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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

A New Play, ‘Kenrex,’ Revisits the Story of a Bully’s Unsolved Murder by Jesse McKinley

A man was shot dead surrounded by witnesses in Skidmore, Mo., but no one was ever prosecuted. Now that act of vigilante justice has inspired the play “Kenrex.”

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Friday, October 31, 2025

Stephen Prina Taught a Class on Keanu Reeves in 1994. What Does He Think of 'Godot'? by Jesse McKinley

Stephen Prina may have been one of the first to see a deeper pattern in Mr. Reeves's work.

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Barry Manilow Finally Gets His Wish: a Broadway Show by Jesse McKinley

"Harmony," about a singing group undone by Nazism, has been a decades-in-the-making labor of love for the singer and his longtime collaborator Bruce Sussman.

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Sunday, June 25, 2023

Philip Schuyler Is Knocked Off His Pedestal in Albany by Jesse McKinley

A statue of the Revolutionary War general, newly prominent thanks to the musical "Hamilton," has been removed from its place outside Albany City Hall because he enslaved people.

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Tracy Letts Can't Fight With His Playwright by Jesse McKinley

That's because he is the playwright, and the star, of "The Minutes," a breakneck comedy about political blood sport in a small town.

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

Addiction Is the Stuff of High Drama. In These Plays, So Is Sobriety. by Jesse McKinley

With recovery no longer so secret, a new wave of plays dealing with its realities has started to emerge. Some of the playwrights have drawn from their own lives.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Personal Loyalty. Political Whispers. And Edie Falco. by Jesse McKinley

"The True" gives the "Nurse Jackie" star a rip-roaring role: An Albany power broker who may have had more than a professional relationship with the mayor.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Keira Knightley, Making Her Broadway Debut, Is Not Afraid of the Dark by Jesse McKinley

The actress known for pirate and period movies will star in "Thérèse Raquin" just as she is tackling her role as a new mother.

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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Shakespeare & Company Caught in Its Own Drama by Jesse McKinley

Shakespeare & Company, a Massachusetts troupe, has endured increasing power struggles in its evolution from a small operation to a major regional player.

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Thursday, November 14, 2013

John Pollono Brings 'Small Engine Repair' to New York by Jesse McKinley

John Pollono brings his dark comedy play "Small Engine Repair" to New York from Los Angeles, with himself as star.

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Barry Manilow's Musical 'Harmony' to be Revived in Atlanta by Jesse McKinley

"Harmony," which tells the story of the Comedian Harmonists, a vaudevillian German sextet, will return to the stage, much to the delight of Barry Manilow, one of its creators. &nb…

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Thursday, February 7, 2013