
SpongeBob, Mean Girls and Harry Potter lead the way after a record-breaking year but are the big-budget productions hampering original alternatives?A humble sponge is feeling pretty good rig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM[SHARE]The production of this history play, by the Public Theater's Mobile Unit, is a provocative choice in a volatile political moment.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PM[SHARE]Bernard B Jacobs Theater, New YorkThe Oscar-winner takes lead duties in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's epic downer and while his star power is as bright as ever, the production has problemsHe…
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06PM[SHARE]In his solo show, Paterson Joseph plays an 18th-century gentleman said to have been the first black Briton to vote.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:48AM[SHARE]Lyric Theater, New YorkJK Rowling's wildly popular stage show has been brought to life again with audacious production design and crowd-pleasing wonderAnyone who tells you that adolescence i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12PM[SHARE]Vivian Beaumont Theater, New YorkLauren Ambrose and Harry Hadden-Paton deliver standout performances in a crowd-pleasing new production of the classic taleA splendiferous layer cake with a b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33PM[SHARE]Florida students began rehearsing "Spring Awakening" before the Feb. 14 shooting at their high school. They wanted to keep going. The show's original cast came to support them.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PM[SHARE]In "Saint Joan," Condola Rashad tackles a classic role. But she's interested in the woman, not the symbol.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AM[SHARE]Greg Keller's two-character play encourages the audience to wonder: Just what's up with that guy nearby?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:45PM[SHARE]Harry Connick Jr. is the star attraction in a jaunty if unremarkable musical adaptation of the Oscar-winning film.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:55PM[SHARE]August Wilson theatre, New YorkThe stage adaptation of the hit teen film is a jubilant watch but the songs aren't quite as catchy as they should be and there's a mean streak missingMean Girl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM[SHARE]He's gotten great reviews as the comic center of Tom Stoppard's "Travesties." So why is he worried about his lines, his future and the little finger on his left hand?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]Golden theatre, New York Edward Albee's psychodrama spells out the crueller fortunes of life for three ages of the same woman, leavened with some comic sympathyExistential dread comes very w…
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00PM[SHARE]A stripped-down version of George Bernard Shaw's 1913 drama, which is just fine without the music that "My Fair Lady" had.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:01PM[SHARE]Hayes Theater, New YorkA stylish production of Kenneth Lonergan's 2001 play is brimming with smart dialogue and fine performances Lobby Hero is a play about the way we justify ourselves to o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM[SHARE]St James Theatre, New YorkA likable transfer for the animated phenomenon will please fans but an extended running time highlights a thin plotWant to know the real star of Frozen? That would …
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00PM[SHARE]At this encounter group, the porn addict to your right or left may be an actor. If only the show's creators had more self-control.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:20AM[SHARE]In this spry and winning show, a Canadian playwright links the story of her great-grandparents to the refugee crisis of the present.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:59PM[SHARE]It's the grand slam " an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony " and Robert Lopez has done it twice. The EGOT champ and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, his wife and co-composer, talk about penning songs …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AM[SHARE]Marquis Theatre, New YorkAn island-based assembly of the hit-maker's most loved tracks is an undemanding watch that could have benefited from more nuanceEscape to Margaritaville, the Jimmy B…
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00PM[SHARE]Brian Dykstra's play about a student's activist artwork lacks the kind of focus that teenagers around the country are bringing to issues like gun control.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:26PM[SHARE]Tina Fey's hit teen comedy heads to the stage after a trial run in Washington and a first night of previews suggests fans will be happyIt was a Monday. So no one wore pink. Mean Girls, based…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:26AM[SHARE]NBC's "Rise," isn't "Glee" and it isn't "Fame." "The mantra is to always keep it as realistic and honest as possible," said its showrunner, Jason Katims.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]Pershing Square Signature Center, New YorkThe actor stars in an intimately staged yet strangely old-fashioned rendition of the Tony award-winning writer's playGood for Otto, David Rabe's bit…
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00PM[SHARE]The British actor, a star of "Downton Abbey" who will appear in "My Fair Lady" on Broadway, seeks a taste of home in the West Village.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]This ragged "Orange Is the New Black" parody is set in an all-female animal shelter where dogs and cats don't get along. How will Pipsy survive?
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