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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg and Caliban's take on The Tempest: the best theatre, comedy and dance of autumn 2025 by Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship

Andrea Riseborough and Sarandon deliver a decade-hopping drama, superstar standups hit the road and Shobana Jeyasingh rewrites Shakespeare ' See the rest of our unmissable autumn arts previe…

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Austria's Hills Are Still Alive, 60 Years Later by Jim Tankersley and Laetitia Vançon

In Salzburg, an anniversary of "The Sound of Music" looks grand through a child's eyes, even if the locals are gazing elsewhere.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

At the Rockaway Beach Sessions, a New York City Dance by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

The choreographer Kim Brandt brings "Wayward," an expansive new dance, to Rockaway (the beach and the town) as this part of Beach Sessions.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

The Lambs Sing a Melancholy Song by Alex Vadukul and Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet

The nation's longest-running theatrical club toasts its old Manhattan home before moving to a new place.

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In the Intimate 'Arborlogues,' You Perform for a Tree by Joey Sims and Shuran Huang For The New York Times

"You don't need to make the giant, multimillion dollar thing to have an impact," said Dan Daly, a co-creator of the climate-themed "Arborlogues."

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Monday, August 18, 2025

Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber: A Partnership of Passionate Choreographers by Margaret Fuhrer and Erik Tanner

These are boom times for Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, work and life partners who make dances of slippery intensity. Their latest, "Seven Scenes," comes to Little Island.

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Friday, August 15, 2025

Rosie O'Donnell and Eating the Rich: 7 Buzzy Shows at Edinburgh Fringe by Alex Marshall, Houman Barekat and Jillian Rayfield

The shows that have gotten tongues wagging this year include stand-up gigs, character skits and a routine that ends with its performer covered in goo.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

You've Got Fan Mail: The Weird and Lovely Things Actors Get by Sarah Bahr and Amir Hamja

Joey Fatone, Michelle Williams and other actors share some of the declarations of admiration they've received during their runs onstage.

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Friday, August 8, 2025

A ROLE TO DIE FOR Marylebone Theatre NW1 by Libby Purves and Friends

A FAMILY BUSINESS AT SIXES AND 007s This little theatre has given us some strong meat lately " themes of Nazi crimes, Jewishness, Russianness " but this time it hosts the Barn theatre's spar…

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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

THE DAUGHTER OF TIME. Charing X Theatre by Libby Purves and Friends

A TRUE-CRIME RICARDIAN ROMCOM Here's a wonderfully  1950s retro play,  not just in style and simplicity but in the willowy vintage-Harrods outfits of Rachel Pickup as the willowy Marta…

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Upstaged by Raccoons? The Joys of Playing Shakespeare in Central Park. by Rachel Sherman and Sara Krulwich

'You realize you're being upstaged by an animal that's completely unpredictable': As the Delacorte Theater reopens, actors and others recall their favorite memories.

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Monday, August 4, 2025

In Wisconsin, Cheese and Packers Stories Help Northern Sky Theater Thrive by Elisabeth Vincentelli and Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber

Northern Sky Theater in Door County programs original musicals steeped in local history, archetypes and customs.

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

THAT BASTARD PUCCINI! Park Theatre N4 by Libby Purves and Friends

LA COMMEDIA E FINITA!  (oh no it's not)      The title is the first line, delivered by a furious Leoncavallo in 1893 Milan.  It is a time of wild flowering in opera , old Verd…

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Monday, July 28, 2025

The Timeless Torches Are New York Liberty's Dance Warriors. We Need Them. by Gia Kourlas and Dina Litovsky

The dance team of the New York Liberty, in its 20th year, makes space for dancers who are 40 and over. Their message? Dance! Live a full life.

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Saturday, July 26, 2025

HAMLET     Sutton Hoo, Suffolk:  Theatre in the Forest by Libby Purves and Friends

A WILD YOUNG PRINCE OF DENMARK IN THE DUSK         Easy to forget, after decades of prestige-casting and its torrent of ringing, over-quoted lines,  how much HAMLET is a play …

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Thursday, July 24, 2025

INTER ALIA. Lyttelton, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

MUM-POLE OF THE BAILEY….?      I paused overnight before writing this,  to see if a bout of two-star irritation might fade.   After all, lawyer-playwright  Suzie Miller g…

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These Puppets Get Weird, With Georg Baselitz as a Guide by Ben Miller and Laetitia Vançon

At this year's Salzburg Festival, the German artist has designed marionettes for a troupe that usually performs "The Sound of Music."

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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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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

THE WINTER'S TALE Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon by Libby Purves and Friends

FAITH LOST, AND WAKENED       This is a moody, cloudy production shot through with streaks of mad rage, deliberately unsettling.   Autolycus, spirit of Time the thief and occasio…

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Friday, July 18, 2025

THE ESTATE Dorfman, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

WESTMINSTER , A WILL, A WICKED WRANGLE        This excellent play is the first by Shaan Sahota, a doctor by profession:  but goodness, she (and the NT Studio, and director Dan…

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The Moves That Make 'Chicago' and 'A Chorus Line' So Special by Brian Seibert and Vincent Tullo

To celebrate the shows' golden anniversaries, the Broadway star Robyn Hurder demonstrates what makes their choreography so special.

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

POOR CLARE orange tree, Richmond by Libby Purves and Friends

MEDIEVAL MODERNITY There's a nice irony in opening, this week, a tale of an aristocratically  bred heiress, seized first by evangelical Christian faith and then by a charismatic man,  …

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Gillian Murphy, a Ballerina With Joy and Aplomb, Steps Down from ABT by Gia Kourlas and Amir Hamja

After 29 years, the American Ballet Theater principal bids farewell with "Swan Lake." It's demanding. But she's got this.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Williamstown Theater Festival Was in Crisis. Here's How It's Changing. by Michael Paulson and Tony Cenicola

The Berkshires mainstay is trying something different this season: just three weekends, but eight shows, including two Tennessee Williams plays and even ice dancing.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

S5E10: J. Harrison Ghee by Women and Theatre

In this episode, Hayley and Amy talk with actor, singer, dancer, and creator J. Harrison Ghee about the transformative journey of freeing yourself to see yourself, spreading the ministry…

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Friday, July 11, 2025

The Joys of K-Swing, Korean Swing Dancing, Come to New York by Brian Seibert and Ye Fan

Swing and Lindy Hop, dance forms created by Black Americans in the 1920s and '30s, are flowering in Korea. New York will get a taste in a mini festival.

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Thursday, July 10, 2025

THE CONSTANT WIFE Swan, Stratford upon Avon by Libby Purves and Friends

SMOOTH AS VELVET, SHOT WITH GILT AND GUILT Ahhh I do  love a well-made play from the 1920s (remember The Deep Blue Sea , just lately!).  This one too deals with adultery and hidd…

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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

GRACE PERVADES Theatre Royal, Bath by Libby Purves and Friends

GRACE PERVADES        Theatre Royal Bath     Theatre is fond of sending itself love letters, albeit " from Sheridan's The Critic to Frayn's  Noises Off " often prudently…

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

S5E9: Tanya Birl-Torres by Women and Theatre

In this episode, Hayley and Amy talk with director, choreographer, producer, and creator Tanya Birl-Torres about tripping and falling into a theatrical career, drawing inspiration from c…

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At Jacob's Pillow, a High-Tech Theater Rises From the Ashes by Candice Thompson and Lauren Lancaster

The Doris Duke Theater, which burned down in 2020, has been rebuilt as a hub for dance and technology.

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'They rewrite the ending': the knife crime play with its own outreach scheme by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Sam Edmunds hopes to help young people with his play The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return Growing up in Luton in the late 90s and early 00s, the playwright Sam Edmunds witnessed …

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off