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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Review: In 'Hamnet,' Shakespeare Becomes Soap Opera by Houman Barekat

The Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's hit 2020 novel is elegant and tasteful " but also formulaic and sentimental.

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Review: 'Berlusconi: A New Musical' Is Hammy and Hamstrung by Houman Barekat

The show, in London, skewers its protagonist through maximalist kitsch, but it comes with a tone of finger-wagging moralism that's no fun.

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Review: 'Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead' in London by Houman Barekat

The British experimental theater company Complicité turns the Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk's novel "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead" into a thought-provoking, entertaining spect…

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

'Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons' Review: A Thought Exercise, Without Deep Thoughts by Houman Barekat

On London's West End, Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman star in a lightly dystopian comedy that succeeds as a portrait of a troubled couple, but falls short as political satire.

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off