Robert Hofler
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‘Fool for Love’ Broadway Review: Sam Shepard Separates the Men From the Guys
But whether it’s Sam Rockwell or Tom Pelphrey, no man stands a chance with Nina Arianda on stage — she’s the first actor to feature both arms and legs akimbo
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‘Old Times’ Broadway Review: Clive Owen, Kelly Reilly and Eve Best Reinvent Pinter
The actors share a feverish imagination that doesn’t have much to do with the text, but nonetheless illuminates it in quirky ways
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‘Antigone’ Theater Review: Juliette Binoche Meets Her Match in a Fascist Ruler and His Son
Actress, who exudes a moody spirituality on film, effortlessly takes moral high ground in a new revival in Brooklyn
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‘Spring Awakening’ Theater Review: Kids Just Want to Have Fun, the Adults Won’t Let Them
This Broadway revival will make you wonder why all actors in all musicals don’t use American Sign Language to convey what they’re singing
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‘The Legend of Georgia McBride’ Theater Review: Or, Queer Eye for the Straight Elvis Impersonator
Playwright Matthew Lopez channels Tennessee Williams in a drama about drag queens including one who could be straight out of “Sweet Bird of Youth”
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‘Whorl Inside a Loop’ Theater Review: Why White Crime Is Different From Black Crime
The broad minstrel performances in the musical “Scottsboro Boys” were subtle compared to what takes place on stage in this new Off Broadway play
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‘Hamilton’ Broadway Review: The Founding Fathers Never Looked or Sounded So Cool
In a Broadway awash with shows about the British royalty, it’s refreshing that America’s far more intriguing past is given a long-overdue dramatization
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‘Amazing Grace’ Broadway Review: Famous Hymn’s Backstory Doesn’t Sing in New Musical
The show postpones Barack Obama’s favorite tune to the finale, offering a long and dull history lesson with a score heavy on bombastic anthems
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Tony Awards 2015: Why It Pays to Be Popular Like ‘Fun Home,’ ‘Curious Incident’
The big winners on Sunday’s are already box office hits on Broadway, but many runners-up may soon post closing notices
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Tony Award Predictions: Brit Stars Like Helen Mirren on One Side, Bradley Cooper and Fellow Yanks on the Other
Among the movie stars, Helen Mirren looks good to win for her performance in “The Audience,” but Bradley Cooper, nominated for “The Elephant Man,” finds himself in a much more competitive race
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Harvey Weinstein Responds to ‘Finding Neverland’ Tonys Snub
“I could not be more proud of the magic created on our stage by Diane Paulus and the entire ‘Neverland’ team,” says Weinstein, the show’s lead producer
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Tony Nominations Biggest Snubs and Surprises – From Matthew Morrison to Hugh Jackman and Tyne Daly
But will Morrison and Vanessa Hudgens get to perform on the telecast?
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Tony Award Predictions: Glut of Nominations Means Snubs Ahead
With only 37 shows opening on Broadway this season, overload in some categories shifts focus from who is to who isn’t recognized
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‘Grounded’ Theater Review: Anne Hathaway Makes Tough Transition From Fighter Pilot to Drone Operator
Hathaway may be trying to bring her persona down a notch, but why is she speaking with her “Interstellar” co-star’s country twang?
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‘Airline Highway’ Theater Review: Spirit of New Orleans Brought to Life By Whores, Hustlers and Philosophers
What’s theatrically indulgent, and appreciated, about Lisa D’Amour’s play is how she could have eliminated a few actors, especially those guys in the crack den