Review: ‘Mope’ Examines Porn, Where a Man’s Just the Sum of His Parts
Paul Cameron’s Hardy’s new play at the Ensemble Studio Theater focuses on two actors, one a success in pornography, the other just a journeyman player.
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Photo CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times ‘Hamilton’ Casts Its Next Lafayette and Jefferson
James Monroe Iglehart, who won a Tony Award for his performance as the Genie in “Aladdin,” will join the cast of “Hamilton” in mid-April.
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Photo CreditEmon Hassan for The New York Times Review: ‘Made in China,’ With Romance, Polemics and Puppets
This enchanting, unclassifiable show swings freely between political commentary and surrealistic comedy.
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Photo CreditMarina McClure Review: ‘[Porto]’ Features a Bar Regular Looking for Love
This Kate Benson play is set in a Brooklyn spot that promises company and conversation, especially for a lonely woman who wants to attract a man.
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Photo CreditWalter McBride/Getty Images Lisa Kron Awarded Kleban Prize for Musical Theater
Daniel Zaitchik also won the award, which comes with $100,000.
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Photo CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’: Oh Gosh, I’ve Turned Into My Mother
A revival of Martin McDonagh’s play features Marie Mullen as the mother, Mag; almost 20 years ago she played Maureen, Mag’s daughter.
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Photo CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times For Early ‘Jersey Boys’ Investors, Oh, What a Run
About three out of four Broadway shows lose money. But not “Jersey Boys.” Here’s how a group of unlikely investors helped make the show a global hit.
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Bucharest Journal
Photo CreditAndrei Pungovschi for The New York Times Keeping Alive a Haven for Yiddish Culture in Modern Romania
Bucharest is home to one of only a handful of Yiddish theaters left in Europe, which remained open even as Romania was gripped by anti-Semitism during World War II.
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Photo CreditArty Pomerantz/New York Post Archive and NYP Holdings, via Getty Images What August Wilson Means Now
Our critics talk about the power of language and representation from the playwright, a great chronicler of the 20th century.
