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April 3, 2025 11:57 pm

Good Night, and Good Luck: Movie-to-Stage-to-Video

★★★☆☆ George Clooney makes his Broadway debut in this stage adaptation of the 2005 film which he directed, co-wrote and appeared in.

March 31, 2025 11:29 pm

Glengarry Glen Ross: Good Leads, but the Production Doesn’t Quite Close

★★★★☆ A star-studded cast performs in the latest revival of David Mamet’s testosterone-laden classic.

March 23, 2025 11:59 pm

Othello: For This Revival, the Stars Are the Thing

★★★☆☆ Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Kenny Leon’s Broadway production of Shakespeare’s tragedy.

March 19, 2025 8:57 pm

We Had a World: A Too Fractured Memory Play

★★★☆☆ Andrew Barth Feldman, Joanna Gleason, and Jeanine Serralles star in Joshua Harmon’s autobiographical family drama.

March 11, 2025 9:58 pm

A Streetcar Named Desire: Overly Stylized Revival Goes Off the Rails

★★☆☆☆ Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran star in the Almeida Theatre production of Williams’ classic, directed by Rebecca Frecknall

March 9, 2025 7:01 pm

Judy Collins & Friends: A Joyous Tribute to the Beloved Singer-Songwriter

A sterling line-up of performers celebrated Collins’ 85th birthday at Town Hall.

February 25, 2025 7:00 pm

Curse of the Starving Class: A Sam Shepard Walk on the Tepid Side

★★★☆☆ Calista Flockhart, Christian Slater and Cooper Hoffman appear in Scott Elliott’s revival of Shepard’s darkly absurdist classic.

February 13, 2025 9:58 pm

Redwood: Idina Menzel Defies Gravity Again, in New Musical

★★★☆☆ The star of Wicked and Frozen returns to Broadway with this musical about a woman trying to escape her grief in a California forest

February 4, 2025 8:59 pm

The Antiquities: The Future’s Not Looking Too Bright

★★★★☆ The new play by Jordan Harrison, author of “Marjorie Prime,” imagines a future where humans have been replaced by artificial beings.

January 25, 2025 12:33 pm

Hugh Jackman: From New York, With Love: A Triumphant, Career-Tapping Concert

The Broadway and film star does what he loves best in this months-long residency at the city’s legendary theater.

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