The Snubs and Surprises of the 2024 Olivier Awards
Our theater critics and a reporter discuss the big winner — “Sunset Boulevard” — and the rest of the honorees at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.
By Houman Barekat, Matt Wolf and
Our theater critics and a reporter discuss the big winner — “Sunset Boulevard” — and the rest of the honorees at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.
By Houman Barekat, Matt Wolf and
A musical about the groundbreaking Art Deco painter is vocally thrilling but historically a blur.
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The musical, which stars Nicole Scherzinger, won seven awards at Britain’s version of the Tonys. And Sarah Snook won best actress for “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
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The theater says that allowing the assassination to be recreated there would undermine the gravity and significance of Abraham Lincoln’s death.
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‘Player Kings’ Review: Ian McKellen’s Juicy Assignment as Falstaff
In Robert Icke’s adaptation of Parts 1 and 2 of “Henry IV,” the veteran stage actor’s performance belies his age.
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Review: In ‘Symphony of Rats’ Revival, a Darkness Goes Underexplored
The Wooster Group’s staging of Richard Foreman’s play operates like a delightful love letter from one giant of experimental theater to another.
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Review: In ‘The Outsiders,’ a New Song for the Young Misfits
The classic coming-of-age novel has become a compelling, if imperfect, musical about have-not teenagers in a have-it-all world.
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Broadway Shows to See This Spring
A guide to the productions onstage now and scheduled to arrive soon, including “Appropriate,” “Cabaret” and “The Wiz.”
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There’s a Bright Spot in New York Theater. It’s Not Where You Think.
Commercial Off Broadway, a long-dormant sector of the city’s theater economy, is having a banner season. But can it last?
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Rick Miramontez, a veteran theater press agent, is gearing up for the craziest stretch of the Broadway season.
By Sarah Bahr
“The Heart of Rock and Roll,” a Broadway show built around the songs of Huey Lewis and the News, has given the singer a reason to “get out of bed.”
By Dave Itzkoff
For him, “art played a particular role in social change,” the director Mehmet Ergen said. “Everything was political.”
By Matt Wolf
Proposed legislation would allocate $1 billion annually for an industry coping with rising expenses and smaller audiences.
By Michael Paulson
Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will star in Sondheim’s “Old Friends” in Manhattan Theater Club’s Broadway season, which also includes “Eureka Day.”
By Michael Paulson
As Shaina Taub’s musical opens, the show’s team members, including Hillary Clinton, say they’re ready to give the women’s suffrage movement a bigger platform.
By Laura Zornosa
The actress makes her Broadway debut in “Mary Jane” as the single mother of a seriously ill child. She views her acting choices as expanding her orbit.
By Melena Ryzik
As a press agent, he had his first big hit with “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” In dog competitions, his first big hit was a dachshund named Virginia.
By Sam Roberts
Audiences are flocking to shows with Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and other alums of the acclaimed HBO series.
By Michael Paulson
The internet latched on to 16-year-old Felicia Dawkins’ performance as The Unknown at a shambolic Willy Wonka-inspired event. This weekend, she’s heading to a bigger and scarier stage in London.
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
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