Theater
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‘Noises Off’ Broadway Review: Does Andrea Martin Lead a Laugh Riot or Smile Contest?
Return visitors to Michael Frayn’s three-act comedy may find watching its play within a play too much of a bad thing
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Off-Broadway Actress Charges Sexism, Racism in Quitting ‘Mother Courage’
“When Black bodies are on the stage, Black perspectives must be reflected,” writes the actress in her decision to step down
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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Broadway Review: A Classic Tweaked but Not Transformed
Danny Burstein stars as Tevye in director Bartlett Sher’s moving but occasionally muddled new revival
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TheWrap Picks 10 Best and Worst in Theater 2015
TheWrap Rewind 2015: From “Hamilton” to “The King and I,” critic Robert Hofler looks backs at the highlights and lowlights of theater on and off Broadway
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‘These Paper Bullets!’ Theater Review: Billie Joe Armstrong Combines the Beatles and the Bard
There isn’t enough of Armstrong’s music and there’s way too much of Rolin Jones’ book, which achieves the uneasy feat of being both amateur and frenetic
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Josh Groban to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’
Pop musical based on “War and Peace” is bound for Great White Way in September 2016 after long Off Broadway run
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‘The Christians’ Theater Review: A Mega-Church Tries to Expel the Devil
In Lucas Hnath’s provocative new play at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum, a pastor runs afoul of his congregation by denying hell’s existence
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‘The Color Purple’ Broadway Review: Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo Lead Sexy Revival
Under John Doyle’s inspired direction, sex emerges as a major ingredient in this very adult musical, whether it’s sex to make love, to abuse someone, or just to have fun
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‘Lazarus’ Theater Review: David Bowie Revisits ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’
“Dexter” star Michael C. Hall plays the alien who wants to travel back to outer space, but this time it’s more a trip to our common inner space
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‘School of Rock’ Broadway Review: Julian Fellowes, Andrew Lloyd Webber Try to Rock
In a rock musical based on the 2003 American movie, you exit humming Mozart — yes, Mozart
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‘China Doll’ Broadway Review: Al Pacino, David Mamet Play With Politics and Greed
Pacino never hides his technique, which is what makes him so entertaining to watch. Here, he brings out his entire arsenal of shtick
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‘Invisible Thread’ Theater Review: Musical’s Uganda Is Far From ‘Book of Mormon’
Director Diane Paulus eschews the pyrotechnics of her recent Broadway outings to embrace a minimalist approach that suits this autobiographical musical to perfection
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Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton, Rumer Willis Join Movie Musical ‘Hello Again’
Film based on Michael John LaChiusa ‘s stage production also stars TR Knight, Jenna Ushkowitz
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Tony Awards Get New Venue, Air Date
The 2016 ceremony is the 70th annual award show for achievement on Broadway
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‘Important Hats of the Twentieth Century’ Theater Review: Camp Meets High Fashion
“Orange Is the New Black” writer-producer Nick Jones has fashioned a hilarious, always hallucinatory new Off Broadway comedy about a time-traveling clothing designer
