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Saturday, June 20, 2026

Under a Turtle Shell, a Stunning New Home for Shakespeare by Jesse Green

After 38 years in a tent, Hudson Valley Shakespeare opens one of the most spectacular outdoor performance spaces in the country.

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Sunday, June 7, 2026

‘Death of a Salesman’ Wins the Tony for Best Revival of a Play by Jesse Green

Arthur Miller’s classic won the same award in 1984, 1999 and 2012.

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‘Ragtime’ Wins the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical by Jesse Green

Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, “Ragtime” follows three communities colliding in turn-of-the-20th-century New York.

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Friday, May 29, 2026

In ‘Fallen Angels,’ Kelli O’Hara and Rose Byrne Get Laughs Getting Sloshed by Jesse Green and Mohamed Sadek

The Tony-nominated stars of “Fallen Angels” demonstrate how to act drunk onstage and have a hilarious hangover.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Thornton Wilder’s Last Play Vanished Into Thin Air. Or Did It? by Jesse Green

Decades after “The Emporium” failed to open on Broadway in 1954, one man went on a quest to find it.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Our Favorite Moments From This Year’s Tony-Nominated Broadway Shows by Helen Shaw, Jesse Green, Laura Collins-Hughes, Elisabeth Vincentelli and Sara Krulwich

Here are some of the brilliant moments our writers can’t shake from this year’s batch of Tony-nominated productions.

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On Broadway Stages, a New Kind of Fake News by Jesse Green

A genre of plays has emerged in which the characters and events are real — even when the dialogue isn’t.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Tony Nominations Snubs and Surprises: Lea Michele Left Out, ‘Titaníque’ Shines by Helen Shaw, Jesse Green, Alexis Soloski, Scott Heller, Elisabeth Vincentelli and Laura Collins-Hughes

Lea Michele, Adrien Brody and other boldface names were left out, while June Squibb, André De Shields and Layton Williams as an iceberg were among the surprises.

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Friday, April 17, 2026

How TV Series Like 'Smash' and 'American Classic' Portray Theater Is Quite a Drama by Jesse Green

As portrayed in shows like "Smash," "Slings & Arrows" and "American Classic," life onstage is a grab-bag of archetypes both hilariously wrong and a little bit right.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

'The Book of Mormon' Is Sorry if You Were Offended for 15 Years by Jesse Green

The taboo-busting, gasp-inducing Broadway musical comedy has been a hit with audiences and critics. But could it be produced today?

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

John Lithgow's Career Spans 200 Roles " From '3rd Rock' to Roald Dahl by Jesse Green

Is there anyone John Lithgow can't " or won't " play?

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Broadway's Great Imitators, Now on TikTok by Jesse Green

TikTok is the new home for musical theater fans who want to put themselves in the action. Viral re-enactments of four big numbers show why.

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Sunday, January 25, 2026

If You're Marc Shaiman, for Every Plotz There's a Zetz by Jesse Green

Broadway, Hollywood and television have been kind to Marc Shaiman. But there's a reason the subtitle of his new memoir is "Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner."

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Sunday, November 30, 2025

Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and Others Mourn Tom Stoppard by Jesse Green, Michael Paulson and Laura Collins-Hughes

Nobody advanced or cherished the English language more than Stoppard, Tim Curry noted. Colleagues and fans agreed.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

The Debate Over Colorblind Casting Isn't Settled After All by Jesse Green

A Black Hedda Gabler on film and a white Korean robot onstage are sending mixed signals about the status of cultural diversity and representation.

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Saturday, October 25, 2025

When Hollywood Tries to Depict Broadway Genius, the Results Rarely Sing by Jesse Green

The new Lorenz Hart biopic "Blue Moon" gets a lot right about the creation of musicals that a spate of 1940s films got wildly wrong.

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

10 Things We're Excited About This Fall by Dwight Garner, Jesse Green, Alexandra Jacobs, Gia Kourlas, Alex Marshall, Melena Ryzik, Maya Salam, Jennifer Szalai, Alissa Wilkinson and Jason Zinoman

Dolly Parton in Vegas, a shrine to David Bowie, a new standup special from Kumail Nanjiani and other picks from our critics and writers.

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Thursday, July 31, 2025

On Canada's Top Stage, Macbeth and Annie Are Talking to Americans by Jesse Green

At this year's Stratford Festival, kings, orphans and even a coffee shop have a message for their neighbors to the south.

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Thursday, July 24, 2025

The Circus Comes to Williamstown, With Celebrities and Beefcake by Jesse Green and Tony Cenicola

Pamela Anderson, Amber Heard and Tennessee Williams on ice are part of Jeremy O. Harris's big tent at the famous summer festival.

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Friday, July 18, 2025

'A Chorus Line' and 'Chicago' at 50: Who Won? by Jesse Green

The slinky jailbirds and Broadway hopefuls in these two classic shows have been fighting it out since 1975.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Book Review: 'Bring the House Down,' by Charlotte Runcie by Jesse Green

Drawing on her own experience as an arts journalist, Charlotte Runcie comically skewers bad men, bad faith and (unforgivably) bad theater.

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Thursday, July 3, 2025

'The Matchmaker' Review: Before 'Hello, Dolly!' She Was Just Dolly by Jesse Green

Thornton Wilder's play became a blockbuster musical, but a production under an upstate tent makes the case for its stand-alone virtues.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The Best Theater Moments of 2025, So Far by Jesse Green

Our critic picked 10 moments that tapped into a range of emotions, often all at once.

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Monday, June 30, 2025

Review: A New 'Wrinkle in Time' Needs to Iron Out Some Problems by Jesse Green

Despite a gorgeous score and some fine performances, the musical adaptation of the Madeleine L'Engle classic gets trapped in a time loop.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

'Trophy Boys' Review: The Nerds' Case Against Feminism by Jesse Green

In an Off Broadway play, young men on a high school debate team prepare to argue an uncomfortable case.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Review: He's Here, He's Queer, He's the Future King of England by Jesse Green

The Off Broadway play "Prince Faggot" aims to shock. But the real surprise is how good it is anyway.

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Review: Jean Smart, Gritty and Poetic in 'Call Me Izzy' by Jesse Green

The "Hacks" star returns to Broadway after 25 years in a triumph for her, if not for the old-fashioned, flowery play about spouse abuse.

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'Angry Alan' Review: John Krasinski Explores the Manosphere by Jesse Green

In an Off Broadway play, the former Jim Halpert of Dunder Mifflin dives into a darker world of male grievance.

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Friday, June 6, 2025

Tony Awards 2025: 13 Great Songs of the Season by Jesse Green

Our critic listened to the cast recordings of all the nominated musicals and picked one of his favorite tracks from each.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Review: How Music Came Down to Earth, in 'Goddess' by Jesse Green

Amber Iman lives up to the title of a musical about the divine gift of song.

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Sunday, May 18, 2025

'Creditors' Review: Who Pays the Price for a Bankrupt Marriage? by Jesse Green

Liev Schreiber stars in an update of the bleak Strindberg classic about a husband and wife and the man who seeks to destroy them.

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