straight White Men - It would be nice to see this first Broadway production by an Asian-American woman as a sign that America will soon be a more welcoming place for people of all backgrounds, colors and genders than it is currently. . . Read
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Head Over Heels - Jukebox musicals come simple and glitzy-- like this elaborately staged mashup of a 16th Century romance and the Go-Go songbook. . . Read
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Carousel -Closing 9/16! A wonderful cast and dances retains this favorite from the Golden Age of Musicals ear and eye hugging sizzle. . . Read
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Mean Girls - Another teen audience targeted movie now sing and dances on Broadway Read
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Frozen - A visually rich production that keeps us wide-eyed and on tenterhooks for more than two hours, even when we know how things are going to end. . . Read
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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical -Closing 9/16 Embodied by a caper-cutting dynamo named Ethan Slater, Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants joins a long list of cartoon characters who have gravitated to the Broadway stage. Read
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Once On This Island - Tony Award for Best Musical Revival! This musical may be small in its scope, but when compared to some, it achieves its own sense of grandness by being both magical and seductive— an unbeatable combination. Read
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The Band's Visit -Winner of 10 Tony Awards-including best play, best actor/actress/director/book!Read
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Anastasia - The famous Russian princess fairy tale boasts a top team Read
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Hello, Dolly! - Jerry Herman's bouncy score now in its final month on Broadway. . . Read
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School of Rock -closing 1/20/19 It's a large, loud show with a totally improbable plot but it;s impossible not to root for its ensemble of super talented kids . . . .
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Be More Chill - Extended to 9/30! Even though though the target audience for this is too young to vote in "regular" elections, they can be counted on to cast their vote for this musical as the hottest chill in town.
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Twelfth Night - Read
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Comfort Women -
a significant story that affected almost 200,000 women during WWII, leading to the survivors' shame, silence and sometimes suicides. Unfortunately, this musical does not pack the necessary emotional and dramatic punch. Read
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My Life On a Diet - Extended to 9/02 This is not classic comedy for the ages but you will have plenty of laughs for 90 minutes. Read
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Smokey Joe's Café -Joshua Bergasse's dynamic choreography and direction make this revival just the respits we all need from what nature and the White House has been sending our way. . . Read
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The Originalist -
we see conservative Justice Scalia strike his targets with accuity and depth of intellect, something lacking today as the country watches political disagreements increasingly mean-spirited and scringe-worthy. Read
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Tevye Served Raw -
These Sholem Aleichem's stories brings us back to the real Tevye, the one Sholem Aleichem created before nostalgia and security softened his edges. . . Read
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Fiddler on the Roof Extended to 10/25! -
The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's (NYTF)
excellent Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof as directed by Joel Grey makes us fall in love with Tevye, his wife, Golde, and his three daughters all over again. Read
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Fire In Dreamland -
Rebecca Naomi Jones delivers dauntingly long monologues with plenty of fire and verve though Rinne Groff's play fails to fully live up to its potential. . . Read
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Mary Page Marlowe -
This doesn't have the fire and fury of August Osage County. But any theatergoer who appreciates fine acting and willing to tackle a challengingly structured play won't want to miss seeing it during its run now at 2nd Stage. Read
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Skintight -
Joshua Harmon has created a thoroughly modern family comedy, and Indina Menzel and her colleagues give committed performances. However, Skintight is just too determinedly provocative, to make a really skin deep impression. . . . Read
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On A Clear Day You Can See Forever -
this musical's story will never be without credibility issues but as adapted and directed by the Irish Rep's Charlotte Moore, it's now more fun than flawed.
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Carmen Jones Extended to 8/19!- John Doyle applies his essential staging style tithis rare revival at Classic Stage. And it works! Read
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Desperate Measures - The delightful Shakespeare inspired musical is terrific as ever at New World Stages. . .Read
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In and Of Itself - a look at this combination one-man bioplay and magic show as it heads into its 4th extension. . . Read
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Sweeney ToddExtended again to 8/26/18! -the Demon Barber's story goes immersive, its thrilling music intact and the pies and mash served before show time are delicious . . .Read
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Walking with Dinosaurs Michaela Strachan narrates close encounters with these magnificent creatures from our past . . . .
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Little Shop of Horrors The Open Air in Regent's Park stages Little Shop of Horrors with fabulous designs of Skid Row and triffid like tentacles . . . . .
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Lies Belgian Theatre Collective's innovative immersive theatre experience of thrills and spills in the world of high finance. . . .
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Othello The much anticipated return of Mark Rylance to Shakespeare's Globe reinterprets Othello as a comedy. . . .
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Lamplighters A delightfully fun evening parodying the Le Carré spy genre and taking the audience into the intrigue. . . .
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Allelujah! 83 year old Alan Bennett's latest play looks at a hospital ward of octogenarians . . . .
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Pity The Royal Court produces Rory Mullarkey's Pity and what a malarkey it is! . . . .
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But It Still Goes On This play by famous poet and novelist Robert Graves was never performed and the fabulous Finborough stages its first production . . . .
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As You Like It The Open Air in Regent's Park stages As You Like It amid Trump's helicopter entourage
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The Jungle An immersive production that takes you inside a refugee camp of migrants hoping to get from France to England
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Imperium The RSC adapts three of Richard Harris's Roman novels into a seven hour marathon . . . .
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Pressure the superb play from actor David Haig is now at the Ambassadors . . . .
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Consent The National Theatre's production of Nina Raine's play about barristers and rape transfers to the West End . . . .
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Strictly Ballroom the Musical This is the new stage version of Baz Luhrmann's 1992 film Strictly Ballroom starring Will Young as the singer narrator . . . .
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Bat Out of Hell
Last year's Meatloaf and Jim Steinman hit at the Coliseum transfers to the Dominion . . . Read
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Tina Tina opens in London with a fabulous new star Adrienne Warren as Tina Turner . . . .
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Chicago Chicago lives again with all its razzle dazzle at London's Phoenix Theatre . . . .
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Dreamgirls Dreamgirls has found an appreciative audience at London's Savoy Theatre . .
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Into the Numbers - Christopher Chen's play is a harrowing account of research into what was termed the Rape of Nanking and the impact on those who write about genocide . . . Read More
Young Frankenstein Mel Brooks tightens up the musical version of his movie for London's opening of a quirky show with tunes and laughter . . . Read More -
Coriolanus -
We are probably due for a Coriolanus that examines the rise and fall of an anti-social soldier-turned-politician in the digital age. For now, the Theatricum's offering offers a rousing couple of hours nonetheless.. . Read
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Mutt House -
Tony Cookson's new musical Mutt House at the Kirk Douglas Theatre is stuffed near-to-bursting with good intentions, but could do better at delivering them. . . Read
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Soft Power -
Inside the hugely fertile mind of David Henry Hwang, cross-cultural musings are at play with political insights stemming from the result of the 2016 presidential election. Joining in this oddball cerebral jamboree are ideas for sitcoms, memories of his father’s immigrant journey and — why not! — a lifelong love-hate relationship with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. . . Read
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The Color Purple - John Doyle's production at the Kennedy Center is still ejoyable, especially with its cast of fine singers . . Read
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Dave - an enjoyable new screen-to-stage adaptation by Thomas Meehan and Nell Benjamin and theatrical tricks by director Tina Landau. . . Read
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West Side Story -
The iconic musical made even more relevant by our present global mass immigration and its subsequent cultural upheaval. Read
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Member of the Wedding - Williamstown Theater Festival's new production of Carson McCuller's famous story features a fine new Frankie. . . Read
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The Petrified Forest -
Director David Auburn and his fine cast have turned a slice of American history into a worthwhile revisitation of American ideals and disillusionments. Read
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Seared -
This exceptional production of Theresa Rebeck's new play deserves to continue in another venue after its run at Williamstown's Nikos Stage Read
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Mary's Wedding -
Stephen Massicotte's first full-length play is a delicate and timeless love story which the intimate space of Chester Theatre Company showcases to perfection. Read
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- Lloyd Suh and his cast and production colleagues have reconstructed a riveting and poetic 90-minute world premiere of historic interest and pointed political observations.. . Read
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Creditors -
Though this Ibsen play has its flaws, this is your chance to see a seldom-performed production by one of the world's foremost and highly controversial playwrights Read
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Hair - The obvious intent by the producers is to tie 1968 to 2018. . . a debilitating lengthy war, an administration that ignores the best needs of the country, a narcissistic president, an alienated youth. Read
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