Two new Broadway productions cast these two towering figures in sharp relief.
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How dance brings Sufjan Stevens’ music to the next level in ‘Illinoise’
‘Illinoise,’ the new dance-theater piece by choreographer Justin Peck, is as bespoke as Stevens’s carefully composed album.
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‘Doubt’: A classic Catholic play returns to Broadway
It is only two decades old, but “Doubt” already feels like it’s been with us forever.
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Interview: ‘Terce: A Practical Breviary’ composer Heather Christian believes in theater
“Terce: A Practical Breviary” doesn’t feel all that far from a worship experience—at least, what an ideal worship experience might be.
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The big family drama returns to Broadway with ‘Appropriate’ and ‘A Prayer for the French Republic’
For playwrights, family dramas are never just about families.
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Brian Friel’s ‘Translations’ explores the sacred act of naming in colonized Ireland
In “Translations,” Brian Friel’s theatrical masterpiece grapples with how naming affects cultures, identities, relationships and more; something already familiar with the Catholic church.
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Three new shows break the mold of the jukebox musical—for better and for worse
Three new Off-Broadway shows don’t just show us what draws musicians to their chosen medium; they make us hear it, with often bracing effect.
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Stephen Sondheim’s final musical is a satisfying cap to an extraordinary career
Sondheim has left the building, and he lives on only in interpretation and iteration, no less than Shakespeare or Mozart.
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Take me to church (or to Broadway): ‘Purlie Victorious’ and the catharsis of Black theater
Can I get an amen?
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‘Dead Man Walking’: An operatic exploration of Sister Helen Prejean’s death row ministry
“Dead Man Walking” is a deeply human story about truth, forgiveness and the possibility of redemption. It is a journey into which everyone—from the singers to the audience—is invited.