Robert Hofler
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Tony Awards Predictions 2022: Will ‘Six’ Block a ‘Strange Loop’ Sweep?
Plus, don’t count on Hugh Jackman to win Best Actor in a Musical for “The Music Man”
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‘The Bedwetter’ Off Broadway Review: Sarah Silverman’s Bestselling Memoir Becomes an Off-Key Musical
Her show, with songs by the late Adam Schlesinger, is wickedly sharp until it tries to imitate “Dear Evan Hansen”
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‘Exception to the Rule’ Off Broadway Review: A Disturbing Update on ‘The Breakfast Club’
Dave Harris’ exceptional new play reminds us that high school is even worse than we remember
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‘Golden Shield’ Off Broadway Review: An Off-Balance Chinese Juggling Act
Anchuli Felicia King’s new play pivots between international lawsuits, squabbling sisters and lesbians
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‘Which Way to the Stage’ Off Broadway Review: Drag Yourself to This Stellar New Comedy
Drag gets a radical makeover thanks to playwright Ana Nogueira
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‘Wedding Band’ Off Broadway Review: The Theater Discovers Alice Childress, Again
The playwright’s follow-up to ‘Trouble in Mind’ receives a stellar revival
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‘A Case for the Existence of God’ Off Broadway Review: A Riveting, Deceptively Simple 2-Hander
Samuel D. Hunter’s new play receives a stunning world premiere from director David Cromer
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2022 Tony Award Nominations Predictions: Will Hugh Jackman and Other Big Stars Dominate?
The nominees will be announced May 9
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‘Macbeth’ Broadway Review: Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga Reinvent a Classic
Once again, Sam Gold challenges audiences with his radical take on the Bard
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‘Mr. Saturday Night’ Broadway Review: Billy Crystal Is Very Funny – Until He Starts to Sing
Which is a problem for a new musical with songs by Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green
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‘POTUS’ Broadway Review: The President Can’t Be Held Responsible for This Mess
Vanessa Williams, Rachel Dratch, Lea DeLaria, Julie White, Julianne Hough and others find themselves trapped in a political farce
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‘A Strange Loop’ Broadway Review: Michael R. Jackson’s Hilarious and Breathtaking New Musical
Jackson’s Pulitzer winner lands on Broadway with all its brilliance — and brilliant take-downs of Tyler Perry — blessedly intact
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‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ Broadway Review: Thornton Wilder Classic Needs a More Radical Update
The end doesn’t come soon enough in Lileana Blain-Cruz’s revival of Thornton Wilder’s problematic play
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‘Funny Girl’ Broadway Review: She’s Back, Finally, and Very Different
Beanie Feldstein makes the iconic role her own, but the real news is a vastly improved second act
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‘Hangmen’ Broadway Review: Martin McDonagh Gleefully Mocks the Habit of Murder
Alfie Allen makes his Broadway debut, taking on an ex-executioner who finds cause to return to what he does best
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