Theater
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Tony Award Nominations: 7 Biggest Snubs and Surprises, From Daniel Craig to ‘MJ’
A surprising amount of love for “MJ,” but none for Daniel Craig
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Tony Award Nominations: ‘A Strange Loop’ Leads With 11 Noms
“MJ: The Musical” and “Paradise Square” follow with 10 nominations each
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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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‘How I Learned to Drive’ Broadway Review: Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse Return to the Scene of the Crime
Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play runs in top gear all the way
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‘The Minutes’ Broadway Review. Tracy Letts Delivers a Civics Lesson in 90 Minutes
The playwright also stars in this dark comedy about a really bad mayor
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‘American Buffalo’ Broadway Review: Sam Rockwell and Laurence Fishburne Explore Mamet’s Dark Side
A crackerjack third Broadway revival of the ’70s classic underscores its relevance for the age of QAnon