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A young freelance journalist who escaped six weeks of Taliban captivity recuperates with his parents at their lavish home in this scorching family drama.
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An uproarious black comedy about a woman in her 70s stuck in a nursing home with a greedy daughter and granddaughter; metaphysical plot twists occur.
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Bina Sharif and Kevin Mitchell Martin perform in her latest dreamy and ravishing one-act play; it is a metaphorical take on artists versus society.
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A faithful, lighthearted, and yet eerie revival of the 1927 stage adaptation presented by a NYC theater company devoted to artists over the age of 50.
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In 1867 Colorado a rancher who shot his wife meets a raped and pregnant 17-year-old woman in this great American play, it is ravishingly presented.
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Ayn Rand’s 1934 courtroom drama gets a “radical reimagining” for this spirited revival; it is a wild theatrical experience that is exuberantly performed.
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Abstract Expressionist Franz Kline’s life is dramatized in this historical fantasia written by his nephew. The lively production is performed with verve.
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The Oscar-winning performer’s daughter finally offers a ravishing stream of consciousness account of her eventful life and remarkable career.
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Basil Twist’s renowned puppets and stunning staging showcases Joey Arias’ supreme vocal and comedic talents in this revival of their dazzling extravaganza.
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This Joe Orton-style riotous dark family farce is exquisitely written, grandly staged, and is performed by 11 dazzling actors.
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A 14-year-old undocumented Guatemalan girl living in Queens has kinship with Anne Frank in this moving topical drama, ICE agents loom.
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The horror movie franchise is brought to the stage via superior stagecraft and intense performances in this original installment which frightens.
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Psychosexual tensions abound between two young English football players over 12 years in this energetic and searingly performed production.
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An idealistic young couple on a road trip clash with an ominous CEO in the desert during this enigmatic and queasy "Twilight Zone"-style short play.
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This striking reimagining of the star’s landmark 1984 Broadway solo show reclaims her as a dramatic writer and is a showcase for five magnetic performers.
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Jennifer Nettles wrote and stars in this exuberant musical about a 17th century Italian apothecary who poisons abusive husbands; Mary Zimmerman directs.
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The 1999 film about adultery at a Jewish Catskills bungalow colony in 1969 has been faithfully adapted into a ravishing musical; the cast is majestic.
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Key events from the iconic movie star’s life are enacted by a sparkling cast in this ambitious and engaging musical which delves into conspiracy theories.
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Sam Bankman-Fried, Diddy, and Luigi Mangione commiserate while in a Manhattan jail cell during this staged reading of this wild and topical musical.
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Jimin Moon and Jay Armstrong Johnson cheekily and lustfully channel Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie in this spirited spoof of the streaming sensation.
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79-year-old Kathryn Grody’s hilarious, insightful, and theatrical self-written solo show is a witty exploration of aging and the inevitability of death.
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A veteran female Manhattan therapist’s combative sessions with a deeply troubled young gay man are depicted in this galvanizing contemporary drama.
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Tony Danza is majestic as the rogue grifter father of two troubled estranged half-brothers in this twisty and resonant psychological family drama.
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The romance between a young Black man and a young white woman in the United States enrages many in this dreamy and edgy fable-like performance piece.
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Hercule Poirot investigates the English country house murder of an atomic scientist in this spirited revival of Agatha Christie's 1930 first play.
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