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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Daniel Dae Kim Isn’t Afraid to Fail by Robert Ito

In the new Broadway production of “Yellow Face,” the “Lost” and “Hawaii Five-0” star is taking a risk. “I am aware,” he says, “that people have not usually seen me in this …

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Friday, June 21, 2024

A Universe of Inspirations Swirls Within ‘Janet Planet’ by Robert Ito

The playwright Annie Baker shares the artistic influences behind her feature film debut.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

For Two Broadway Stars, a Love Story Blossoms in a Honky-Tonk Bar by Robert Ito

The new musical “The Lonely Few,” starring Lauren Patten and Ciara Renée, puts a romance between two women at its very heart.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

‘Almost Famous’ Heads to Broadway, Purple Aura Intact by Robert Ito

Cameron Crowe adapted his Oscar-winning screenplay, about writing for Rolling Stone in the ’70s, preserving parts of the movie’s soundtrack and zingers (Don’t take drugs!) for the stag…

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

It’s Not Easy Being Greenspeople by Robert Ito

Transforming winter into spring or creating faux forests and fanciful estates is all in a day’s work for these behind-the-scenes masters of foliage on movie and TV sets.

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Friday, January 17, 2020

In Hamlet and in Life, Ruth Negga Does Not Hold Back by Robert Ito

The Ethiopian-Irish actress returns to a “completely destroying” stage role. Next: a film adaptation of a 1920s novel about passing for white.

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

2 Tony Winners Try to Upend Rodgers and Hammerstein by Robert Ito

How David Henry Hwang teamed up with the composer Jeanine Tesori for “Soft Power,” a play with music — or maybe a play that becomes a musical.

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

From ‘This is Us’ to ‘The Cake,’ Bekah Brunstetter Has a Full Plate by Robert Ito

Ms. Brunstetter, riding high as a writer on a hot network TV show, finds herself in the middle of a timely debate with her latest play.

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Friday, April 7, 2017

Cheesy Movie Lovers, Rejoice: ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Returns by Robert Ito

A hapless human in space and his robot sidekicks once again toss zingers at bad films as they unspool onscreen.

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

‘Zoot Suit,’ a Pioneering Chicano Play, Comes Full Circle by Robert Ito

After opening at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles nearly 40 years ago, Luis Valdez’s production is revived at its home theater.

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Thursday, January 5, 2017

A Mother-Daughter Brawl: In ‘Beauty Queen,’ Marie Mullen Now Knows Both Sides by Robert Ito

Two decades ago, the actress played the daughter in Martin McDonagh’s celebrated play. She’s back — as the terrorizing mother.

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Friday, June 24, 2016

‘The West Wing Weekly,’ a Podcast With a Ringer by Robert Ito

Joshua Malina and Hrishikesh Hirway, the podcast’s co-hosts, have set an ambitious goal: discuss all 154 episodes of one of TV’s most beloved shows.

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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
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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 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 01, 2025: The Picture of Dorian Gray - Music Box Theatre
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Mar 20, 2025: Operation Mincemeat - John Golden Theatre
Mar 23, 2025: Othello - Ethel Barrymore Theatre
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Apr 06, 2025: The Last Five Years - Hudson Theatre
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Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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Apr 21, 2025: Floyd Collins - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Apr 22, 2025: Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Marquis Theatre
Apr 24, 2025: The Pirates of Penzance - Todd Haimes Theatre
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