Sondheim’s stories and lyrics always seemed to be addressing you personally. You couldn’t simply watch his musicals. Eventually you had to contend with them.
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Jesus found me on Broadway. I can’t wait to go back.
Musicals are not merely a passion of mine—they were often my most profound experiences of prayer.
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After a hellish year, Jesuit playwright Bill Cain’s ‘9 Circles’ reminds us of the healing power of storytelling
In “9 Circles,” Bill Cain, S.J., challenges us to do the hard work of balancing empathy with accountability, recognizing that in war we are all responsible for what is done in our name.
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Shakespeare in the Park’s “Merry Wives” brings back the joy of live theater
Transcendent, communal moments like these, so long denied us by this still raging pandemic, have been worth the wait, and they are more than worth the trouble.
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‘Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical’ was cheesy and sensational (and what exactly is a TikTok musical?)
It is a story made possible by young people’s collective efforts to find some creative solace during Covid-19.
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‘Dana H.’: She was abducted, but she did not lose her faith.
Dana Higginbotham is the subject of an extraordinary new play by her son, Lucas Hnath.
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Review: Broadway’s new ‘West Side Story’ is at war with itself
The show’s extreme makeover casts something of a spell but it comes off more and more like a self-serious period piece with some kicking tunes.
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‘The Trojan Women’ speaks to the brutalities of war, in countries that know them all too well
Since 1975, a touring production of “The Trojan Women” staged by New York’s La MaMa Experimental Theater Club has played in more than 30 countries.
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Live from New York, it’s ‘The Gospel of John’
Ken Jennings’s “The Gospel of John” is now onstage at New York City’s Sheen Center through Dec. 29.
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Stephen Adly Guirgis on God, Broadway and writing for women of color
The author of the play “Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven” says prayer may be his most valuable writing hack.