This hybrid of theater and game asks us to consider homelessness empathetically but can't overcome the friction between education and entertainment.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:33AM[SHARE]A lighthouse keeper, the nephew living with her and a Japanese employee are on alert for U-boats and graver threats in this chamber musical set in 1942.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:48PM[SHARE]"Somebody Somewhere," a bittersweet comedy on HBO, will likely surprise viewers who know Everett as a self-proclaimed "cabaret wildebeest."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:33AM[SHARE]The playwright says her semi-autobiographical works, including her new play for Atlantic Theater Company, help to provide a measure of clarity about painful experiences.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06AM[SHARE]Under the Radar, Prototype and the Exponential Festival, annual January beacons of experimental work, have canceled their in-person offerings.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:24PM[SHARE]In seeking to turn historical women into yassified contemporary heroines, pop culture creators are narrowing what female success can look like.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:42PM[SHARE]As Omicron spreads, shows are relying on replacement actors more than ever. And productions without enough of them have had to cancel performances.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18AM[SHARE]Our critic takes in two puppet-driven musicals in Manhattan. But with the Omicron variant on the rise, maybe kid-friendly theater is best consumed at home right now.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PM[SHARE]"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" returned to Broadway, now in one part instead of two. It may feel smaller, but is no less dazzling.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:36PM[SHARE]In Sylvia Khoury's suspenseful new play, the characters sometimes feel too much like wheels in a machine, but it's a tense thrill to watch it work.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:18PM[SHARE]Digital innovation continued this year, but experiencing plays in isolation grew tiring. Then came an in-person season as exciting as a child's first fireworks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48AM[SHARE]Justin Vivian Bond and Kenny Mellman have resurrected their Christmas act for "a big, old chosen family reunion."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:33AM[SHARE]Here's a guide to films, documentaries and other productions that provide insight into the composer-lyricist's sly wit and melodic acumen.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:06PM[SHARE]Paul Osborn's 1930s play is revived, with its thin psychology, predictable structure and somewhat bitter slice of small town life intact.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:03PM[SHARE]The writer maps her life in a one-woman show, "Is There Still Sex in the City?," beginning previews this weekend at the Daryl Roth Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:06AM[SHARE]An immersive show at the SoHo Playhouse takes theatergoers back to a speakeasy in 1929, when New York was also in a mayoral race.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:24PM[SHARE]What does it take to scare the candy corn out of someone? Performers at two of New York's hallowed haunted attractions explain the secrets behind the shocks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24AM[SHARE]Rajiv Joseph's new drama revisits the protagonist, and the metaphoric possibilities of origami, of his earlier play "Animals Out of Paper."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:06PM[SHARE]In a drama that taps straight into these angry, anguished times, a Black artist responds to a police beating by becoming his white friend's 'enslaved person'. Pulitzer-winner Parks explains …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM[SHARE]The hit sitcom, which ended in 1993, is back as play, premiering in Arkansas. But how do its laughs land in our more pointed political landscape?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06AM[SHARE]Max Harwood, making his professional debut with the movie musical "Everybody's Talking About Jamie," has "this kind of magic about him."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:54AM[SHARE]While insubstantial, this immersive online performance gathers people virtually until they can get together more safely in person.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12AM[SHARE]Edie Falco, Blair Brown and Marin Ireland portray three generations of women sharing the same Greenwich Village walk-up in Simon Stephens's new play.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM[SHARE]The US playwright's new drama, at the Old Vic in London, is a tragicomic romance amid swastika-shaped flowerbeds. She talks about finding a dark past on a trip to Long Island In May 2020, th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PM[SHARE]This verbatim hockey drama, at Here Arts Center, considers issues of masculinity and the peculiar ownership that fans feel toward a team and its players.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PM[SHARE]Amy Berryman's three-character drama, set in a one-room cabin as crises rage outside, asks how much we owe to ourselves and our world.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:03PM[SHARE]An exhibition offers a close-up look at "Hamilton," "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" and more. Here are 10 highlights.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:42PM[SHARE]Where justice is virtual, crimes have no names and audience members step up to the dock to examine anonymous witnesses.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:48PM[SHARE]There's great pleasure in seeing the actress Jackie Hoffman take center stage, even if the play, by E. Dale Smith, doesn't quite deliver.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:03PM[SHARE]Recent audio and walking tours provide a gentle return to spectatorship while also revealing overlooked corners of the city.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:06AM[SHARE]The Delacorte Theater in Central Park is reopening with a Harlem-set version of Shakespeare's comedy "The Merry Wives of Windsor."
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