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107 stories by "Naveen Kumar"

'Manahatta' Review: Tracing the Blood-Soaked Roots of American Capitalism by Naveen Kumar

Straddling the 17th and early 21st centuries, Mary Kathryn Nagle's play at the Public Theater examines the exploitation of the Lenape by Dutch settlers.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:02pm on December 6, 2023[SHARE]

'Life & Times of Michael K' Review: An Arduous Trek That's a Marvel to Watch by Naveen Kumar

This captivating adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's novel, a collaboration with Handspring Puppet Company, follows a man and his ailing mother during a civil war in South Africa.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:36pm on December 5, 2023[SHARE]

What a new class of artistic directors could mean for Broadway and beyond by Naveen Kumar

Roundabout Theatre Company, Second Stage and Lincoln Center Theater will experience significant leadership changes by 2025.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 8:00am on November 29, 2023[SHARE]

Full Exposure? Four Solo Shows Ponder the Art of True Nature. by Naveen Kumar

Lameece Issaq's "A Good Day to Me Not to You" strives for intimacy, but that is not necessarily the aim of works by Alexandra Tatarsky, Milo Cramer and Ikechukwu Ufomadu.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:24pm on November 21, 2023[SHARE]

'Snatch Adams' Review: Gross-Out Humor for Not-So-Easily-Shocked Liberals by Naveen Kumar

Becca Blackwell and Amanda Duarte's amorphous variety show aims to be a queer spectacle but is mostly improv strung together with non sequiturs.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24pm on November 7, 2023[SHARE]

'Poor Yella Rednecks' Review: A Writer's Origin Story Remixes Conventions by Naveen Kumar

Qui Nguyen's crowd-tickling comedy about a Vietnamese family in Arkansas mixes hip-hop and martial arts with soapy twists and turns.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:36pm on November 1, 2023[SHARE]

'Artificial Flavors' Review: Blame ChatGPT for This Musical by Naveen Kumar

Each performance culminates in a production, composed on the spot, with misguided help from artificial intelligence.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:37pm on October 31, 2023[SHARE]

Why Broadway curtain times are changing by Naveen Kumar

More productions are shaking up their schedules in response to shifting audience habits.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 7:00am on October 23, 2023[SHARE]

'The Refuge Plays' Review: A Surreal Family Saga on the Homestead by Naveen Kumar

A family in exile contends with its future, and its ghosts, in Nathan Alan Davis's new Off Broadway play starring Nicole Ari Parker.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:33pm on October 11, 2023[SHARE]

The Broadway Review: A revival that makes sense and sizzle out of 'Merrily We Roll Along' by Naveen Kumar

The first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's notorious bomb explodes with heart and sophistication. 

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 7:12pm on October 10, 2023[SHARE]

Review: In 'Bite Me,' Taking Aim at Familiar Teenage Tropes by Naveen Kumar

Eliana Pipes's new play is too pat to convincingly explore the societal imbalances resulting from race, class and gender.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:43pm on October 6, 2023[SHARE]

'9 Kinds of Silence' Review: A Soldier's Battle Is Within by Naveen Kumar

In Abhishek Majumdar's tense play at 122CC Theater in Manhattan, every sound underscores what's left unsaid after a shellshocked veteran's homecoming.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:43pm on September 21, 2023[SHARE]

How the regional theater crisis will be felt on Broadway by Naveen Kumar

Producers Sue Frost and Aaron Glick, playwright Douglas Lyons and more predict possible benefits and challenges caused by the ripple from America's theaters.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 9:40am on August 15, 2023[SHARE]

Review: 'The Shark Is Broken' offers fan service without teeth by Naveen Kumar

Transferring from London's West End, the comedy relies on nostalgia and fandom.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00pm on August 10, 2023[SHARE]

'Let's Call Her Patty' Review: Rhea Perlman as an Uptown Matriarch by Naveen Kumar

Rhea Perlman stars as a quintessential Upper West Sider in Zarina Shea's snapshot of affluent, self-flagellating motherhood

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:37pm on August 1, 2023[SHARE]

Review: 'Flex' Hits the Right Rhythms on the Court and Off by Naveen Kumar

The writer Candrice Jones and the director Lileana Blain-Cruz show a mastery of the game in this play about a girls' basketball team in rural Arkansas.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:19pm on July 21, 2023[SHARE]

Theater District pedicabs have become a safety hazard and a risk to industry-related businesses by Naveen Kumar

Congestion, dangerous driving, price-gouging and more are a growing problem.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 7:32am on July 7, 2023[SHARE]

'The Light in the Piazza' Review: When It Comes to Love, They're Outsiders by Naveen Kumar

A meet-cute on an Italian excursion sends a mother and daughter on parallel journeys of self-discovery in an Encores! staging of the 2005 musical.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:33pm on June 22, 2023[SHARE]

Review: 'The Whitney Album' Looks to Theater to Remake a Painful Past by Naveen Kumar

Eschewing a conventional narrative, Jillian Walker's soulful show seeks to heal deep wounds through ritual and celebratory singalongs.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:07pm on June 15, 2023[SHARE]

Demystifying achievement in sound design by Naveen Kumar

Three sound designers weigh in on how to determine excellence in their field.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 7:00am on June 8, 2023[SHARE]

Review: In 'Love + Science,' a Meet Cute Becomes a Medical Mystery by Naveen Kumar

In 1980s Manhattan, two medical students find themselves at the forefront of the AIDS crisis in David J. Glass's new play at New York City Center.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:32pm on June 4, 2023[SHARE]

For Her New Play, Tori Sampson Revisited Her 'Black Power Household' by Naveen Kumar

"This Land Was Made," at the Vineyard Theater, is rooted in the playwright's personal connection to a political movement's awakening.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:48pm on June 2, 2023[SHARE]

'Primary Trust' Review: Sipping Mai Tais, Until Bitter Reality Knocks by Naveen Kumar

In Eboni Booth's new play, William Jackson Harper performs with astonishing vulnerability as a man alone and adrift.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:36pm on May 25, 2023[SHARE]

Review: In 'Bees & Honey,' Love Is Both Sweet and Sticky by Naveen Kumar

In this play by Guadalís Del Carmen, a couple's shared heritage is integral to their meeting and the ups and downs of their daily relationship.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:24pm on May 22, 2023[SHARE]

'shadow/land' Review: What the Storm Washes Away by Naveen Kumar

In the play, at the Public Theater, a mother and daughter endure the devastation of Hurricane Katrina inside the bar that connects them to their pasts.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:02pm on May 4, 2023[SHARE]
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