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Thursday, February 22, 2024

‘The Ally,’ a Play About Israel and Free Speech, Tackles Big Issues by Marc Tracy

Itamar Moses wrote a drama of ideas about Israel and antisemitism. Then Oct. 7 happened.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

How ‘Sabbath’s Theater,’ Philip Roth’s Raunchiest Book, Made It to the Stage by Marc Tracy

For their adaptation of “Sabbath’s Theater,” John Turturro and Ariel Levy sought to preserve “the nasty side of existence” evoked in the book.

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Sunday, May 21, 2023

Onstage in ‘An American Tail,’ a Family’s Jewishness Comes to the Fore by Marc Tracy

The Children’s Theater Company production, based on the animated film, elevates the depiction of its characters’ religious and ethnic backgrounds.

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Frigid Fringe Festival Is ‘Uncensored’ No More After Pulling a Work About Gender by Marc Tracy

The Frigid Fringe Festival in New York said it would no longer bill itself as “uncensored” after deciding not to move ahead with a performance it deemed anti-trans.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Texas Church That Had Added Christian Themes to ‘Hamilton’ Apologizes by Marc Tracy

“It is never permissible to alter an artistic work such as ‘Hamilton’ without legal permission,” said a message on Instagram, which added that the church would pay damages.

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Monday, August 1, 2022

‘Paradise Square’ Faces New Complaints Over Payments by Marc Tracy

The shuttered show is facing legal action from the actors, stage managers and designers who worked on the production.

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Who Can Play the King? Representation Questions Fuel Casting Debates. by Marc Tracy

Should Shakespeare’s Richard III be reserved for disabled actors? Does the character have to be played by a white man? By a man at all? Three recent productions took different tacks.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

As Mamet Returns to Broadway, His Claims on Pedophilia Get Spotlight by Marc Tracy

The playwright fueled outrage with his claim on Fox News that teachers were “inclined” to pedophilia as he promoted a new book that decries “the Left’s anti-Trump psychosis.”

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards