From West Side Story to Company, he revolutionised the musical. As the supreme lyricist and composer turns 90, Jake Gyllenhaal, Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane and more pay tribute C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PMFrom the bubonic plague to the AIDS crisis, theater and public health have a long history of shaping each other, our critic writes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:03PMBrooks Atkinson Theatre, New York A flashy, concert-style musical offers some virtuosic performances but also a rather shallow take on female empowerment The ladies are making it reign. In h…
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMThe stage adaptation of Rex Pickett’s novel about two friends on a last-hurrah wine tour preserves the white male wish fulfillment of the original.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24PMAlice Birch’s cleareyed and comfortless play follows three generations of women tethered to life by the thinnest possible filament.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:03PMClassic Stage Company is running adaptations of two 19th-century horror classics in repertory. Don’t let that frighten you.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:32PMSongs have been dropped, dance routines booted out and the street-fights look nasty. This is a West Side Story for the Trump era, says the avant-garde superstar director Ivo van Hove likes i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AMBerkeley’s Judith Butler is the star attraction in a stimulating if overlong performance piece by her fellow academic Alexandra Chasin.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PMThe star of Jett and Sin City is back on stage in Alice Birch’s raw Anatomy of a Suicide. She talks about the play’s emotional toll, how she unwinds and American puritanism Carla Gugino …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMThe Mint Theater Company pairs stage adaptations of short stories by the 19th-century Russian authors. They mesh like mismatched matryoshka dolls.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12AMThe Pershing Square Signature Center, New York Despite the presence of a sublime Suzanne Vega, a cheery musical adaptation of the 1969 movie about two couples is too unsure of itself Ten tho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMThis work of documentary theater feels like a master class. But what is it meant to teach?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:54PMHaunted by Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” Rachel Bonds’s restless and friable play gathers a group of mostly artists at a lakeside retreat.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:12PMThe assignment: Head to Boston to see the touring stage show and the movie musical all in one day. The result: a purr, a yowl or both?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:03PMTalene Monahon’s show at 59E59 Theaters feels provocative but unfinished, a pieced quilt of overlapping textures and ideas.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12PMTelevision is in love with musical shows, with “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” and “Katy Keene” joining the growing chorus this winter. But they’re not easy to pull off.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18PMAfter another smash hit year at the box office, the next 12 months promises more of the same ... with added controversy The lights are bright on Broadway. Blinding even. With 35 plays and mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMAfter a family tragedy, the Australian director found a home in the theater, creating harrowing updates of classics. His latest: “Medea” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:48PMNow playing at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the 19th-century operetta is a fairy tale confection you can feel right down to your kishkes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:54PMForget the finale. After the curtain call now comes the megamix, the last dance, the group hymn — whatever it takes to turn an entertainment into an event.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:12AMNew York Theatre Workshop, New York An adaptation of the 2016 comedy is charming and well-performed but so slight that it fades from the memory fast I left Sing Street, the new musical from …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AMA 19th-century comedy from Dion Boucicault, at the Irish Repertory Theater, showcases some delicious characters in an imperfect vehicle.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:18PMHarry Hamlin and Stefanie Powers bring a measure of glamour to a patchy two-hander about three sibling pairs and one downed airplane.
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