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Saturday, September 13, 2025

In ‘Hedda,’ Tessa Thompson Puts a Sexy, Messy Spin on the ‘Female Hamlet’ by Leah Greenblatt and Thea Traff

Have you ever seen Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” set in the 1950s with a biracial star in a lesbian love triangle? In this new film adaptation, you will.

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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Trajal Harrell on Staging a Runway Show at the Park Avenue Armory by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

The choreographer takes over the Park Avenue Armory with “Monkey Off My Back or the Cat’s Meow,” a spectacle that honors the power of being together.

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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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Thursday, June 5, 2025

The 2025 Tony Nominees Discuss Their Biggest Tests and Triumphs by Thea Traff, Michael Paulson, Alexis Soloski, Nicole Herrington, Jolie Ruben and Amanda Webster

George Clooney, Audra McDonald, Daniel Dae Kim, Sarah Snook and other Broadway stars talk about the challenges they’ve faced — and surmounted.

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Saturday, May 3, 2025

The Young Virtuoso Roman Mejia Now Has the X Factor: Nobility by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

Roman Mejia, a New York City Ballet principal, shows how bravura and subtlety can exist side by side in a season that includes a sparkling “Apollo” debut.

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

George Clooney Is Making His Broadway Debut With ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ by Maureen Dowd and Thea Traff

He is making his Broadway debut with a stage version of his 2005 movie “Good Night, and Good Luck.” He’s ready, but also terrified.

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Monday, June 5, 2023

39 Tony-Nominated Performers on Why They Act: ‘It’s Intoxicating’ by Thea Traff, Michael Paulson, Julia Jacobs and Amanda Webster

Each year we photograph Tony nominees, and talk with them about their craft. This year we focused on actors.

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