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Monday, June 29, 2020

Review: When 'Tartuffe' Meets Trump, It's Revolutionary by Jesse Green

A streaming production of the Molière comedy, with allusions to the White House as well as Black Lives Matter, tears down walls to rebuild a classic.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

First the Play. Then the Soul Searching. But What Comes Next? by Jesse Green

An Atlanta theater company addresses racial inequity in a series of virtual dinners that mix drama with discussion.

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Friday, June 12, 2020

12 Streamable Plays That Depict Black Lives Pierced by Racism by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green and Maya Phillips

From the documentary works of Anna Deavere Smith to brief monologues written in this moment of unrest, dramatists are sounding an alarm.

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

No Tony Awards Show? Make Your Own With These Great Moments. by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green, Michael Paulson, Alexis Soloski, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Laura Collins-Hughes, Scott Heller and Eric Grode

Miranda's rap. Rylance's poems. Jackman's pelvis. And a brassy reunion for Bea Arthur and Angela Lansbury. Now set your clock for "Turkey Lurkey Time."

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Larry Kramer, Prophet and Pussycat by Jesse Green

On the stage and on the page, his fury was fueled by an often-cloaked belief in the power of love.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

20 Broadway Musical Albums to Listen To by Jesse Green and Ben Brantley

What we plan to listen to in perpetuity (or right now) in our Spotify-enabled isolation.

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Six Tips for Listening to Original Cast Recordings by Jesse Green and Ben Brantley

To begin with, don't call them soundtracks!

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The 2019-2020 Broadway Cast Albums: A Listening Guide by Ben Brantley and Jesse Green

A listening guide to the cast albums, playlists and video footprints left behind by 18 Broadway and Off Broadway musicals.

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Monday, April 6, 2020

Off Broadway's Season Shook Up Norms of Life and Theater by Ben Brantley and Jesse Green

Our co-chief theater critics discuss the plays and musicals that reflected and predicted an unstable world.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Who Says You Can't Give Tony Awards in an Abbreviated Season? by Jesse Green and Ben Brantley

Our chief theater critics have no nickel-plated medallions to hand out, but they find plenty to celebrate among shut-down Broadway offerings.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 81 by Jesse Green and Neil Genzlinger

Mr. McNally, who died of coronavirus complications, introduced audiences to characters and situations that most mainstream theater had previously shunted into comic asides.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

54% of the People. 12% of the Plays. Atlanta, Do We Have a Problem? by Jesse Green

One of the country's most racially diverse cities struggles, nicely, with representation and inclusion on its many bustling stages.

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Thursday, March 12, 2020

Now You Know: A Critic's Guide to Sondheim by Ben Brantley and Jesse Green

An opinionated take on the songwriter's major works, from a delayed debut to a Pulitzer Prize- winning classic.

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Stephen Sondheim is Not Just a Great Composer. He's a Great Playwright. by Jesse Green

Let's not underrate Stephen Sondheim any longer: Theater's greatest songwriter is also one of theater's greatest playwrights. Here's why.

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Monday, March 9, 2020

Review: In 'Endlings,' the Pain of Swimming Between Worlds by Jesse Green

What do Korean divers and Manhattan playwrights have in common? A new play looks for the connection.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Review: In 'The Perplexed,' Moral Gridlock on Fifth Avenue by Jesse Green

Richard Greenberg's overstuffed new play about family feuds and ethical choices turns a wedding comedy into a crisis.

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Review: In 'We're Gonna Die,' Pop Songs for the Reaper by Jesse Green

Young Jean Lee offers upbeat tunes about downbeat lives and inevitable ends.

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Review: 'The Headlands' Nods to San Francisco Noir by Jesse Green

A cold case. An amateur sleuth. A new clue. But sometimes the murder isn't the real mystery.

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Is Broadway Stuck on Replay? by Jesse Green

With this season promising so many revivals and touring productions, our critic wonders whether it's possible for audiences to treat them as exciting arrivals.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Review: Camp and Compassion in 'The Confession of Lily Dare' by Jesse Green

Charles Busch's mash-up of mother-love weepies finds both pathos and hilarity in the tough talk of Hollywood divas.

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Review: In 'Grand Horizons,' Marriage Is a Long-Running Farce by Jesse Green

Bess Wohl's new play puts a Neil Simonesque spin on the story of a couple considering divorce after 50 years.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Review: In 'A Soldier's Play,' an Endless War Against Black Men by Jesse Green

The Broadway premiere of Charles Fuller's 1981 drama finds premonitions of today in the story of a 1944 murder.

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Sunday, January 19, 2020

Review: Shakespeare's 'Timon' Gets an Occupy Athens Makeover by Jesse Green

Kathryn Hunter stars as the fabulously rich Greek who understands the corrupting value of money only after she loses it.

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Friday, January 17, 2020

At Under the Radar, Avant-Garde Shows Leap Outside Reality by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green and Laura Collins-Hughes

The Public Theater's festival has included 12 featured offerings, four cabaret acts and six pieces of developmental work. Here's what our critics saw.

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Review: Staging a Movie Melodrama in 'The Conversationalists' by Jesse Green

Music (and eventually emotion) cuts through the alienating layers of abstraction in this new work by the musician-storytellers James & Jerome.

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Monday, January 13, 2020

When Disability Isn't a Special Need but a Special Skill by Jesse Green

Two productions at the Under the Radar Festival ask if the theater is ready to embrace the artistry of autism and other once disqualifying conditions.

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Sunday, January 12, 2020

Drawing on the Past, Living in the Present, Dreaming of the Future by Jesse Green and Ben Brantley

A jazz memoirist, a Palestinian rocketeer and Mexican myths set to music kick off the Public Theater's annual festival of adventurous work from across the globe.

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Tuesday, December 31, 2019