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Veterans on Stage, from Sophocles to Gershwin to Quiara Alegría Hudes

by Jonathan Mandell

In honor of Veterans Day, below is a list of ten works of theater depicting military veterans, ranging from Ancient Greek tragedies and Shakespearean history plays to Quiara Alegría Hudes' Off-Broadway trilogy and a pair of Broadway musicals. Veterans Day is a national holiday every November 11th, because that was the date in 1918 "...

SOURCE: New York Theater at 3:31pm on November 11, 2025