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★★★☆☆ The long-running off-Broadway play-turned-long-developing musical returns, enlivened by a winning cast
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★★★☆☆ The Gen-Z British comedian brings his irony fest to New York
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★★★★☆ Humor, horror and a little pathos mix nicely in this intimate, quirky import from Northern Ireland
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★★★☆☆ David Cromer directs Bess Wohl's intimate account of young love tainted by hateful ideology
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★★★☆☆ Actors manage to shine despite directorial gimmickry in John O'Hara's new revival of the Lorraine Hansberry classic
The post A Raisin in the Sun: A Class…
★★★★☆ Gingold Theatrical Group presents a broadly funny new take on Shaw's satire
The post Candida: Revisiting an Early Shavian Heroine, and Her Motley Crew of…
★★★★☆ Writer and actor Douglas McGrath, under John Lithgow's direction, exudes humility and empathy in this one-man play
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★★★★☆ A savvy creator and vibrant, youthful cast bring the creepy Netlfix series to the stage, buoyantly
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★★★☆☆ A college boy meets a less fortunate traveler in Clarence Coo's play
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★★☆☆☆ A disappointingly preachy revue from HERE and LaMaMa overstates its case for "the people's plant"
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The performer and entrepreneur is ending his partnership with 54 Below and will perform his first-ever shows at the Upper East Side venue in October.
★★★★☆ Mint Theater Company mines the enduring relevance of Elizabeth Baker's problem play
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★★★★☆ Actress AedÃn Moloney and author Colum McCann's adaptation of "Ulysses"'s final chapter returns to the stage
The post Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom: …
The venue beneath what was once Studio 54 will pick up a Tony Award for excellence in the theater as it marks its anniversary with a pair of concerts.
★★★☆☆Jacki McCarrick revisits an underexplored chapter in Irish, and women's, history
The post Belfast Girls: The Pluck of the Irish appeared first on New York…
★★★☆☆ Dave Harris's follow-up to 'Tango & Bones' is entertaining, sobering and ultimately frustrating
The post Exception to the Rule: Porch Kid Meets Street…
★★★★☆ Irish Rep artistic director Charlotte Moore pairs and helms two of the playwright's early efforts
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★★★★☆ In the play's long overdue Broadway premiere, original stars Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse and director Mark Brokaw mine its wry humor and horror
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★★★★☆ Choreographer Bill T. Jones and a vibrant cast led by Joaquina Kalukango make a Civil War musical fly
The post Paradise Square: Allies and Rivals, in Song…
★★★★☆ The stage and screen star and his collaborators pump fresh blood into this ode to New York's mean streets
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★★★★☆ A fine ensemble cast serves Peter Gil-Sheridan's study of a successful man trying, against all odds, to make a difference
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★★★★☆ Martin Platt once again helms a bracing revival of the socially and emotionally charged play
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★★★★★ In Hansol Jung's heartbreaking play, an adopted boy assumes a lupine identity while trying to find a place to call home
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★★★☆☆ Lynn Nottage and Christopher Wheeldon tackle Michael Jackson's troubling life and transcendent art
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★★★★★ Joshua Harmon's latest play movingly, fearlessly explores anti-Semitism, past and present
The post Prayer for the French Republic: Old Hatred and Enduring…