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Our top theater picks for summer 2021, full of wicked performances from 'Whore's Eye View' to 'Tiny House.'
This American Wife sets out to be an avant-garde, haute-camp allegory of seduction, corruption, and betrayal that conspicuously consumes itself.
Furthermore, unions representing Broadway workers have conflicting opinions on whether vaccinations should be mandated.
It's not yet been decided whether attendees will have to wear masks, or whether proof of vaccination will be required.
Playwright Jocelyn Bioh and director Saheem Ali are ushering in the revival of The Public Theater with modern adaptations of Shakespeare.
The National Theatre's 'Romeo and Juliet' focuses refreshingly more on the angst of these star-crossed lovers than the heat.
Given that the event is automated except for ushers and operators, you're effectively both spectator and live performer.
"We'll do everything in our power to bring Broadway and off-Broadway back strong," de Blasio said.
Even though Broadway went dark, Vivek J. Tiwary says that Jagged Little Pill never really did.Â
The initiative, entitled 'Restart Stages,' will feature unique new cultural offerings in a safe environment.
This mandate applies to events, arts and entertainment venues, but not to Broadway theaters, which will remain closed at least until June.
Unfolding in 90 minutes of hospital visits, "Men's Health" is sort of "Pygmalion" with its pants off.
'Hadestown' prize-winners are popping up on 'SVU' during a moment in time in which the lines between different art forms are blurring.
Domestic pain and culinary craft combine to quietly wrenching effect in 'This Is Who I Am,' a Zoom drama by Amir Nizar Zuabi streaming at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
Performing an abridged but faithful version of 'A Christmas Carol,' Jefferson Mays keeps this holiday tradition alive for streaming audiences.
Lincoln Center's Passport to the Arts program has been running since 1989, but this is the first year it's online, bringing accessible programming to disabled audiences now through Zoom.
Playwright Adrienne Kennedy gets a long overdue major retrospective, streaming online courtesy of the Round House Theatre and McCarter Theatre Center.
Surrounded by few set pieces and zany couture, Irwin draws on decades of performance genius to present his memoir-ish review 'On Beckett,' transformed for the streaming age.
One a three-hour epic play, Anne Washburn's 'Shipwreck' has been turned into three-part audio drama produced by the Public Theater.
Magic shows being streamed by the Geffen and The Broad Stage provide a taste of theatrical wonder and keep your mental faculties sharp.
The protagonist of Goethe's 1788 play, 'Egmont,' which Beethoven set to music, is a man who speaks out when his fellow citizens are too afraid. Liev Schreiber narrates this timely new produc…
Jeremy O. Harris' play has had people talking ever since its debut last fall, and now it's earned 12 Tony nominations.
If Shakespeare's plays hadn't been compiled in this folio following his death, 'Macbeth' might have been lost to the world.
Heidi Schreck's fiercely urgent and soul-restoring play 'What the Constitution Means to Me' retains all the impact it had on Broadway in its shift to streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Theaters on Broadway that had been planning to reopen in early 2021 will have to rearrange their schedules and figure out how to stay afloat without any performances until early summer.
