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From the Broadway run of Jeremy O. Harris' 'Slave Play' to a musical set to Alanis Morissette songs, here's what you should be getting tickets for this fall.
This jukebox musical's title may imply speed and drama, but that's exactly what's lacking in 'Bat Out of Hell.'
The two actors put the world of grief on delicate display in transferring 'Sea Wall/A Life' to Broadway.
And it all happens before the actor even says a word.
Jacqueline Novak reveals her pre-show routine for the summer theater sensation 'Get on Your Knees,' which includes having John Early around to keep things silly.
Remixed and retooled for Broadway, it turns out 'Moulin Rouge!' has some relevance left after all.
In 'A Strange Loop,' identity crisis drives a dense, whirling vortex of satire and self-discovery to dazzling effect.
Perhaps better than any other examination of Callas' life and career, the play 'Galas' delves into the frustration and pain that engendered her genius
Indie-pop luminary Regina Spektor is preparing for her debut on the Great White Way.
Despite the serious talent arrayed on both sides of the footlights, one longs for a taste of the mystical rapture the characters seem to be feeling on stage.
Shakespeare in the Park delivers the freshest and funniest 'Much Ado About Nothing' you've seen yet.
Every American war gets the living-room tragedy it deserves.
Alex Brightman walks us through preparing to take the stage as Beetlejuice each night, a process that involves old Robin Williams standup routines.
Historically, Tony voters reward stars, snobby hits and anything that opened in the spring. What will that mean for this year's unconventional contenders? Here are our predictions.
More than 30 years after its debut, a Broadway revival shows the sexual politics of Terrence McNally's Reagan-era romance to be just as relevant today.
As for the author, Fillinger is a brave, commanding new presence"a young American dramatist worth keeping an eye on in the future, and deserving of praise already.
The legendary playwright on his 'Frankie and Johnny' revival, road trips with Angela Lansbury and the critics who wished he were dead.
Seeing young women commandeer the weird energy of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' you realize: gee, these characters seem really insecure about their masculinity.
In his new lyrical chorus, 'Octet,' Dave Malloy probes the inner lives of eight online addicts who meet in a church basement for a program where they find comfort in each other's stories.
A revival of 'Curse of the Starving Class' at the Signature Theatre highlights both the punk rock spirit and dated nature of Sam Shepard's work.
Cori Thomas' 'Lockdown' cries out for change in the penal system. It's a good premise, but not a very good play.
We can thank productions like 'The Band's Visit' for paving the way for this year's uptown migration of risky, dazzling downtown shows.
Everyone in the cast has been hired according to how loud they can scream, which they do in an eardrum-shattering collection of what some people call music.
'Ink' focuses on the early days of 'The Sun,' before Murdoch's global news empire profoundly shaped"and coarsened"the world we live in.
Its rhyming of 'real good' with 'Gielgud' is a prime example of why 'Tootsie' is dead on arrival.
