Friday, March 6, 2026

Timothée Chalamet Has a Point About Ballet by Gia Kourlas

This art form is alive, and Chalamet, who comes from a dance family, knows it. But what value does ballet have for the world at large?

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A Fast-Rising American Director Is Wowing the West End by Andrew Dickson

After a prizewinning “Fiddler on the Roof” and a lauded take on Sondheim, Jordan Fein is tackling Arthur Miller’s enigmatic “Broken Glass.”

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Alysa Liu on Dancing Her Way to Olympic Gold: ‘The Music Carries My Body’ by Gia Kourlas

The free-spirited figure skater spoke to our dance critic about her approach to performing, the role of music and more.

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Wallace Shawn’s ‘What We Did Before Our Moth Days’ Is Purgatory Done Right by Helen Shaw

The playwright and his collaborator André Gregory are together again, delivering a sumptuous set of interlinked monologues about life, death and betrayal.

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Olivier Awards: ‘Paddington’ and ‘Into the Woods’ Lead Nominations by Alex Marshall

The two musicals secured 11 nominations each for Britain’s equivalent of the Tony Awards. Cate Blanchett, Bryan Cranston and Rachel Zegler are also among the nominees.

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How Jonathan Groff of ‘Just in Time’ Became Broadway’s Leading Man by Ben Brantley and Mohamed Sadek

By transmitting his love of live performance, the “Just in Time” actor has completed his ascendance to full musical stardom.

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Chadwick Boseman’s Hip-Hop Play, in Shakespeare’s House by Alex Marshall

The actor Chadwick Boseman was a playwright, too. At Shakespeare’s Globe in London, his “Deep Azure” is drawing attention to a lost talent inspired by the Bard.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Hugh Jackman in ‘Sexual Misconduct’ and 23 Other Off Broadway Shows to See in March by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Hugh Jackman returns in “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes,” Jesse Tyler Ferguson plays Truman Capote, and Celia Keenan-Bolger and Tony Shalhoub star in an “Antigone” riff.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

‘Night Side Songs’ Review: Feel Free to Sing Along by Laura Collins-Hughes

The Lazours’ intimate new musical about illness and mortality is also about finding solace in other people, and in art.

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Hamnet, Hamlet and Oscar Wao: Three Lost Boys Across Time by Helen Shaw

In the stage versions of two beloved books, the most impressive moments emerge when the productions stray from the source material.

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Review: Millepied’s ‘Romeo and Juliet Suite’ at the Armory by Gia Kourlas

Benjamin Millepied’s “Romeo and Juliet Suite,” with its unusual approach to dance coupling and live performance, comes to the Park Avenue Armory.

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Monday, March 2, 2026

‘Bigfoot!’ Review: An Ogre Who Just Wants to Be Friends by Naveen Kumar

The new musical from the comedian Amber Ruffin has a wholesome moral and silliness in spades.

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For a Lesbian Twist on ‘Cyrano,’ They Enlisted an Indigo Girl by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Opening a decade after “Fun Home” debuted on Broadway, the new musical “Starstruck” has a lesbian protagonist and a female creative team. That still seems radical.

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‘Gentleman Jack’ Brings a Queer Romance to Ballet by Laura Cappelle and Sophie Stafford

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s new ballet, based on the life of one of the first modern lesbians, is changing how dancers view their traditional roles.

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Sunday, March 1, 2026

‘Romeo and Juliet Suite’ Unfolds Onstage and on Camera by Margaret Fuhrer

Benjamin Millepied’s “Romeo and Juliet Suite” involves a mixed approach to performance, as well as mixed gender pairings for its star-crossed lovers.

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

San Francisco Ballet Pulls Out of Kennedy Center Performances by Julia Jacobs

The ballet company, one of the country’s most prestigious, had been under pressure to cancel its shows amid President Trump’s takeover of the performing arts center.

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Friday, February 27, 2026

Sondra Lee Dies at 97; Originated Roles in ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’ by Clay Risen

With her frenetic energy and 4-foot-10 frame, Ms. Lee seemed destined to play a certain kind of stage character: excitable, endearing and charmingly scheming.

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Review: ‘Gala Flamenca’ Brings New Blood and Traditional Thrills by Brian Seibert

The centerpiece of the annual Flamenco Festival New York saw the introduction of another wonder in Juan Tomás de la Molía, alongside some veterans of the art.

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Review: Robert Rauschenberg’s Sharp Dancing Mind on Display by Gia Kourlas

The Trisha Brown Dance Company is presenting a stellar double bill of Rauschenberg-designed works by Merce Cunningham and Trisha Brown.

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‘Chinese Republicans’ Review: These Women Are Playing to Win by Tim Teeman

Alex Lin’s new play focuses on four ambitious climbers of the corporate ladder. But their success comes at what cost?

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Chris Fleming Uses Dance to Make Us Laugh in His HBO Special by Melena Ryzik and Vincent Tullo

The kind of performer other stand-ups rave about, Chris Fleming turns to choreography to land jokes in his new HBO special.

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Trisha Brown Dance Company Perform ‘Set and Reset’ at The New York Times by Coco Romack

Watch the Trisha Brown Dance Company stage a snippet of the choreographer’s 1983 piece “Set and Reset.”

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Review: Aya Ogawa’s ‘Meat Suit’ Sits With the Mess of Motherhood by Laura Collins-Hughes

In Aya Ogawa’s compassionate, sharply comical play, the pastel-pink public image of mommyhood doesn’t stand a chance.

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Megan Thee Stallion to Step Into Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ by Michael Paulson

For eight weeks this spring, the popular rapper will be featured as a nightclub impresario in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”

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‘Dreams’ Review: Erotic, but Not Enough Charge by Jeannette Catsoulis

Jessica Chastain plays a wealthy philanthropist obsessed with an undocumented dancer in this chilly drama.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

In ‘Mother Russia,’ Lauren Yee Raucously Examines a Shifting Post-Soviet Society by Laura Collins-Hughes

Lauren Yee’s boisterous play “Mother Russia,” about the origins of the contemporary oligarchy, has its roots in her San Francisco childhood.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Sword Strikes Playgoer During ‘Richard III’ in Berlin by Christopher F. Schuetze

The German actor Lars Eidinger lost control of the weapon in the final scene of Shakespeare’s play.

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Review: ‘You Got Older,’ With Alia Shawkat, Gets a Sharp Revival by Helen Shaw

Clare Barron’s gorgeous play, about an unmoored young woman returning home to care for her father, finds a new home at Cherry Lane Theater.

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Dance Reflections Returns With Bumps but a Thrilling Ride by Gia Kourlas

Dance Reflections, a festival that pushes contemporary dance brought performances to Manhattan and Brooklyn last weekend.

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Monday, February 23, 2026

‘Mother Russia’ Review: A New Play That’s as Funny as It’s Smart by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A strong cast stars in Lauren Yee’s new play, part of a cycle of works about the collisions between 20th-century communism and pop culture.

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Bad Bunny Sparks a Salsa Surge With Young Dancers by Brian Seibert

His “Baile Inolvidable” has sparked a surge of interest in salsa dancing and brought in a younger generation. “It’s been positively contagious,” a teacher said.

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off