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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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Ethan Slater Stars as the Mime Marcel Marceau in ‘Marcel on the Train’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

This bio play about Marcel Marceau, which delves into his part in the French Resistance, stars Ethan Slater (yes, that’s Boq from the “Wicked” movies).

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‘The Waterfall’ Review: A Mother’s Blessing and a Daughter’s Burden by Rhoda Feng

Phanésia Pharel’s wistful two-hander starring Patrice Johnson Chevannes and Natalie Paul looks at a Haitian American family and questions of legacy.

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Rose Byrne Can, and Does, Do It All by Leah Greenblatt and Sam Hellmann

An Oscar nominee for a movie in which everything crashes down on her (literally), Byrne is shifting gears with the Broadway comedy “Fallen Angels.”

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Saturday, February 21, 2026

‘The Lost Boys’ on Broadway and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Dracula’: Why Vampires Won’t Die by Erik Piepenburg

With “The Lost Boys” on Broadway and Cynthia Erivo in “Dracula” in London, our horror expert looks at how bloodsuckers sunk their teeth into pop culture.

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Alysa Liu Trusted Her Artistry in Her Olympic Free Skate by Gia Kourlas

Competition can wreck a figure skater, but Liu and other Olympians shed the pressure and delivered transcendent performances focused on artistry.

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Thursday, February 19, 2026

12 Steps and Cups of Coffee: Sobriety Has Its Moment Onstage by Laura Collins-Hughes

Plays about addiction are filling Manhattan stages this month, depicting very different places on the recovery spectrum, from harrowing to serene.

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Pop Songs, Pink Confetti and Avengers: Shakespeare Returns to Broadway by Michael Paulson

The Marvel alumni Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will star in Jamie Lloyd’s mischievous take on “Much Ado About Nothing.”

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

David Hays, 95, Dies; Top Broadway Designer and Theater of Deaf Founder by Howard Fishman

He created sets and lighting for dozens of productions, including “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” and established a new art form with his theater of the deaf, combining sign and spoke…

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In Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Dracula,’ There’s Mirth Amid the Horror by Houman Barekat

The “Wicked” actress plays 23 roles in a one-woman show on London’s West End.

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‘Brokeback Mountain,’ ‘Black Swan’ and 14 More Plays and Musicals to See This Spring by Laura Collins-Hughes

Across the country, a flurry of theater productions, including “Black Swan” and “The Lunchbox,” are mining the movies for material.

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What to See in NYC This Spring: Broadway Shows, Concerts and More

Onstage, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” and Adrien Brody in “The Fear of 13.” Plus: Cardi B goes on tour, Lise Davidsen takes on Isolde at the Met, 100 years of Martha Graham and more.

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A Downtown Vibe Comes to Broadway This Spring by Helen Shaw

Without the usual flood of new musicals, the playwrights of works like “Becky Shaw,” “Dog Day Afternoon” and “Giant” are getting a chance to shine.

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Kathleen Chalfant and Elizabeth Marvel Are Sobriety Sisters in ‘The Dinosaurs’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Kathleen Chalfant, Elizabeth Marvel, April Matthis and other actors deliver top-notch performances in a play that leaves questions unanswered.

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Daniel Radcliffe on Returning to Broadway in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ by Michael Paulson and Lucia Bell-Epstein

The Tony winner returns to the stage in “Every Brilliant Thing,” an interactive monologue with a message of hope “that might be vital for somebody to hear.”

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At 85, the Choreographer Lucinda Childs Still Has a Full Dance Card by Gia Kourlas and Heather Sten

The choreographer has a busy spring: early works at the Guggenheim’s swirling rotunda, a new appointment at Gibney Dance and a robust program at Bard.

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Monday, February 16, 2026

‘Tragedy of Coriolanus’ Swerves Off Course in Brooklyn by Helen Shaw

Theater for a New Audience’s reimagining of the Shakespearean tragedy misses an opportunity to engage the play’s many echoes with our own tense era.

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André De Shields and Junior LaBeija Team Up for ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli and Marcus Maddox

Fifty years ago, Junior LaBeija couldn’t afford to see André De Shields in “The Wiz.” Now, they’re starring together in a reimagining of “Cats.”

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

‘The Honey Trap’, and More Theater to Stream by Rachel Sherman

Other picks include the National Theater’s “Inter Alia,” a successor to the acclaimed “Prima Facie”; Anne Gridley’s “Watch Me Walk”; and a Jodi Picoult stage adaptation.

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Saturday, February 14, 2026

Milo Rau’s ‘Hate Radio,’ ‘Pelicot Trial’ and More Theater of the Real by Helen Shaw

Milo Rau’s examination of the infamous broadcast that preceded the Rwandan genocide is onstage now. Two other works, including “The Pelicot Trial,” arrive in March.

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

‘The Unknown’ Review: Sean Hayes Turns One Man Into a Mystery by Helen Shaw

The chameleonic actor takes on several characters in David Cale’s solo play about a writer in pursuit of his stalker. Or is it all in his mind?

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‘Kramer/Fauci’ Revisits a Sparring Match During the AIDS Crisis by Juan A. Ramírez

At the heart of Daniel Fish’s verbatim staging of a C-SPAN segment is a complex relationship, between Larry Kramer and Anthony Fauci, that “goes from ‘I hate you’ to ‘I love you’…

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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