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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

‘Dutchman’: An Electrifying Dance of Death by J. Hoberman

A newly restored film adaptation of Amiri Baraka’s provocative 1964 play evoking racial and sexual anxiety is showing at the Museum of Modern Art.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

In ‘Mikey and Nicky,’ Elaine May Nails a Pair of Desperate Characters by J. Hoberman

Newly restored, May’s darkest comedy is one of the great underappreciated American movies of the 1970s.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Rewind: Revisiting the Downtown Scene Through Alien Eyes in ‘Liquid Sky’ by J. Hoberman

This movie, which opened 35 years ago, is more than a time capsule. It’s a sci-fi spectacle with a “ferocious fashion sense.”

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Friday, May 29, 2015

‘42nd Street’ and Looney Tunes Classics: Showstoppers Live and Animated by J. Hoberman

The Warner Bros. musical “42nd Street” was a Depression-era call to action; “Looney Tunes Musical Masterpieces” offers animated examples of the studio’s voice talent.

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Friday, November 21, 2014

New Releases of ‘Tosca’s Kiss’ and ‘Pete Kelly’s Blues’ by J. Hoberman

Daniel Schmid’s “Tosca’s Kiss,” a portrait of opera stars in retirement, is out on DVD in a 30th anniversary edition.

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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater

Aug 12, 2024: Once Upon a Mattress - Hudson Theatre

Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre

Sep 29, 2024: The Hills of California - Broadhurst Theatre

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Oct 01, 2024: Yellow Face - Todd Haimes Theatre

Oct 10, 2024: Our Town - Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Oct 20, 2024: Sunset Boulevard - St. James Theatre

Oct 23, 2024: Left On Tenth - James Earl Jones Theatre

Oct 24, 2024: Romeo + Juliet - Circle In The Square

Nov 11, 2024: A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical - Studio 54

Nov 12, 2024: Maybe Happy Ending - Belasco Theatre

Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre

Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre

Nov 19, 2024: Swept Away - Longacre Theatre

Nov 21, 2024: Death Becomes Her - Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater

Dec 16, 2024: Eureka Day - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre

Jan 23, 2025: English - Todd Haimes Theatre

Feb 13, 2025: Redwood - Nederlander Theatre

Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater

Mar 19, 2025: Buena Vista Social Club - Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

Mar 20, 2025: Operation Mincemeat - John Golden Theatre

Mar 23, 2025: Othello - Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Mar 27, 2025: The Picture of Dorian Gray - Music Box Theatre

Mar 31, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross - Palace Theatre

Apr 03, 2025: Good Night, and Good Luck - Winter Garden Theatre

Apr 05, 2025: BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical - Broadhurst Theatre

Apr 06, 2025: The Last Five Years - Hudson Theatre

Apr 08, 2025: Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre

Apr 14, 2025: John Proctor Is the Villain - Booth Theatre

Apr 21, 2025: Floyd Collins - Vivian Beaumont Theater

Apr 22, 2025: Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Marquis Theatre

Apr 23, 2025: Just in Time - Circle In The Square

Apr 24, 2025: The Pirates of Penzance - Todd Haimes Theatre

Apr 27, 2025: Real Women Have Curves: The Musical - James Earl Jones Theatre

Apr 27, 2025: Dead Outlaw - Longacre Theatre

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