He Won a Tony. Then Came the Hard Part: Facing His Demons.
In his solo Off Broadway show “Other,” Ari’el Stachel explores the anxiety that has exacerbated his struggles with being an Arab Jew.
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CreditAmir Hamja for The New York Times Review: Aubrey Plaza Shines in Ethan Coen’s Retrograde ‘Let’s Love!’
It’s unusual for an Atlantic Theater Company production to feel so uninspired, but in this set of one-acts, committed actors are let down by juvenile language.
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times George Clooney in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck,’ and More Theater to Stream
This month’s picks include Clooney’s Broadway run as the CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow and an audio play starring Hugh Jackman.
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Jen Tullock Multitasks in ‘Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God’
The “Severance” actor portrays all the roles in a play she wrote with Frank Winters, inspired by her evangelical upbringing.
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To Explore Violence Against Women, She Drugs Herself Onstage
With her performance piece ‘The Bride and the Goodnight Cinderella,’ Carolina Bianchi poses questions about trauma, art — and where the two connect.
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CreditSabrina Weniger T IntroducesReview: ‘Are the Bennet Girls OK?’ Well, Their Mother Is Magnificent.
Bedlam’s sharply irreverent production of Emily Breeze’s comedy, a riff on “Pride and Prejudice,” has period dress, contemporary vernacular and a magnetic Mrs. Bennet.
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CreditAri Espay Critic’s PickZora Neale Hurston’s Play Comes Alive 100 Years Later
“Spunk,” a fable weaving together music and movement, is getting its first full staging since being rediscovered in 1997.
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CreditAvion Pearce for The New York Times What Would Elphaba Grow? The Botanical Garden Has Some Ideas.
Striking plants of deep pinks and dark greens conjure the visual world of “Wicked” this month at the New York Botanical Garden.
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CreditDolly Faibyshev for The New York Times The Breakout Star of ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
“I wanted to tell a story that encompassed the gender spectrum,” said Tonatiuh, who transformed his body to play the queer window dresser Luis Molina.
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Critic’s Pick‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ Review: Stephen Rea’s Duet With His Younger Self
Samuel Beckett’s 55-minute contemplation of mortality comes to NYU Skirball in a neat and handsome staging by Vicky Featherstone.
By Laura Collins-Hughes
Harlem Stage Takes Its Show on the Road for the First Time
“Freedom Riders,” a performance featuring monologues about police violence against Black people, played in cities throughout the South before returning to New York.
By Jonathan Abrams
Review: Is Dylan Mulvaney ‘The Least Problematic Woman in the World’?
In her bold, funny solo show, the social media influencer details a life of identity-searching, controversy and a determination to be absolutely herself.
By Tim Teeman
Theater ReviewIn ‘Mary Page Marlowe,’ Susan Sarandon Is One Part of a Woman in Pieces
The screen star is making her London stage debut in Tracy Letts’s portrait of embattled womanhood.
By Houman Barekat
‘Cats’ Is Returning to Broadway, This Time With Heels Instead of Paws
The reimagined “Jellicle Ball” version of the musical is set in the ballroom scene — the queer subculture built around dance competitions.
By Michael Paulson
How This ‘Severance’ Actor Lost God and Found Herself
Jen Tullock’s Off Broadway play, “Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God,” delves into growing up in a Christian family.
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
The GreatsHow David Henry Hwang Remade Theater in His Own Image
Long the leading Asian American playwright, he was writing autofictional works about identity politics decades before those were cultural obsessions.
By Mark Harris
The GreatsGlenn Close Has Nothing Left to Prove
For half a century, she’s brought her singular talents to the stage and screen. Now, the actress wants one more shot at the role that helped make her a star.
By Nick Haramis, Joshua Woods and Delphine Danhier
Letter from the EditorThe Greats: Glenn Close, David Henry Hwang and Tyler, the Creator
For T’s annual celebration of the people changing the culture, we profile three artists united in their dedication to taking risks.
By Hanya Yanagihara
MacArthur Foundation Announces 2025 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners
Twenty-two people in a broad spectrum of the arts and sciences were awarded the fellowship, which comes with an $800,000 stipend.
By Michaela Towfighi
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