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April 6, 2026 9:59 pm

Becky Shaw: Social Climbing in the 21st Century

★★★★☆ Gina Gionfriddo’s Pulitzer-finalist comedy gets a hilariously razor-sharp Broadway revival featuring a top-flight cast.

March 31, 2026 12:01 am

Dog Day Afternoon: Now You Too Can Chant “Attica! Attica!”

★★★☆☆ Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bacharach star in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ stage adaptation of the classic 1975 film.

March 23, 2026 10:59 pm

Giant: Antisemitism Laid Bare

★★★★☆ John Lithgow plays famed author Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s play directed by Nicholas Hytner

March 19, 2026 10:52 pm

Tru: Very Up Close and Personal with Truman Capote

★★★★☆ Jesse Tyler Ferguson superbly embodies the colorful author in this intimate revival of Jay Presson Allen’s play

March 12, 2026 10:59 pm

Every Brilliant Thing: Daniel Radcliffe Performs Magic of an Emotional Kind

★★★★★ The “Harry Potter” star headlines this Broadway revival of Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe’s poignant one-man play

March 10, 2026 7:37 pm

Cold War Choir Practice: Nuclear Fears, Played for Laughs and Songs

★★★★☆ A young girl gets involved in Cold War-era espionage in Ro Reddick’s farcical play with music

March 5, 2026 9:30 pm

What We Did Before Our Moth Days: Quiet Delivery Masks Emotional Turbulence

★★★★☆ Andre Gregory directs a terrific cast in the latest drama from the author of “The Designated Mourner” and “Aunt Dan and Lemon”

February 24, 2026 9:30 pm

The Reservoir: Comic Play About Addiction Doesn’t Go Deep Enough

★★★☆☆ Noah Galvin plays a young man struggling with alcoholism and the decline of his aging grandparents in Jake Brasch’s dramedy.

February 23, 2026 6:00 pm

You Got Older: Quirkiness Masquerading as Cleverness

★★☆☆☆ Alia Shawkat and Peter Friedman star in Clare Barron’s dramedy about a woman taking care of her dying father.

February 12, 2026 11:00 pm

The Unknown: A Solo Nail-Biter With a Memorable Cast of Characters

★★★★☆ Sean Hayes delivers a riveting performance in David Cale’s one-person thriller.

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