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Review: Idina Menzel Climbs to New Broadway Heights in ‘Redwood’
The “Wicked” belter scales a 300-foot tree, and a mountain of songs, in a powerful if woo-woo musical about trauma and resilience.
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Theater to Watch at Home: ‘Uncle Vanya’ and an Alice Childress Revival
A bare-bones Chekhov, a critically acclaimed revival of “The Wedding Band” and the cult TV series “Smash” are all available for streaming.
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Creditvia Stratford Festival With ‘Mindplay,’ Vinny DePonto Wants to Bring More Awe Into Your Life
In this mentalist show, the magician asks his audience: “What is meaningful to you?”
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CreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times ‘Henry IV’ Review: Two Plays Become One
The relationship between Prince Hal and John Falstaff, a favorite of Shakespeare scholars, is the focus of this condensed adaptation.
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The N.E.A.’s New Gender and Diversity Edicts Worry Arts Groups
As the National Endowment for the Arts adjusts to comply with President Trump’s executive orders, “gender ideology” is out and works that “honor the nation’s rich artistic heritage” are in.
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CreditGraeme Sloan/Sipa via Associated Press ‘Night Sings Its Songs’ Review: Scenes From a Miserable Marriage
A play by the Nobel winner Jon Fosse gets a rare staging, but New Yorkers will have to wait a little longer to see a production that captures the Norwegian writer’s haunting universe.
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CreditHunter Canning The Next Hot Playwright? They Prefer the Ones Who Cooled Off.
With their Tent Theater Company, Tim Sanford and Aimée Hayes want to raise the profiles of older artists and keep them from being sidelined.
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CreditJames Estrin/The New York Times As Off Broadway Crews Unionize, Workers See Hope, Producers Peril
Workers say the move is overdue, but theater companies fear it will drive up costs in a wounded sector that has yet to recover from the pandemic.
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Denzel Washington Has Finally Found His Purpose (It’s Not Acting)
The legendary actor discusses the prophecy that changed his life, his Oscar snub and his upcoming role starring alongside a “complicated” Jake Gyllenhaal in “Othello” on Broadway.
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Spring PreviewLea Salonga Is Never Getting Tired of Sondheim
The Tony-winning actress co-stars with Bernadette Peters in “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” a show that is letting her surprise audiences with her comedy chops.
By Robert Ito
Tramell Tillman of ‘Severance’ Gives Himself a Performance Review
His character, the smiling menace Mr. Milchick, has more responsibility in Season 2. He also has more of the spotlight.
By Sarah Bahr
Ken Wydro, Who Helped Create an Off Broadway Phenomenon, Dies at 81
He and his wife, Vy Higginsen, poured all they had into “Mama, I Want to Sing,” a long-shot musical that became an enduring staple of Black theater.
By Alex Williams
David Edward Byrd, Whose Posters Captured Rock’s Energy, Dies at 83
His designs for Jimi Hendrix, the Who and others embodied the spirit of the psychedelic era. He also created images for stage shows like “Godspell.”
By Alex Williams
Rewind‘Dutchman’: An Electrifying Dance of Death
A newly restored film adaptation of Amiri Baraka’s provocative 1964 play evoking racial and sexual anxiety is showing at the Museum of Modern Art.
By J. Hoberman
‘Doomers’ Review: Hunkered Down, Debating the Peril and Promise of A.I.
Matthew Gasda directs his new play, which was inspired by Sam Altman’s 2023 ouster from OpenAI.
By Laura Collins-Hughes
She Keeps ‘The Lion King’ in Motion
“Everything in the show moves,” said Ruthlyn Salomons, whose job for 25 years has been to oversee all the parts, people and puppets of this kinetic musical.
By Ellen Jacobs
Tony Roberts, a Nonchalant Pal in Woody Allen’s Films, Dies at 85
He had an acclaimed Broadway career in musicals and comedies, but moviegoers knew him mostly as the self-assured, easygoing friend of Mr. Allen’s insecure heroes.
By Anita Gates
Critic’s NotebookCan Movie Stars Handle Greek Classics? London Is Finding Out.
Sophocles is suddenly everywhere on the city’s stages. In concurrent shows, Rami Malek is playing Oedipus and Brie Larson is taking on Elektra.
By Houman Barekat
Troubled Volksbühne Theater Announces Another New Director
Matthias Lilienthal will take over running the Berlin playhouse, which has been lurching from crisis to crisis for years.
By Thomas Rogers
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