George Strus founded Breaking the Binary Theatre, one of the only theatrical spaces in the US created for and run by gender-expansive artists, in 2022 For George Strus, theater was one of ma…
Trump's slashing of millions in National Endowment for the Arts grants has most affected non-profits centering Black, brown and LGBTQ+ communities Summertime at the Upijata Scissor-Tail Swal…
A Knock on the Roof from Khawla Ibraheem follows Miriam, who lives under Israeli occupation with her son "How far can you run in five minutes?" It's a critical question the actor and writer …
Todd Haimes Theatre, New York Sanaz Toossi's 2023 recipient makes an effortless transfer, focusing on Iranian students studying English, a play that brings both laughter and real emotion Imm…
In his Broadway debut, Jonathan Spector delivers a funny, though imperfect, lampoon of anti-vaccine parents in the California Bay Area during a mumps outbreak.Â
Todd Haimes Theatre, New York A hit-and-miss coming-of-age tale from late playwright Samm-Art Williams covers aspects of the Black experience with detail, but uneven direction distracts In S…
The Broadway Theatre, New York F Scott Fitzgerald's novel makes an underwhelming transfer to the stage in a bombastic yet misfiring new production The musical currently playing at the Broadw…
Schoenfeld Theatre, New York The much-loved romantic drama, made into a hit movie in 2004, reaches Broadway with some parts intact but with others sorely missing For diehard fans of romantic…
New York City Center, New York David Zayas and Cecily Strong try to breathe life into a small-scale tale but are betrayed by lackluster dialogue and a thin plot It's hard to discern a higher…
The two-time Pulitzer prize finalist talks his starry Broadway play Appropriate and handling the pressures put on Black playwrights Branden Jacobs-Jenkins invites you to look. The playwright…
American Airlines Theatre, New York A funny performance from the actor is the only saving grace of Theresa Rebeck's messy comedy drama about a hoarder Dear non-Black playwrights with a panac…
The Shed, New York The legendary composer and lyricist's take on two surrealist Luis Buñuel movies is a patchy satire With much anticipation, Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are…
Samuel J Friedman Theatre, New York The Harlem-set comedy drama is a delightful ode and visual feast, but efforts to cover too much ground are a hindrance An African hair braiding shop is it…
The Mark Taper Forum's new season " featuring female and non-binary playwrights " was scratched and layoffs were announced A theater that has become the mainstay of Los Angeles' arts communi…
American Airlines Theatre, New York James Ijames's electrifying take on Shakespeare's classic, with a Black queer man at its centre, makes for a smart update James Ijames's Fat Ham dances on…
Hudson Theatre, New York The Oscar winner makes for an exceptional Nora in a visually muted yet emotionally effective remount of Ibsen's classic drama Gone is the elaborate 19th-century home…
James Earl Jones Theatre, New York The Broadway debut of 91-year-old playwright Adrienne Kennedy provides its captivating lead star with stellar moments but lacks insight Ohio State Murders …
Belasco Theatre, New York Jordan E Cooper's lively and provocative Broadway debut has moments of insight and wit but some of its targets feel dated "Ain't no mo tears to be shed. Ain't no mo…
Golden Theatre, New York The actor makes a searing impact in the surreal Pulitzer prize-winning play about two brothers, Lincoln and Booth, struggling to get by in America Abraham Lincoln wa…
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York John David Washington and Samuel L Jackson star in a tonally misjudged drama oddly played for awkward laughs August Wilson's The Piano Lesson is not a comed…
The actor has become the first openly trans performer to receive a Tony nomination for her role in the Pulitzer prize-winning musical A Strange Loop L Morgan Lee, the first openly trans pers…
Lyceum Theatre, New York The audacious and uproarious musical, which leads this year's Tony nominations, is a meta masterpiece about a Black queer writer writing about a Black queer writer M…
A Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's 'choreopoem' shows how it remains relevant In the first five minutes of the late artist Ntozake Shange's masterwork, for colored girls w…
John Golden Theatre, New York The first Broadway show to be written, directed by, starring and produced by Black artists offers a patchy mix of insight and unoriginality What does it mean to…
Circle in the Square Theatre, New York A funeral at a Black church promises chaotic and culturally specific comedy but the end-product feels more like a broad, lukewarm sitcom "It's not a fu…