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America
‘Staff Meal’ Review: The Last Course for Doomsday Diners and Dates
Restaurant patrons and staff members are oblivious to the impending apocalypse in Abe Koogler’s new show at Playwrights Horizons.
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America
Tony Nominations Snubs and Surprises: Steve Carell and ‘The Wiz’ Miss Out
The day of the Tony Award nominations is like college acceptance day a bit earlier in the spring, but on…
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America
‘Ash’ Review: A Nobel Prize-Winner Confronts Environmental Collapse
Elfriede Jelinek’s latest play deals with collective calamity and individual grief, but is let down by a chaotic production.
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America
In a Pair of ‘Macbeth’ Productions, Only One Does Right by the Lady
One of Shakespeare’s most coveted roles for women gets different interpretations onstage in New York and Washington.
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Opinion
What Began as a War on Theater Won’t End There
Productions of plays in America’s high schools have been increasingly under attack. In 2023, Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters”was rejected in…
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America
Video Games Are a Playwright’s Muse, Not Her Hobby
In Bekah Brunstetter’s new play “The Game,” women withhold sex from their partners who are obsessed with a Fortnite-like game.…
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Europe
‘Sunset Boulevard,’ Heading to Broadway, Wins Big at Olivier Awards
The musical, which stars Nicole Scherzinger, won seven awards at Britain’s version of the Tonys. And Sarah Snook won best…
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America
How Khruangbin’s Sound Became the New Mood Music
The Texan trio’s vibes have spawned countless imitators, but their magic isn’t so easy to replicate.
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Europe
Trevor Griffiths, Marxist Writer for Stage and Screen, Dies at 88
For him, “art played a particular role in social change,” the director Mehmet Ergen said. “Everything was political.”
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America
A British Scandal Intrigued J.T. Rogers, Then He Went Down the Rabbit Hole
The playwright thought News International’s phone-hacking scandal could make for a sweeping thriller. Twelve years later, here it is.