Two seasoned actors explore meaning and mortality in ‘The Waverly Gallery’ and ‘Thom Pain (based on nothing).’
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Review: The Troubles bring trouble to a farm family in Northern Ireland
In the fallen world of “The Ferryman,” conflict and compromise poison everything.
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Who is the better songwriter: Bob Dylan or Rodgers & Hammerstein?
How did an old war horse manage to outrun a rolling stone?
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What do we owe abusers? A new play asks this uncomfortable question
“Downstate” poses a number of uncomfortable questions, relevant and challenging both in light of the ongoing #MeToo movement and the church’s continued grappling with its sexual abuse scandal.
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Review: Leonard Bernstein’s liturgy for the world
With his “Mass,” Leonard Bernstein uses liturgy to give voice to political unease.
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Harry Potter is now on Broadway and it might never leave
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is both a sequel to Rowling’s iconic seven-book series and a canny rehash of many of its tropes.
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‘Angels in America’ revival takes flight in a new political age
Tony Kushner’s two-part play feels both timely and timeless.
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Arthur Miller examined by his daughter in a new HBO documentary
Rebecca Miller has made a film that pays complicated tribute to a complex man.
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Malcolm X gets a Shakespearean treatment in a new play
But was the civil rights leader Brutus or Caesar?
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How American Theater is wrestling with the Trump era
Three plays invite us to look back on the decade that launched Trump as a time of churning ambivalence and upheaval.