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‘Porgy and Bess’ and the power of representation
Written in the 1930s, George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” has always been controversial.
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Review: ‘Slave Play’ grapples with a poisonous legacy
In his sensational new play, Jeremy O. Harris posits that racism may poison our most intimate relationships.
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‘Novenas for a Lost Hospital’: An elegy for a place of sickness and grace
A new Off-Broadway play dives into the history of St. Vincent’s in Greenwich Village.
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The first Filipino-American musical examines faith and spiritual healing
Jose Solís talks to Jessica Hagedorn and composer Fabián Obispo, the creators behind the new musical, “Felix Starro,” the very first Filipino-American musical produced in the United States.
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A new play honors Our Lady of Guadalupe and the missing women of Juarez
A new broadway play creates a docu-mythologia around the disappearance and murders of more than 700 women in Ciudad Juárez since 1993.
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A backstage look at Hamilton, the musical phenomenon
It’s been 10 years since Lin-Manuel Miranda took his shot and performed at the White House Poetry Jam. We talk to Amber White, stage manager at “Hamilton” to learn more about the hit musical.
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Four new Broadway shows attempt to answer the question: What are musicals for?
We live in an age in which new musicals can seemingly be about anything.
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‘Hillary and Clinton’ and ‘Lear’: Upstaging male leaders
In Hnath’s play, Hillary has put all her bets on competence, while Bill unsurprisingly presses her to show more humanity.
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“Miracle in Rwanda” displays the power of forgiveness even after genocide
By praying the rosary, she’d know that her mind was on God and not the killers.