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Melissa Rose Bernardo

March 18, 2024 9:55 pm

An Enemy of the People: Ibsen’s Cautionary Tale As Timely As Ever, 142 Years On

★★★★☆ Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli square off in a battle of right vs. wrong, science vs. politics, and brother vs. brother

March 7, 2024 8:55 pm

Doubt: The Debate Rages On

Doubt

★★★★☆ Two decades later, John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play inspires as much conversation as ever

February 26, 2024 7:31 pm

The Seven Year Disappear: A Tour-de-Force for Cynthia Nixon

The Seven Year Disappear

★★★☆☆ The TV star and theater veteran shines as an enigmatic artist in a time-bending two-hander

December 18, 2023 9:52 pm

Appropriate: Southern Discomfort and Sibling Rivalry at Its Juiciest

Michael Esper Corey Stoll Sarah Paulson

★★★★☆ Lila Neugebauer directs an epic, emotionally draining Broadway debut drama by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

November 19, 2023 9:25 pm

Hell’s Kitchen: Alicia Keys Tries Her Hand at Theater

Hells Kitchen

★★★☆☆ Michael Greif directs this don’t-call-it-a-jukebox-musical valentine to New York City

November 16, 2023 7:56 pm

Spamalot: Lightheaded, Lighthearted Fun

Spamalot knights

★★★★☆ Grab your shrubbery! The Monty Python movie-turned-musical returns to Broadway.

November 14, 2023 8:02 am

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea: Stale Pretzels, Cheap Beer, and Dive-Bar Dreams

Danny and the Deep

★★★★☆ Fueled by stale pretzels and cheap beer, volatile strangers form a tenuous connection in John Patrick Shanley’s two-hander

November 2, 2023 8:55 pm

I Need That: Danny DeVito’s Got the Goods

I Need That

★★★☆☆ Theresa Rebeck’s new play delves into the concept of trash, treasure, and throwing it all away

October 29, 2023 9:00 pm

Translations: Finding the Meaning Behind the Words

Translations

★★★★☆ Irish Rep kicks off its Friel Project with a revival of the playwright’s 1980 language-focused, culture-clash drama

October 27, 2023 6:19 pm

Redwood: A Complex and Comedic Family History Lesson

Redwood

★★★★☆ Brittany K. Allen writes and stars in an incisive piece about a Black family in Baltimore exploring their roots

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★★★★☆ Highly resourceful conceiver-director Daniel Fish gets theatrical again

Slam Frank: An Equal Opportunity Offender

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★★★☆☆ The Jewish teen author/Holocaust victim gets an audacious 21st-century musical glow-up

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