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1,502 stories from The New Yorker

High Camp and High Tragedy in Two Electrifying Off-Broadway Productions by Helen Shaw

Becca Blackwell and Amanda Duarte play exuberant, boundary-pushing alter egos, and the Irish Rep revives Brian Friel's stately "Translations."

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 4:19pm on November 3, 2023[SHARE]

Remembering Robert Brustein, a Giant of the American Theatre by Helen Shaw

The critic, professor, producer, and author was a pugilistic champion of the stage.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 2:03pm on November 1, 2023[SHARE]

Stephen Sondheim's Last Musical, "Here We Are," Comes to the Shed by Helen Shaw

The writer David Ives and the director Joe Mantello continued without the late composer on an adaptation of two lacerating Luis Buñuel films.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on October 26, 2023[SHARE]

Jocelyn Bioh Gets Her Hair Done in Harlem by Natalie Meade

The playwright behind "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" chose boho mermaid locks before opening on Broadway.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on October 16, 2023[SHARE]

The Edith Hamilton Way by Mary Norris

A new biography provides a glimpse into the life of the celebrated classicist.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 4:11pm on October 12, 2023[SHARE]

Epic Proportions in "The Refuge Plays" and "Zoetrope" by Helen Shaw

Two new intergenerational sagas, by Nathan Alan Davis and Javier Antonio González, explore the American legacy.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on October 12, 2023[SHARE]

The Melting Pot of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" by Vinson Cunningham

In Jocelyn Bioh's new Broadway comedy, West African immigrants navigate a Harlem salon fraught with cultural dissonance.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on October 9, 2023[SHARE]

Daily Cartoon: Monday, October 2nd by Shannon Wheeler

"Someone's yelling 'Lauren Boebert' in a crowded theatre."

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 1:32pm on October 2, 2023[SHARE]

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells Channel Two Pals from Junior High by Emma Allen

The duo behind "Beetlejuice" on Broadway began their latest show, "Gutenberg! The Musical!," as a goof.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on October 2, 2023[SHARE]

"Purlie Victorious" Hustles for Social Justice by Vinson Cunningham

Sophisticated comedic turns from Leslie Odom, Jr., and Kara Young guide Kenny Leon's Broadway revival of Ossie Davis's 1961 play.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on September 30, 2023[SHARE]

A Russian Theatre Director in Exile by Helen Shaw

Dmitry Krymov starts from scratch in New York.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 11:30am on September 29, 2023[SHARE]

Michelle Buteau's Caring Comedy by Hilton Als

Hilton Als reviews Michelle Buteau's "Full Heart, Tight Jeans": sentiment and a sense of community provide the framework for the comedian's new standup show.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on September 25, 2023[SHARE]

"Swing State" and "Dig" Put Down Roots Off Broadway by Helen Shaw

Rebecca Gilman and Theresa Rebeck use plants as metaphors for human flourishing in their latest works.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:15pm on September 21, 2023[SHARE]

A Cube Glows in Downtown Manhattan by Sarah Larson

Beyond the amber marble that sheathes PAC NYC are three maximally transformable theatre spaces and a Marcus Samuelsson restaurant.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on September 18, 2023[SHARE]

Theatre Kids Find Their Place in "Theater Camp" by Dan Stahl

With humor and pathos, the movie presents the stage as a haven to be protected.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 4:12pm on September 14, 2023[SHARE]

Annie Baker Turns a Philosophical Eye on Pain by Helen Shaw

The playwright's exquisite new comic drama, "Infinite Life," nails the absurdity of having a body.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 10:00am on September 13, 2023[SHARE]

Fall Culture Preview: What to See This Season

What's happening in TV, art, theatre, music, movies, and more.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on August 18, 2023[SHARE]

"The Shark Is Broken" Circles the Guts of "Jaws" by Helen Shaw

The new Broadway play, by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, imagines frequently irritable chats among the movie's three main actors, including Shaw's father, Robert Shaw.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on August 11, 2023[SHARE]

The Barbie Movie That Was Barred from Theatres by Jessica Winter

Todd Haynes's "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story" exists in diametrical, generational opposition to Greta Gerwig's box-office-topping "Barbie."

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 10:54am on July 27, 2023[SHARE]

An Oedipal Fish Story on Broadway by Michael Schulman

The actor Robert Shaw used to bring his son Ian to the "Jaws" set. Now Ian's playing his dad in "The Shark Is Broken," his play about the mechanical predator.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on July 24, 2023[SHARE]

The Louis Armstrong Center Celebrates the Heroic Jazz Trumpeter

A new venue with an archive, an exhibition space, and a theatre has opened up across from the Louis Armstrong House Museum, in Corona, Queens.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on July 21, 2023[SHARE]

"Here Lies Love" Tackles Broadway; "Uncle Vanya" Tiptoes Downtown by Helen Shaw

David Byrne's electro-pop Imelda Marcos is a series of hard, mirrored surfaces.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on July 21, 2023[SHARE]

The Witch Hunt in "The Doctor" by Helen Shaw

Helen Shaw reviews Robert Icke's adaptation of an Arthur Schnitzler play, starring Juliet Stevenson as a doctor who is a target of anti-Semitism and language policing.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on June 26, 2023[SHARE]

London Theatre at a Breakneck Pace by Helen Shaw

"Operation Mincemeat," "Guys and Dolls," and "The Motive and the Cue" gallop into the past.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on June 19, 2023[SHARE]

Recap: The Unscripted 2023 Tony Awards by Michael Schulman

It was a big night for the off-kilter appeal of "Kimberly Akimbo," the nonbinary winners Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee, and try-hard musical-theatre-kid energy.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:34pm on June 12, 2023[SHARE]
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