Kimberly Belflower's play, on Broadway starring Sadie Sink, gives high school students a chance to prosecute a #MeToo case against "The Crucible."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24pm on April 14, 2025☆⚑

Review: In a Musical Comedy Makeover, 'Smash' Lives Up to Its Name by Jesse Green

En route to Broadway, the TV series about backstage shenanigans and Marilyn Monroe has been rejiggered, with the same great songs but a whole new plot.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:06pm on April 10, 2025☆⚑

Stephen Sondheim's 'Old Friends' Review: A Broadway Party With 41 Songs by Jesse Green

Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga lead the festivities in a new Broadway revue of the great musical dramatist's work.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:32pm on April 8, 2025☆⚑

The Loose Screws, Hot Flames and Infinite Joy of William Finn by Jesse Green

The composer and lyricist of "A New Brain," "Falsettos" and other shows answered the pains of life with jaunty songs. He died this week at 73.

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'Boop! The Musical' Review: Betty Gets a Broadway Brand Extension by Jesse Green

The It girl with the spit curl looks great for 100, but her Broadway musical, which feels like one big merch grab, is boop-boop-a-don't.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:18pm on April 7, 2025☆⚑

'The Last Five Years' Review: Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren Star in a Muddy Revival by Jesse Green

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren star in a muddy revival of Jason Robert Brown's still-scathing musical.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:03pm on April 6, 2025☆⚑

Review: Clooney, Fair and Balanced, in 'Good Night, and Good Luck' by Jesse Green

George Clooney makes Edward R. Murrow a saint of sane journalism for a world that still needs one in a stage adaptation of the 2005 movie.

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Review: 'Glengarry Glen Ross' With Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr by Jesse Green

Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk star in a bumpy revival of David Mamet's play about salesmen with nothing worth selling.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:42pm on March 31, 2025☆⚑

Review: 'Picture of Dorian Gray,' Starring Sarah Snook and 3 Million Pixels by Jesse Green

The "Succession" actress plays all 26 roles in this Oscar Wilde classic reimagined as a video spectacle. If only there were less screen time and more IRL contact.

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Ragtime

The Rocky Horror Show

Schmigadoon!

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Wicked

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