‘The Queen of Versailles’ Bombed on Broadway. What Went Wrong?

The show reunited Kristin Chenoweth and Stephen Schwartz for the first time since “Wicked.” It wasn’t enough to counter poor word of mouth and other challenges.

Playwrights Horizons Is Sued Over Discounts to People of Color

The lawsuit, against the prominent Off Broadway theater, is backed by Edward Blum, who has long challenged race-based policies. Playwrights called it “meritless.”

Review: A ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ Musical Is a Psychedelic Parable

At Greenwich House Theater, Greta Gertler Gold and Hilary Bell’s stage adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s novel hovers between reverie and reality.

Cheyenne Jackson Believes in Kindness as a Drug

“I don’t do drugs anymore,” the actor and singer said, “but when a random baby in a stroller smiles at me, it feels like I just did a bump of coke.”

Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Want to Get Under Your Skin

The couple are gearing up for the Broadway opening of “Bug,” about a descent into paranoia and psychosis in a squalid motel room.

‘Oh, Mary!’ Came to London. It’s the Raciest Show in Town.

Some had wondered how the show about Abraham Lincoln’s wife would fare after its creator left the Broadway cast. But mirth is abundant as it opens on the West End.

How the ‘Wicked’ Movies Turbocharged a Broadway Juggernaut

The musical was already one of theater’s biggest success stories. Then came Hollywood.

How ‘Wicked’ Became a $1.6 Billion Juggernaut

The musical was already one of theater’s biggest success stories. Then came Hollywood.

‘The BFG’ Enchants With Puppets and Pantomime Spirit

There is plenty of stimulation for young theatergoers in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved book.

Broadway Shows Closing Soon: ‘The Queen of Versailles,’ ‘Waiting for Godot’ and More

Catch Kristin Chenoweth basking in the excess, and Bill and Ted having a Beckettian adventure, before the curtain comes down on their productions and others.

‘Tartuffe’ Review: Casting Keeps a Deluxe Molière Revival on Its Toes

Matthew Broderick plays Tartuffe and David Cross his naïve prey in this Lucas Hnath adaptation of a 17th-century French comedy classic.

Watching ‘Liberation’ With a Women’s Movement Pioneer, My Mom

In researching her new Broadway play, Bess Wohl interviewed my mother. After a performance, we all discussed the play and its themes.

‘Beaches,’ a Novel and a Film, Will Spread Its Wings on Broadway

A musical adaptation of the story will open at the Majestic Theater next spring. And yes, the score includes “Wind Beneath My Wings.”

‘Titaníque,’ Singing and Spoofing Celine Dion, Sets Sail for Broadway

This zany musical made it from the basement of a Manhattan grocery to London’s West End, and now hopes to become Broadway’s next hit comedy.

‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘Dead Outlaw’ and More Theater to Stream

Other picks include a family production of “The Snow Queen,” the Broadway-bound “Every Brilliant Thing” and the acclaimed comedy “Sorry for Your Loss.”

As Regional Theaters Struggle, Some Defy the Odds

Naples, Fla., and Milwaukee are quite different, but have one thing in common: They are home to regional theaters that are thriving.

‘Anna Christie’ Review: Michelle Williams on the Waterfront

The actress stars in Thomas Kail’s luminous revival of Eugene O’Neill’s play about a woman whose past threatens her future.

Tom Hanks on the Electrifying (and Terrifying) Experience of Writing a Play

The actor also stars in the Off Broadway production of “This World of Tomorrow,” a yearslong project at the Shed through Dec. 21.

This ‘Into the Woods’ Is Not That Deep. That’s What Makes It Great.

A new London staging of the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical makes the most of its comedic elements and delivers a visual treat.

‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ to Close Early on Broadway

The lauded play by Samuel D. Hunter is the first production of Scott Rudin’s comeback season. Despite positive reviews, sales have been soft.

D.L. Coburn, Playwright With a Sole Hit, ‘The Gin Game,’ Dies at 87

His two-character work won a Pulitzer Prize and had a long Broadway run, but he never replicated its success and struggled to get his later work staged.

Why Return to a Christmas Classic? To Find Something New.

Popping up once a year, works like “A Christmas Carol,” “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” help us gauge where we are in our lives.

16 Best Theater Moments of 2025

Lea Michele’s star turn in “Chess.” Kara Young as an 8-year-old. A 12-minute monologue delivered from a cloud. These are our favorite scenes from this year.

Jeremy O. Harris Is Released From Custody in Japan

The Tony-nominated playwright was arrested last month on suspicion of attempted drug smuggling. He was released on Monday, Japanese officials said.

‘Marjorie Prime’ Review: A.I. Gave Her Back Her Husband. Was It Worth It?

June Squibb stars in the Broadway premiere of Jordan Harrison’s meditation on grief and the nature of human and artificial intelligence.

The Show-Stealing Dogs of the Big Apple Circus

Copo, Diana, Suzy, Tomasa, Lana, Riso and Charlotte dance and prance inside the big tent.

‘A Christmas Carol’ Review: A Gentle Interpretation of a Classic

This production, which retains many of the charms of its 2019 Broadway staging, has lost some of its necessary darkness.

Can a California Director Bring His Sunshine to New York?

Before returning to New York to lead Roundabout, Christopher Ashley is concluding his 18-year tenure at La Jolla Playhouse with the new musical “Working Girl.”

Jeremy O. Harris Is Arrested in Japan on Suspicion of Smuggling Drugs

The Tony-nominated American playwright and actor has been in custody since airport customs officers found Ecstasy in his bag last month.

A Utopian Story That Became a Queer Cult Classic Debuts in New York

“The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions” is a music theater piece based on Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta’s 1970s book.

Holiday Theater: 15 Shows to Spice Up Your Festive Season

Enticements abound in New York City, including Jinkx Monsoon crooning, Dickens reciting Dickens and, for the whole family, the Big Apple Circus.

Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Was a Flop, Then a Hit. Now It’s a Film.

The Broadway revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, was transformative. Here’s what to know about the show, and the movie.

13 Plays (and 2 Festivals) to Invigorate Your December

Michelle Williams leads an O’Neill drama, Matthew Broderick stars in Molière, and plenty of stages brim with non-holiday fare, Off Broadway and beyond.

Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf to Star in Broadway ‘Salesman’

Joe Mantello will direct the next revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” opening in April at the Winter Garden Theater.

It’s a Homophobic Slur. What’s It Doing in So Much Theater?

“Prince Faggot,” “Figaro/Faggots” and other productions use the word to shock, provoke, reclaim it for gay men or all of the above. Does that make it OK?

Tom Stoppard Wrote Dialogue for Indiana Jones and Obi-Wan Kenobi

The playwright won an Academy Award for “Shakespeare in Love.” But he was also a prolific script doctor who worked with filmmakers like Steven Spielberg.

Movies Written by Tom Stoppard to Stream

Spinning off Shakespeare, waltzing through Imperial Russia, bantering about literature or diving deeply into history, Stoppard shared his gifts on the screen.

Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and Others Mourn Tom Stoppard

Nobody advanced or cherished the English language more than Stoppard, Tim Curry noted. Colleagues and fans agreed.

When Tom Stoppard Confronted His Background in His Final Play

The playwright, who learned about his Jewish heritage late in life, addressed it in the Tony Award-winning drama “Leopoldstadt.”

The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency

In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88

Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.

‘Hamilton’ Has Had Quite a Run

Our cartoonist had no idea the Broadway musical he scored tickets to in 2015 would become a cultural phenomenon — and an enduring reminder of battles to be fought.

For the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Broadway Hits the Streets

We tagged along to a late-night rehearsal for performers from “Just in Time,” “Buena Vista Social Club” and “Ragtime.”

45 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll Theater at St. Ann’s Warehouse

In shows like “Black Watch,” “The Jungle” and “Oklahoma!,” the institution has affirmed the theater’s singular power to shock and illuminate our world.

With Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, ‘Harry Potter’ Breaks Its Own Broadway Record

The actor is now playing an adult version of the sinister child he portrayed in the film series.

‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle

The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened.

This ‘All My Sons’ Is Tragedy Done Right

Arthur Miller and Ivo van Hove are a perfect match again, in a new production starring Bryan Cranston and Paapa Essiedu.

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Musicals

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.

Living, Breathing, Seeing and Teaching Theater

James Bundy leads the theater program at Yale while directing his own revival of “Hedda Gabler.” He told us about a week in his cultural life.

‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ Review: Does It Hurt?

Kara Young and Nicholas Braun star in the Off Broadway revival of Rajiv Joseph’s two-hander about best friends on parallel paths to self-destruction.

‘Initiative’ Review: High School as an Epic Struggle

A new production at the Public Theater takes up five hours of stage time to tell the story of a group of friends from their first day to graduation.

‘Two Strangers’ Review: Meeting Cute, Toting Baggage

The effervescent musical, a new London import, delivers lavishly on the promise of a rom-com: laughter, escape and fantasy.

Theater as a Safe Space? ‘Practice’ Demolishes That Idea.

Nazareth Hassan’s darkly witty satire follows an imperious director who pushes his eager actors to extremes.

This Play Recruited Actors With Anorexia. Was That Ethical?

Some psychologists and parents argued that it risked glamorizing the condition, but one performer described the experience as empowering: “Onstage, I can be who I really am.”

The Debate Over Colorblind Casting Isn’t Settled After All

A Black Hedda Gabler on film and a white Korean robot onstage are sending mixed signals about the status of cultural diversity and representation.

‘This World of Tomorrow’ Review: Tom Hanks Is Back in Town

The movie star plays a man from the future at the 1939 New York World’s Fair in an adaptation of some of his stories. Kelli O’Hara shines as his love interest.

‘Meet the Cartozians’ Review: Who Gets to Be White in America?

Talene Monahon’s captivating play uses a 1925 court decision to explore what identity means to Armenians here (a certain reality TV star included).

In This Show, Four Years of High School Unfold Over Five Hours

The characters in Else Went’s quiet Off Broadway debut at the Public Theater try to make sense of the world while coming-of-age in the early aughts.

‘25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Review: A Delightful Competition

Adult actors play fierce middle-school spellers in a wonderful revival of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s musical.

With ‘Oedipus,’ Robert Icke’s Radical Vision Comes to Broadway

Icke dusts off the classics the way a restorer brightens an old master painting. His latest project stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville.

What Should I Do With My Playbill?

Readers ask about the most environmentally friendly thing to do with an unwanted program. And by the way, why is it always yellow?

‘Chess’ Review: At Least They Have the Music

This new revival, starring Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher and Aaron Tveit, is a reminder why the erratic yet rewarding show has endured all these years.

Leslie Odom Jr., Back in the Room Where It Happens

In “Hamilton,” no moment captures the actor’s emotional expansiveness, artistic breadth and vocal depth better than this number.

Lupita Nyong’o in ‘Twelfth Night,’ and More Theater to Stream

This month’s picks include a ravishing Nyong’o in the return of Shakespeare in the Park, and an audio play starring Liev Schreiber and Maggie Siff.

Yvonne Brewster, Godmother of Black British Theater, Dies at 87

When she studied acting in London in the 1950s, she was told she was unlikely to find work. She ended up starting one of the country’s foremost Black theaters.

Elizabeth Franz, Versatile Tony-Winning Actress, Is Dead at 84

She won the award for her performance as Linda Loman in a 1999 Broadway revival of “Death of a Salesman” and played the matriarch Kate Jerome in two Neil Simon comedies.

‘The Seat of Our Pants’ Review: Songs for the World’s End

Ruthie Ann Miles, Shuler Hensley and Micaela Diamond lead a dream-team cast in Ethan Lipton’s musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s “The Skin of Our Teeth.”

‘Oedipus’ Review: An Election-Night Thriller, Suffused With Dread

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are superb as a doomed political power couple in Robert Icke’s adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy.

‘Archduke’ Review: Impressionable Young Men

Rajiv Joseph’s farcical play follows the nationalists who carried out the assassination that ignited World War I.

Getting Into the Arena as ‘The Hunger Games’ Goes Live

At a specially built theater, the hit book and movie franchise has been transformed into a theatrical experience, with real fire and flying arrows.

‘The Baker’s Wife’ Review: Ariana DeBose Returns to New York Stage

The Oscar winner takes on a lovely yet tricky role in a Stephen Schwartz musical that never made it to Broadway back in 1976.

The Stars of ‘Chess’ Know the Score

Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher took a break from navigating their onstage rivalries to engage in some (mostly) friendly competition.

‘Richard II’ Review: Michael Urie Is a Cynical, Comic Monarch

The inventive comic actor delivers a commanding performance in Shakespeare’s portrait of feckless leadership in a sleek Off Broadway adaptation.

‘The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire’ Review: The Pyre’s Afterglow

In Anne Washburn’s darkly enigmatic play, a countercultural community hides the death of one of its own. But why?

In ‘The Queen of Versailles,’ Kristin Chenoweth Can’t Get Enough

Material excess can never be too excessive for the central character of this gilded Broadway musical, based on the 2012 film.

Nabil Shaban, Acclaimed Actor and Advocate for the Disabled, Dies at 72

Born without the use of his legs, he appeared memorably on television on “Doctor Who” and onstage as, among many other roles, Hamlet.

‘Purple Rain’ Review: A Stage Musical That Misses Prince’s Charisma

Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting.

Black Musical Theater, 200 Years and Running

The nearly forgotten Black stars, songwriters and strivers who made Broadway what it is today.

Sex With a Stranger: How Actors Do It Onstage

The experimental play “Good Sex” lets audiences in on the process, while giving its performers an unusual acting challenge.

‘Queens’ Review: The Heavy Burden of Past Lives and Uncertain Futures

Martyna Majok reimagines her 2018 play about the immigrant women who at various points live in a basement apartment in the New York City borough.

‘Girl, Interrupted,’ With Aimee Mann Songs, to Be Staged in New York

The Public Theater will present the play, which Martyna Majok adapted from the best-selling memoir.

3 Plays About Jewish Identity That Resist Easy Answers

The Off Broadway shows “Hannah Senesh,” “Jewish Plot” and “Playing Shylock” take stock of discussions around casting and storytelling.

‘Messy White Gays’ Review: A Satire We’ve Seen Before

Drew Droege’s newest play Off Broadway is a lot like his others, skewering the entitlement of wealthy, oblivious gay men in Manhattan.

‘Godot’ Is a Puzzle, However You Pronounce It

The latest starry revival of Samuel Beckett’s play is on Broadway, and one thing is certain: Whatever you call its elusive character, he doesn’t come.

In ‘Kyoto,’ Seeking to Save the Earth but Veering Off Course

At Lincoln Center Theater, a new play from the makers of “The Jungle” tries to dramatize the negotiations that led to the Kyoto Protocol.

‘Romy & Michele: The Musical’ Review: Just Following the Script

This movie adaptation has a couple of laughs, but could have been better served by expanding its reach.

Has Theater Become Everybody’s Church?

New shows by Jen Tullock, Jordan E. Cooper and others have a common theme: You can walk away from the church, but the songs stay with you.

15 Off Broadway Shows to Catch in November

Tom Hanks returns to New York theater alongside Kelli O’Hara, and Ariana DeBose leads “The Baker’s Wife,” a cult musical.

Laurie Metcalf Is Riveting in ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’

The playwright Samuel D. Hunter makes his Broadway debut with an addition to his Idaho oeuvre, set during the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath.

‘Bat Boy: The Musical’ Review: He’s Just Trying to Fit In

For its gala, New York City Center revives an antic show about a half-man tabloid sensation, with catchy music and lyrics by the versatile Laurence O’Keefe.

A Spooky Season of Phantoms, a Bat Boy and More

From Broadway to the small screen, these unnerving theater productions are not just about horror and frights.

Daniel Radcliffe Will Return to Broadway in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’

The “Harry Potter” alumnus, who won a Tony Award last year, will star in a solo play that involves something unexpected: audience participation.

Review: In Samuel Beckett’s ‘Endgame,’ Repetition Is the Thing

All four characters in this bleak tragicomedy, staged by the Druid theater company, share the human desire to hear the same tales again and again.

‘Liberation’ Review: A Tony-Worthy Ensemble Plotting Revolution

Bess Wohl’s play, about a consciousness-raising group in 1970s Ohio, transfers to Broadway where it remains powerfully moving — and funny.

Actors Search for Belonging and Parental Love in Two New Works

Ari’el Stachel’s “Other” and Zoë Kim’s “Did You Eat?” are self-interrogations that deal with family, race and identity.

A Broadway Tradition Is Fluttering Into History

Broadway plans to replace the cast-change slips that are stuffed into Playbills with QR codes. Some understudies and theater buffs will mourn their loss.

50 Years of ‘Freedom Onstage’ at Steppenwolf

Laurie Metcalf, Gary Sinise and other members of the Chicago company reminisce about unexpected performances, stunning monologues and career-changing roles.

‘Slam Frank,’ a Daring Satire, and ‘Crooked Cross’ Demand Our Attention

A gleefully provocative new musical and a quiet 1930s domestic drama speak to each other across time, resounding quite loudly in our present.

Tom Morello Brings Rage to an Unexpected Genre: the Musical

This firebrand guitarist pulled songs from his lesser-known catalog for “Revolution(s),” about a family of activists, now playing in Chicago.

Broadway Averts Strike as Musicians Reach Deal With Producers

The tentative agreement, which still requires ratification by union members, comes five days after a similar agreement with actors and stage managers.

‘Blue Cowboy’ Review: A Surprising Love Rides Into Town

David Cale’s astonishing one-man show in Brooklyn erects some familiar signposts before swerving into the unexpected.

‘Bull Durham’ Review: This Musical Version Is a Bunt

Adapted for the stage, the baseball rom-com is now less sexy and sophisticated than the ’80s classic.

‘Paranormal Activity’ Wants to Scare You From the Stage

Like “Stranger Things” and “Harry Potter,” this horror film franchise is branching out with an original story that aims to pull the rug from under theatergoers.

Ari Emanuel Buys TodayTix, Gaining Footing on Broadway and West End

The ticketing company is already a significant player in the two big theater markets of New York and London.

Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Takes the Stage in Minneapolis

There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer’s 1984 movie in his hometown in Minnesota.

Broadway Actors Reach Deal, but Musicians Still Threaten Strike

The Broadway League and Actors’ Equity Association reached a tentative agreement early Saturday. Union members must decide whether to ratify it.

‘Ragtime’ Review: Checking the Status of Our American Dream

Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz lead the glorious cast of Lear deBessonet’s inspiriting Broadway revival at Lincoln Center Theater.

‘Oh Happy Day!’ Review: And God Told Keyshawn to Build an Ark

An urgent family mission propels Jordan E. Cooper’s pain-spiked supernatural comedy, a very loose riff on the biblical story of Noah.

Her Play Pulls on the Fashion Industry’s Threads

The French theater maker Caroline Guiela Nguyen brings unheard voices to the stage, like the real and imagined garment workers in her latest work, “Lacrima.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Review: ‘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.

Zora 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.

‘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.

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.

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.

In ‘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.

‘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.

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.

Broadway Could Face a Strike This Fall. Here’s What to Know.

The Broadway League and unions representing actors, stage managers and musicians are trying to negotiate new contracts, but workers are increasingly frustrated.

‘Les Misérables’ at 40: The Unlikely Story of a Hit

Critics initially panned it, but public love for the musical with songs like “One Day More” and “On My Own” has kept it going strong for four decades — and counting.

This Erotic Epic Is Marina Abramovic at Her Most ‘Insane’

The Serbian artist’s latest piece is a four-hour exploration of folklore and sexuality, featuring singers, dancers, musicians and film.

Her Grandfather Owned the Yankees. Now She’s Producing ‘Damn Yankees.’

George Steinbrenner’s theater-loving granddaughter Haley Swindal is taking a big swing with a revival of the musical, slightly retooled for a new generation.

Three Broadway Stars Walk Into a Museum …

Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris talked about paintings that made an impression and, like their characters in “Art,” had questions about one another’s taste.

How a Chaotic ‘Network’-Style Outburst Plays Out in ‘Weather Girl’

In this dark comedy about climate change, a meteorologist meant to maintain a “happy voice” can no longer reassure viewers that it’s going to be all right.

17 Off Broadway Shows to Enliven Your October

André De Shields does Molière, Romy and Michele take the stage and Bat Boy makes his return just in time for Halloween.

He’ll Have the 10-Hour Theater Show, Please

As director of Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, one of France’s top playhouses, Julien Gosselin is facing strong budgetary headwinds. But he’s keeping his vision big.

‘The Honey Trap’ Review: A Thriller That Keeps Audiences Rapt Until the End

For a British soldier, a fatal night out breeds a hunger for revenge in Leo McGann’s suspenseful play at Irish Repertory Theater.

‘This Much I Know’ Review: ‘Eureka Day’ Playwright Still Has Questions

After his Tony win, Jonathan Spector returns with a dark, cerebral comedy involving academics and Stalin’s daughter.

‘Caroline’ Review: Chloë Grace Moretz as a Mother Starting Over

The actress stars in a closely observed new drama by Preston Max Allen about addiction, class and the safety of a transgender 9-year-old.

‘And Then We Were No More’ Review: Not Quite Kafka

The actor Tim Blake Nelson has written a dystopian drama set in an unspecified future that puts forth lofty themes. Too bad it’s short on specifics.

In ‘Masquerade,’ You’re There Inside the Phantom’s Mind

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” returns to New York in an immersive spectacle, as silly as it is thrilling.

‘Punch’ Review: After a Fatal Blow, an Unlikely Connection

James Graham’s Broadway play tells the true story of how restorative justice brought together a young man who threw a fatal punch and the parents of the victim.

This Subversive Comedian’s Stage Shows Are Her Clowning Glory

Natalie Palamides’s mind-scrambling work oscillates between big laughs and pathos. Her show “Weer” is the first long run at the renovated Cherry Lane Theater.

‘Waiting for Godot’ Review: Cue the Air Guitar

Jamie Lloyd’s pristinely chic Broadway revival of the existential tragicomedy casts the “Bill & Ted” stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter as Samuel Beckett’s clowns.

Review: Mozart’s ‘Figaro’ Meets Larry Kramer’s Fire Island

Kevin Carillo dreams up an unlikely combination, with results that are delirious and often persuasive, but also excessive.

Correcting the Record on Women’s Experiences of War

A stage adaptation of the Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich’s “The Unwomanly Face of War” gives Soviet women credit for their complex roles in World War II.

Could You Embrace the Man Who Killed Your Son? They Did.

The Broadway play “Punch” retells the true story of a fatal blow and how restorative justice brought healing to the parents and to the young man who threw the punch.

‘The Other Americans’ Review: John Leguizamo’s Family Drama Aims Big

For the first play he’s written, the actor stars as a striving Colombian American patriarch in the mold of Willy Loman or Walter Younger.

Manhattan Theater Club Names First New Artistic Director in 53 Years

Nicki Hunter will succeed Lynne Meadow in December, taking charge of a major nonprofit that stages shows on and off Broadway.

Now Andrew Lloyd Webber Is the One Wearing the Mask

A night out with the composer as he attended his latest project: “Masquerade,” a $25 million reimagining of “The Phantom of the Opera.”

‘Mexodus’ Tells an Underground Railroad Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

In this new hip-hop musical from Nygel D. Robinson and Brian Quijada, audiences hear a tale of reverse migration: Slaves leaving the United States for Mexico.

The Broadway Musical Is in Trouble

With the cost of staging song-and-dance spectacles skyrocketing and audiences drawn to older hits, none of the musicals that opened last season have made a profit. Fewer are planned this season.

‘Saturday Church’ Review: Saving Fabulous Souls to Sia’s Music

A new musical pulled from the pop star’s catalog among others, with a book from Damon Cardasis and James Ijames, tells the story of a Christian teen discovering ballroom and queer expression.

For Richard Thomas, Life Is Best Lived on a Stage

“When I walk into a theater, I’m at home,” the actor said. “And when I walk out on the stage, it’s the most comfortable place for me to be.”

‘Mexodus’ Review: A History Musical With Thrilling Loop-the-Loops

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson take viewers south on the Underground Railroad in this electric production that feels like a jam session.

‘Come From Away’ Will Be This Season’s Most Produced Show in the U.S.

At least 23 regional theaters are planning productions of this story of hope after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

On This Stage, It’s Bleak Being a Man

Alice Birch’s latest play offers two modish genres for the price of one: the trauma narrative and the earnest inquiry into masculinity.

British Theater, Up Close on the Big Screen

NT Live, an arm of Britain’s National Theater, is reaching huge audiences around the world who can’t make it to London to see its performances.

In War-Torn Ukraine, ‘I Never Doubted the Importance of Theater’

Richard Nelson returns to the Public Theater with “When the Hurlyburly’s Done,” which he presented last winter in Kyiv. Here, he reflects on the experience with excerpts from his diary.

‘Art’ Review: Three Big-Name Actors, One White Canvas

James Corden, Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris star in a revival of Yasmina Reza’s comedy about an inscrutable abstract painting.

‘Galas’ Review: A Vocally Gifted Paper Doll

Charles Ludlam’s camp tribute to Maria Callas, featuring the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, is glamorous to a fault at Little Island.

John Lithgow to Tackle Roald Dahl’s Antisemitism in Broadway ‘Giant’

The drama, which has had two runs in Britain, won London’s Olivier Award for best new play earlier this year.

‘Dreamgirls’ Will Return to Broadway After Global Star Search

A revival of the much-loved 1981 musical is planned for next fall, directed by Camille A. Brown.

The Play Is Fiction, but Their Monologues Are (Partly) Their Own

“Prince Faggot” has returned for an Off Broadway run this fall. The play aims to shock, but it’s the self-referential reflections that feel most profound.

Theater to Stream: Mark Rylance in ‘Twelfth Night,’ and More

This month’s picks include a 1974 adaptation of the Eugene Ionesco play “Rhinoceros,” starring Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel, and a behind-the-scenes look at Disney.

‘The Brothers Size’ Review: A Spare and Poetic Restaging

In honor of its 20th anniversary, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play gets a fiercely minimalist production at the Shed.

How a Musical Put House, Gospel and ‘Noisy Singers’ Together

“Saturday Church” taps into music from several genres, as well as Sia, to tell the story of a teenager struggling with his sexuality and faith.

15 Off Broadway Shows to See in September

Henrik Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck,” an early Celine Song play and John Leguizamo’s new family drama — here’s what’s on New York stages this month.

With Billy Porter Sidelined by Illness, ‘Cabaret’ Moves Up Closing

The revival will now end its run on Sept. 21, much earlier than previously hoped for.

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Are Ready for ‘Godot’

After years of training (clowning, Butoh and more), the longtime friends take on Samuel Beckett’s towering drama on Broadway.

An Off Broadway Homecoming for Tarell Alvin McCraney and André Holland

“The Brothers Size” at the Shed is speaking to a new generation of audiences. “Unfortunately, parts of the plays are still relevant,” McCraney said.

A Tale of Shakespeare and Marlowe — and Sex and Power

“Born With Teeth,” which premiered in the West End of London this week, imagines the writers’ working relationship as heavy on bawdy flirtation.

With ‘Color Theories,’ Julio Torres Throws Shades

In his first Off Broadway play, the artist and comedian behind “Fantasmas” and “Problemista” is bringing audiences into his off-kilter world.

‘Purple Rain’ and 41 More Plays and Musicals to See in the U.S. This Fall

Highlights include a Prince musical in Minnesota, “Working Girl” in California, a Zora Neale Hurston play in Connecticut and “Paranormal Activity” in Illinois.

Keanu Reeves in ‘Waiting for Godot’ and More on Broadway, and Off

Season highlights this fall include Michelle Williams in a Eugene O’Neill drama, a new Kristin Chenoweth musical and a revival of “Ragtime.”

How Lin-Manuel Miranda Weathered the Storm

In this excerpt from a forthcoming biography, the playwright faces a swell of criticism over “Hamilton” and his efforts to help his beloved Puerto Rico.

A New ‘Pericles’ Pairs Shakespeare With Black Gospel

The wandering prince of the title sings in this version from the Public Theater’s Public Works, with a cast of everyday New Yorkers and stars like Denée Benton.

‘The Queen of Versailles’ Puts Her Life in the Hands of a ‘Wicked’ Diva

A 2012 documentary asked if Jacqueline Siegel was a benefactor or victim of American greed. A new musical starring Kristin Chenoweth raises doubts.

The Longest-Running Rafiki Says Goodbye to ‘The Lion King’

After more than 9,000 performances as the shaman in the Broadway show, Tshidi Manye prepares to hang up her mandrill costume.

In London, She Became Musical Theater Royalty. Now She’s Back on Broadway.

Marisha Wallace, headlining the final months of “Cabaret” in New York, returns to the city with Olivier nominations and newly minted British citizenship.

Ozzie Rodriguez, Off Off Broadway Mainstay and Archivist, Dies at 81

An actor, director and playwright for La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, he later found an even more distinct role: curating its vast archive.

‘Twelfth Night’ Review: Lupita Nyong’o in Illyria

The actress is luminous, alongside her look-alike brother Junior Nyong’o, Sandra Oh and Peter Dinklage, in Shakespeare’s comedy at the newly revived Delacorte Theater.

These Plays Don’t Repress the Trauma, They Bring It to Life Onstage

Several theater productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including drama, comedy and musicals, deal with the effects of psychic pain.

Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle to Star in Broadway ‘Proof’ Revival

The play, by David Auburn, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2001.

Carrie Coon Is Scratching an Itch, Starring in ‘Bug’ on Broadway

The play was written by Tracy Letts, who is married to Coon. It’s about a down-and-out duo for whom motel room insects prompt paranoia.

In This Intimate Play, You Perform for a Tree

“You don’t need to make the giant, multimillion dollar thing to have an impact,” said Dan Daly, a co-creator of the climate-themed “Arborlogues.”

How Ian Fleming and His Spy Scheme Inspired a Broadway Show

The musical “Operation Mincemeat” tells the story of an absurd feat of deception dreamed up by this spy-turned-novelist. His real acts of espionage were even wilder.

‘Take a Banana for the Ride’ Review: Jeff Ross’s Life Makes a Detour

With mortality on his mind, the insult comic comes to Broadway in a gentle, tough-guy solo show.

As Trump Tightens Hold on Kennedy Center, Top Theater Producer Resigns

Jeffrey Finn, a Broadway producer who has overseen theater programming at the Washington venue since 2016, will leave next month.

Theater to Stream in August: ‘Hamilton’ and a Comedy About Immigration

Check out the Broadway blockbuster, which celebrates its 10th anniversary, and Michael Abbensetts’s play about the Guyanese community of London.

‘Mamma Mia!’ Is Back on Broadway. But Did It Ever Really Leave Us?

The musical, just like the Abba songs that inspired it, has become an everlasting part of the pop-culture landscape.

George C. White, Founder of Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Dies at 89

His summer conferences gave budding playwrights a chance to try out new works, many of which went on to success in New York.

A Rom-Com Born in Britain and Set in New York Is Coming to Broadway

“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”, a musical charmer with a cast of two, will open at the Longacre in November.

The Pillows, Track Suits and Letters That Fans Send to Broadway Stars

Joey Fatone, Michelle Williams and other actors share some of the declarations of admiration they’ve received during their runs onstage.

In This Financial Crisis, Brian Cox Is Hauntingly Good

The “Succession” star, playing the ghost of the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith, is a bright spot in a new play about the 2008 banking crunch.

Blown Away by Bubble Art

Performers are delighting crowds with bubble blowing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, using a mixture of dish soap, water and lube — and occasional acrobatics.

For Lupita and Junior Nyong’o, ‘Twelfth Night’ Is Child’s Play, Revisited

The siblings “really enjoyed make-believe” as kids. Now they are playing Shakespeare under the stars at the newly reopened Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

‘Well, I’ll Let You Go’ Review: A Fog of Grief

Bubba Weiler’s quietly absorbing new play, directed by Jack Serio, is a showcase for a blue-chip cast that includes Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Michael Chernus.

Elizabeth McGovern as a Sultry Bombshell? This Isn’t ‘Downton Abbey.’

“It’s very liberating to take off that psychological corset,” the actress said of portraying the rambunctious Hollywood star Ava Gardner onstage.

Inside the $85 Million Renovation of Central Park’s Home for Shakespeare

A combination of preservation and polish aims to make the Delacorte Theater a better experience for the performers and audiences.

The ‘Hamilton’ Effect: 10 Revolutionary Years on Broadway

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s much-loved musical opened on Broadway a decade ago, ushering in a new era of race-conscious casting, audience outreach and even stardom.

Upstaged by Raccoons? The Joys of Playing Shakespeare in Central Park.

‘You realize you’re being upstaged by an animal that’s completely unpredictable’: As the Delacorte Theater reopens, actors and others recall their favorite memories.

A Dozen Off Broadway Shows to Energize Your August

Elizabeth McGovern channels Ava Gardner, a starry “Twelfth Night” reopens the Delacorte and Luke Newton of “Bridgerton” plays Alexander McQueen.

At Edinburgh Fringe, the Streets Are Alive

Thousands of performers were hawking their shows on the first weekend of the Scottish arts extravaganza.

Cheese and Packers Stories Help a Wisconsin Theater Thrive

Northern Sky Theater in Door County programs original musicals steeped in local history, archetypes and customs.

Robert Wilson, Provocative Playwright and Director, Is Dead at 83

He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Philip Glass (“Einstein on the Beach”) to Lady Gaga.

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Casting Change Ignites Debate About Representation

When the show said Andrew Barth Feldman, a white actor, would replace Darren Criss, who is of Filipino descent, alarms were sounded by some Asian American actors.

On Canada’s Top Stage, Macbeth and Annie Are Talking to Americans

At this year’s Stratford Festival, kings, orphans and even a coffee shop have a message for their neighbors to the south.

Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ Is Heading to Broadway This Fall

The play, which explores the women’s movement of the 1970s and its reverberations in the present, was first staged last winter by Roundabout Theater Company.

Edinburgh Fringe Can Bring Artists Fame, but Money’s Another Matter

The venue that hosted “Baby Reindeer” is back from the financial brink, but many performers still say the risk of taking part in the festival is too high.

It’s Feminism vs. a Mother’s Instinct on a London Stage

“Inter Alia,” at the National Theater in London, is a successor to the award-winning “Prima Facie.” It brings familiar tropes, and melodrama.

The Circus Comes to Williamstown, With Celebrities and Beefcake

Pamela Anderson, Amber Heard and Tennessee Williams on ice are part of Jeremy O. Harris’s big tent at the famous summer festival.

‘Ta-Da!’ Review: Josh Sharp Tries a Thing

Sam Pinkleton directs the comedian’s well-camouflaged coming-out story.

‘Joy’ Review: A Rags-to-QVC-Riches Story

Betsy Wolfe shines as the inventor of the Miracle Mop in a largely dull Off Broadway show.

In Nashville, a Homecoming for Dolly Parton and Her Musical

Parton’s life and career have always been rooted in Tennessee. For her fans, it was only fitting to see the debut of her biographical musical here, too.

Taye Diggs Can’t Resist a Good Rom-Com

“There is the element of love, which can be so serious and so complicated, but when you add the dynamic of humor, it makes it so much more real and exciting and fun to watch.”

‘The Weir’ Review: A Few Pints to Help the Ghost Stories Go Down Easy

Conor McPherson’s eerie 1997 drama, set in a rural Ireland of near-empty pubs and howling winds, returns to Irish Rep in top form.

The Moves That Made ‘Chicago’ and ‘A Chorus Line’ Singular Sensations

To celebrate the shows’ golden anniversaries, the Broadway star Robyn Hurder demonstrates what makes their choreography so special.

‘A Chorus Line’ and ‘Chicago’ at 50: Who Won?

The slinky jailbirds and Broadway hopefuls in these two classic shows have been fighting it out since 1975.

All Aboard a Steam Train to See ‘The Railway Children’

The smells and sounds of locomotive travel get the audience in the mood for a theatrical adaptation of the beloved children’s book.

Why Did the Indie Film Studio A24 Buy an Off Broadway Theater?

The Hollywood upstart has upgraded the Cherry Lane Theater for plays and more. Coming this fall: films chosen by Sofia Coppola, food from Frenchette and the voice of Barbra Streisand.

Broadway’s ‘Gypsy’ Revival, Starring Audra McDonald, Will Close

The show is the sixth musical to announce a closing date since last month’s Tony Awards, reflecting financial challenges facing producers.

Williamstown Theater Festival Was in Crisis. Here’s How It’s Changing.

The Berkshires mainstay is trying something different this season: just three weekends, but eight shows, including two Tennessee Williams plays and even ice dancing.

Theater to Stream: Morgan Freeman in ‘Gospel at Colonus’ and More

Can’t catch the live revival of this retelling of “Oedipus at Colonus”? Stream a version with Freeman and Robert Earl Jones, or four more stage-related shows.

‘The Gospel at Colonus’ Review: Singing Hallelujah on the Hudson

In an open-air revival on Little Island in Manhattan, Lee Breuer and Bob Telson’s musically sumptuous play follows Oedipus at the end of his life.

An Indispensable Theater Incubator Faces a Troubled Future

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, whose alumni include August Wilson, Jeremy O. Harris and Wendy Wasserstein, has given playwrights a place to take a risk for nearly 60 years.

As Southern France Swelters, the Avignon Festival Tries to Adapt

Rising temperatures pose an existential threat to the theater extravaganza, where extreme heat is making it tough for the audience.

The Surprising Presence in ‘The Gospel at Colonus’

In this revival at Little Island, the singer and pastor Kim Burrell shares the stage with a team of queer artists.

Richard Greenberg, Playwright Whose ‘Take Me Out’ Won a Tony, Dies at 67

More than 30 of his plays were produced on Broadway and off. Many of them dealt with the manners and mores of New York’s upper middle class.

‘Memnon’ Review: To Fight or Not to Fight?

In Will Power’s play for the Classical Theater of Harlem, Eric Berryman stars as an Ethiopian king drawn into the Trojan War.

The ‘Heathers’ Musical Is Back, With a Little Less Darkness

An adaptation of the 1980s teen movie with an apocalyptic bent was fine-tuned in London. Now it’s returning to New York.

Laurie Metcalf to Star in Broadway Play Produced by Scott Rudin

The production, of the Samuel D. Hunter play “Little Bear Ridge Road” that got strong reviews in Chicago will be the first produced by Rudin since news reports of his bullying behavior in 2021.

11 Off Broadway Plays to See in July

Here’s what’s onstage in New York: a new musical about Joy Mangano of Miracle Mop fame, and two plays from the “Oh, Mary!” director Sam Pinkleton.

Paul Libin, an Enduring Force on and Off Broadway, Dies at 94

He staged a noted revival of “The Crucible” in a Manhattan hotel ballroom in 1958, ran Circle in the Square and oversaw the operations of Jujamcyn Theaters.

Ronald Ribman, 92, Dies; His Plays Mined the Absurdity of Existence

He set his frequently neurotic characters in bleak, morally ambiguous situations where laughter, as he put it, “is a measure of the sickness of society.”

Mark Brokaw, Theater Director Who Gave Rising Talent a Stage, Dies at 66

On and off Broadway, he worked with playwrights like Kenneth Lonergan and Paula Vogel, combining complex storytelling with the simplest possible productions.

In ‘The Matchmaker,’ Meet Dolly Levi Before She Was ‘Dolly!’

Thornton Wilder’s play became a blockbuster musical, but a production under an upstate tent makes the case for its stand-alone virtues.

Rachel Zegler Delights in an ‘Evita’ for the Masses

The actress is making her West End debut in Jamie Lloyd’s latest take on an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

The Best Theater Moments of 2025, So Far

Our critic picked 10 moments that tapped into a range of emotions, often all at once.

After Hundreds of Shows and 15 Tonys, André Bishop Takes a Bow

He is moving on from 33 years at Lincoln Center Theater and will head to Rome to focus on his memoirs.

In Three Off Broadway Shows, They’re Coming Out and Out and Out

Several recent productions have featured a range of L.G.B.T.Q. stories, from strained familial relationships to self-discovery via Disney cosplay.

Taraji P. Henson to Make Broadway Debut in August Wilson Play

The actress will star opposite Cedric the Entertainer in a revival of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” next spring.

Review: A New ‘Wrinkle in Time’ Needs to Iron Out Some Problems

Despite a gorgeous score and some fine performances, the musical adaptation of the Madeleine L’Engle classic gets trapped in a time loop.

A Broadway Big Shot Is Now Reinventing Himself

Jordan Roth owned five Broadway theaters and produced a string of hits. Now he’s pivoting to performance.

What to See in London Theaters This Summer

A handpicked guide for visitors (and residents), including classic drama, musicals, new plays and shows for children.

Diana Oh, Passionate Voice for Queer Liberation in Theater, Dies at 38

Oh’s politically provocative and often playful works, including the Off Broadway production “{my lingerie play},” asserted the right to be oneself while having fun.

The West End’s Hottest Seats: The Piles of Trash Outside ‘Evita’

Crowds are converging outside the London Palladium to watch Rachel Zegler sing “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from a balcony — while paying theatergoers inside see it on a screen.

For 53 Years, She Led a New York Theater. Now She’s Stepping Down.

Lynne Meadow was just 25 when she took a job running the Off Off Broadway Manhattan Theater Club. Now the nonprofit is a major player on and off Broadway.

‘Lowcountry’ Review: A Flat-Footed First Date

Abby Rosebrock’s latest offering for Atlantic Theater Company mines fertile ground, but simmers about with nary a sign of tension, sexual or otherwise.

‘Trophy Boys’ Review: The Nerds’ Case Against Feminism

In an Off Broadway play, young men on a high school debate team prepare to argue an uncomfortable case.

Broadway Musical About Betty Boop Is Fourth to Close Post-Tonys

‘Boop! The Musical’ imagines the cartoon character leaving 1920s filmdom for 2020s New York City. Ticket sales were weak.

A Play About a Breakdown Was a 2000 Hit. What Do Audiences Say Today?

Sarah Kane’s “4:48 Psychosis” premiered to rave reviews shortly after the playwright killed herself. A quarter-century later, the original cast is reviving the production.

How Did ‘Hercules’ Get So Lame?

A Disney musical based on the 1997 animated movie feels as though its creators wanted to get to the finish line and move on.

5,000 Sondheim Sketches and More Head to Library of Congress

The musical theater titan left behind material from beloved shows like “Sweeney Todd” and “Sunday in the Park With George.”

‘Duke & Roya’ Review: He’s Got Swagger, She’s No-Nonsense

Jay Ellis stars as an American rapper who falls for his Afghan interpreter at an Army base in Charles Randolph-Wright’s new play.

‘Cold War Choir Practice’ Review: When the President Made a Deal

Ro Reddick’s music-infused comedy, set during the Cold War, finishes this year’s edition of Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks festival on a high.

Broadway’s Season of Screens

Videos and projections depicting an A.I.-generated actor, the digital memories of robots, a redwood forest and more: High-tech storytelling is having a moment.

A Retelling of the Mahabharata, Set to Modern-Day Struggles

At Lincoln Center, the Toronto-based theater company Why Not strives to balance the old and new in its production of the Sanskrit epic.

Jay Ellis Considers Colson Whitehead His Literary GOAT

“‘Harlem Shuffle,’ ‘Crook Manifesto,’ ‘Underground Railroad,’ ‘Nickel Boys’: I feel like I did not understand or see myself in fiction until I read him.”

‘Dead Outlaw’ Musical to Close After Disappointing Run on Broadway

The show was shut out at the Tonys after being nominated for seven awards, including best musical.

6 Months After the Pelicot Trial, a Staging Brings Insight and Despair

The stripped-back performance, based on the rape trial that shocked France and the world, ran all night at a church in Vienna.

My Spooky Sleepover With Helena Bonham Carter

“Viola’s Room,” a transporting gothic mystery at the Shed, is the latest immersive work from Punchdrunk, the company behind “Sleep No More.”

How Do You Adapt James Baldwin? Very Carefully.

His works have been slow to come to stage and screen. But a new production of the novel “Giovanni’s Room” shows how rewarding it can be when done right.

In ‘Fight Back,’ the Audience Learns to Act Up

This immersive theater experiment enlists attendees to help recreate an AIDS activist meeting from 1989 as an exercise in empathy.

Michelle Williams to Star in O’Neill Play on Brooklyn Waterfront

The actress will lead a revival of “Anna Christie” at St. Ann’s Warehouse, directed by her husband, Thomas Kail, and co-starring Mike Faist.

Broadway ‘Cabaret’ Will Feature Billy Porter as One Final Emcee

The show’s producers said they plan to end the New York run at the end of the actor’s run, on Oct. 19.

Review: He’s Here, He’s Queer, He’s the Future King of England

The Off Broadway play “Prince Faggot” aims to shock. But the real surprise is how good it is anyway.

Broadway’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’ to Close Because of Soft Sales

The immigration-themed musical is the second show to announce a plan to close in the aftermath of this year’s Tony Awards.

American Mythmakers, Revisited: Hunter S. Thompson and John Wilkes Booth

Two shows attempt to make sense of the gonzo journalist and Lincoln’s assassin, cultural figures forever intertwined with American history.

How ‘Passengers’ Retooled After a Performer’s Injury

The company presenting the train travel-themed show at the Perelman Performing Arts Center faced a stressful predicament when a performer was suddenly sidelined.

Casting Is the Brightest Light of Two Molière Shows

Red Bull Theater’s smart “The Imaginary Invalid” and Taylor Mac’s dismaying “Prosperous Fools” attempt to engage with the French writer’s comedy.

Broadway Shows Closing Soon: ‘Dorian Gray,’ ‘Sunset Boulevard’ and More

Catch two Tony-winning performances, Sarah Snook in the Oscar Wilde classic and Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond, before these productions and others wrap up.

Review: Jean Smart, Gritty and Poetic in ‘Call Me Izzy’

The “Hacks” star returns to Broadway after 25 years in a triumph for her, if not for the old-fashioned, flowery play about spouse abuse.

‘Angry Alan’ Review: John Krasinski Explores the Manosphere

In an Off Broadway play, the former Jim Halpert of Dunder Mifflin dives into a darker world of male grievance.

Broadway Fell Through. Now ‘My Son’s a Queer’ Gets an Off Broadway Run.

The British performer Rob Madge is bringing their show to New York City Center this week, after an earlier run was canceled.

Broadway Musical ‘Smash’ to Close After Tonys Disappointment

The musical, which follows a group of theater artists putting on a show about Marilyn Monroe, opened in April to mixed reviews. It has struggled at the box office.

How ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Overcame a Shaky Start and Won Big at the Tonys

Broadway’s best musical winner had to delay its opening last fall and was selling poorly. But strong word-of-mouth and reviews helped this quirky show triumph.

Billy Porter in ‘La Cage aux Folles’ Highlights City Center Season

Also in the lineup: “Bat Boy: The Musical” and a production of “The Wild Party.”

Meet Broadway’s Teen Whisperer

“The Outsiders” and “John Proctor Is the Villain” showcased Danya Taymor’s adept staging of teen stories. Off Broadway, next: the teen satire “Trophy Boys.”

Where Has the Original Cast of ‘Hamilton’ Been? We’ve Got Answers.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and others reunited for a medley at the Tonys on Sunday, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the show’s opening.

First-Time Tony Winners Talk About Their Victories

Here’s what Sarah Snook, Nicole Scherzinger, Cole Escola and four other Tony Award newbies had to say about their wins.

Best and Worst Moments From the 2025 Tony Awards

There was a “Hamilton” reunion, Nicole Scherzinger’s outsize grandeur and Cynthia Erivo’s pleasant “sing-off” music. But those cheesy projections were a big miss.

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Wins the Tony for Best Musical

The musical, about a budding romance between two outdated robots, won six Tony Awards on Sunday night.

Nicole Scherzinger Wins the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical

In “Sunset Boulevard,” Scherzinger plays Norma Desmond, a former screen star who descends into madness.

Darren Criss wins the Tony Award for best actor in a musical.

Trump is barely mentioned at the Tonys.

‘Sunset Boulevard’ Starring Nicole Scherzinger Wins the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival

The high-tech production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical proved to be a star vehicle for the pop singer.

A Brooklyn teacher receives the excellence in theater education award.

Cole Escola Wins the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

In “Oh, Mary!,” Escola plays a drunken, melodramatic Mary Todd Lincoln who yearns to return to cabaret.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Original ‘Hamilton’ Cast Reunited for a Tonys Medley

Marking the 10th anniversary of the show’s opening, the creator and cast reunited to perform “My Shot,” “The Schuyler Sisters” and other notable songs.

‘Eureka Day’ wins the Tony for best revival of a play.

‘Purpose’ wins the Tony for best play.

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ band is among the recipients of special honors and awards.

Sarah Snook won her first Tony for a one-woman ‘Picture of Dorian Gray.’

The Tonys host is Cynthia Erivo.

Harvey Fierstein receives the lifetime achievement award.

Four former Seymours scored Tony nominations.

41 Tony nominees on the obstacles that shaped them.

The Muny in St. Louis is receiving the regional theater award.

Tony Award Winners 2025: The Full List

The Tony Awards were held on Sunday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Who is going to win tonight?

Our Favorite Photos From the Tony Awards Red Carpet

As Broadway’s best and brightest arrived for the industry’s biggest night, we got an up-close look at what you couldn’t see on TV.

Here’s what to see on Broadway (and beyond) this summer.

Here’s what to expect at tonight’s ceremony.

How to watch the Tony Awards.

The main event will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS and livestreamed for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers.

Tonys 2025 Takeaways: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Wins 6 Awards

Broadway rewarded adventurous newcomers including Sarah Snook (“The Picture of Dorian Gray”), Nicole Scherzinger (“Sunset Boulevard”) and Cole Escola (“Oh, Mary!”).

2025 Tony Awards: What to Know Ahead of the Ceremony

How is Broadway doing? Who are the top contenders for awards? Our theater reporter, Michael Paulson, has some answers.

How to Watch the 2025 Tony Awards

The ceremony, at Radio City Music Hall, will be broadcast on CBS starting at 8 p.m. Eastern, and livestreamed for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers.

Hot, Big and Buggy: Why Do Broadway Actors Love to Work Summers Here?

The nearly 11,000-seat Muny in St. Louis is receiving the regional theater Tony Award. This week it began preparing to open its 107th season with “Bring It On.”

Five Actors on the Muny: ‘Unlike Any Place I’d Ever Been on Earth’

The St. Louis theater, this year’s regional Tony Award winner, has drawn Broadway actors to its stage for a century.

Test Your Broadway Knowledge, Celebrity Edition

The Tony Awards are Sunday night. How well do you know this season’s shows and stars?

What to Expect at the Tony Awards

This year's annual celebration of the best on Broadway is being hosted by Cynthia Erivo.

13 Off Broadway Shows to See in June

Reed Birney and Lisa Emery in a two-hander, Taylor Mac in a Molière riff and Jay Ellis in a romantic drama — here’s what’s on New York stages this month.

Listen to 13 Great Songs of the 2025 Tonys Season

Our critic listened to the cast recordings of all the nominated musicals and picked one of his favorite tracks from each.

2025 Tony Awards Predictions: Which Shows and Performers Will Win?

Expect wins for the musicals “Maybe Happy Ending” and “Sunset Boulevard,” but the races for best play and leading actress in a musical are too close to call.

Tom Felton to Reprise Draco Malfoy Role in ‘Harry Potter’ on Broadway

Felton will make his Broadway debut, playing a grown-up Draco, starting in November.

41 Tony Nominees on the Obstacles That Shaped Them

George Clooney, Audra McDonald, Daniel Dae Kim, Sarah Snook and other Broadway stars talk about the challenges they’ve faced — and surmounted.

‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Is Broadway Bound With Actors From ‘The Bear’

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will star in a stage adaptation of the acclaimed 1975 film about a bank heist that goes tragically awry.

‘A Freeky Introduction’ Review: Pleasure Principles

NSangou Njikam’s latest offering is an ode to the erotic and the divine, set to winking R&B and hip-hop songs, in a new production by Atlantic Theater Company.

How Broadway’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Evokes a 1950s Broadcast

Discover one of the most meticulously textured, three-dimensional period sets on Broadway.

Willem Dafoe Shines His Spotlight on Theater’s Avant-Garde Past

The Hollywood actor looks back on the experimental performances that shaped him at the Venice Theater Biennale.

‘Marjorie Prime’ and ‘Becky Shaw’ Are Coming to Broadway This Season

Second Stage Theater, a nonprofit, will put on the two plays, both of which were Pulitzer finalists, at its Helen Hayes Theater.

For ‘Purpose’ Cast, Navigating Revisions Became a ‘Juggling Act’

Ahead of the Tony Awards, the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and the acclaimed ensemble reflected on the challenges of balancing the many script revisions.

‘Beetlejuice’ Is Coming Back to Broadway

The national tour production will haunt the Palace Theater for 13 weeks, beginning Oct. 8.

‘Eurydice’ Review: Maya Hawke in the Underworld

The actress stars in Sarah Ruhl’s reimagining of this classic myth, with a focus on a daughter’s reunion with her beloved father after death.

This ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Star Knows She’s Intimidating

Natalie Venetia Belcon insists she’s not as regal as the Cuban musician she plays, but she’s worked hard to make you think otherwise.

Patti LuPone Is Doing Something Unusual. She’s Apologizing.

LuPone said she was “deeply sorry for the words” she used in her criticism of Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald when asked about a dispute over Broadway noise levels.

In ‘Dead Outlaw,’ Andrew Durand Has the Role of a Lifetime. And After.

To climb, leap and play dead each night, the Tony nominee’s preshow workout not only tends to his body’s needs but also frees up his acting.

Dozens of Festival Plays Worth Traveling to This Summer

Across the country, you’ll find Shakespeare in amphitheaters, exciting new works on intimate stages and many regional repertories in bucolic settings.

Willem Dafoe Returns to His Stage Roots at the Venice Theater Biennale

The Hollywood star is the artistic director of this year’s event. He is using the opportunity to spotlight experimental theater that shaped his career.

Lea Michele Resuscitated ‘Funny Girl.’ Her Next Move Is ‘Chess.’

The “Glee” star will join Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher next fall in a Broadway revival of an Abba-adjacent Cold War musical.

The Patti LuPone Drama With Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis, Explained

The offstage tensions between three Broadway stars became public after a dispute over sound levels, an Instagram post and a much-talked-about magazine article.

Her Books and Movies Provoked France. Will Her Plays Do the Same?

Virginie Despentes is pivoting to theater. Playgoers “really show up, even for demanding or radical works,” she says.

Blue Man Group’s Longtime Home Will Stage Off Broadway Dramas

A commercial producer active on Broadway and in the West End has signed a long-term lease for Astor Place Theater with plans for shows there.

What Made Nat King Cole, and These 5 Songs, Unforgettable

Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor’s play “Lights Out” explores the beloved yet complicated performer who was subtly “advancing who we are as Americans.”

At 98, the ‘Coroner to the Stars’ Is Getting One Last Act

Thomas Noguchi, the former chief medical examiner in Los Angeles, is featured in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical “Dead Outlaw” and in a new documentary about his life.

‘O.K.!’ Review: When the Abortion Clinic Cancels

In Christin Eve Cato’s new backstage dramedy, an actress’s plan to terminate a pregnancy collides with the rollback of reproductive rights.

James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale Lead Broadway ‘Art’

The three actors will star in a revival of Yasmina Reza’s 1994 play, which begins performances at the end of August.

‘Business Ideas’ Review: A Parable in a Cute Cafe

Milo Cramer’s new comedy about work, survival and the quest for a meaningful life opens Clubbed Thumb’s venerable Summerworks festival.

‘Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole’ Review: Dimming a Great Talent

Dulé Hill stars as the silky crooner in a play about the last broadcast of his variety show, in 1957.

Tom Hanks Wrote a Play, and Will Star in It Off Broadway This Fall

“This World of Tomorrow,” based on the actor’s 2017 short story collection, is scheduled to begin performances in October at the Shed.

‘Bowl EP’ Review: Sessions in Love

Nazareth Hassan’s play follows the tender romance (and acid-fueled hallucinations) two skateboarders share.

Review: How Music Came Down to Earth, in ‘Goddess’

Amber Iman lives up to the title of a musical about the divine gift of song.

‘Bus Stop’ Review: Travelers Find Shelter From a Storm

Intimacy is at the heart of this rare revival of William Inge’s 1955 play, about stranded passengers learning from one another and about themselves.

Head of Trump’s Kennedy Center Calls for Inquiry Into Its Finances

The center’s new president said prosecutors should look at its “criminal” debt and deferred maintenance, as the center announced dance and theater offerings that include some with nonunion casts.

‘We Are Gathered’ Promises to Love, Honor and Cherish

At Arena Stage in Washington, a new play by Tarell Alvin McCraney has actors and real couples exchanging marriage vows onstage.

‘Creditors’ Review: Who Pays the Price for a Bankrupt Marriage?

Liev Schreiber stars in an update of the bleak Strindberg classic about a husband and wife and the man who seeks to destroy them.

The Broadway Best of Charles Strouse

The composer’s musicals, including “Annie” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” captured essential elements of American culture. Here are five of his most memorable songs.

‘Is Betty Buckley Still Alive?’ Trump Asked. She Certainly Is.

“What’s happening these days,” the singer said at the start of a Joe’s Pub residency, “is weird, and not cool.”

Theater to Stream: The Tony-Nominated ‘Yellow Face,’ ‘Vanya’ and More

Watch the Tony nominee Daniel Dae Kim in David Henry Hwang’s comedy, and take in cabaret at 54 Below, all from your living room.

Darren Criss Does the Robot

He trained as a movement actor. Now he’s leaning into physical theater as a Helperbot in the Tony-nominated “Maybe Happy Ending.”

Tonys 2025 Predictions: Who Will Win? And Who Should?

Our chief theater critic looks at this year’s nominees and weighs in on the plays, musicals and artists he thinks will — and should — take home trophies on June 8.

Charles Strouse, Composer of ‘Annie’ and ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 96

He wrote some of the most enduring musical theater numbers of his era and earned three Tony Awards, a Grammy and an Emmy.

Clooney Brought Edward R. Murrow to Broadway. Next Stop: CNN.

In June, the news organization is planning a live broadcast of one of the final Broadway performances of “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

Broadway, Backstage

We go behind the curtain at “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “John Proctor Is the Villain” and “Oh, Mary!”

‘The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse’ Review: Down the Y2K Clickhole

In Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley’s fizzy new musical, an internet sleuth searches for a pop star wannabe who went missing along with her low-rise jeans.

In ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ Tom Francis Writes His Own Story

The Tony-nominated leading man is charming audiences — and Times Square tourists — with a brooding performance that has him singing outdoors.

George Clooney and Denzel Washington Power Broadway to Prepandemic Heights

Elphaba helped too. But the good news comes with caveats.

Audra McDonald’s ‘Gypsy’ Showstopper Is a Revelation

Near the end of “Gypsy,” the Tony-nominated actress sings a song that makes you rethink the show you’ve been watching. I talked to her about it.

To Play Betty Boop, Jasmine Amy Rogers Had to Transform

The Broadway rookie has a Tony nomination and star power, but inside she’s still this “weird little girl.”

In ‘Irishtown’ and ‘The Black Wolfe Tone,’ Where Are the Rolling Hills?

Two plays at Irish Repertory Theater, one featuring a “Derry Girls” star, explore the real and the mythical in cultural identity.

‘Dead Outlaw’ Cancels Library of Congress Concert to Protest Firing

The Broadway musical, which earned seven Tony nominations, scrapped a performance after the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla D. Hayden, was fired by the Trump administration.

The First Play Knocked Her Unconscious. The Second Is Even Tougher.

Carolina Bianchi created a storm by drugging herself onstage at the beginning of a trilogy about sexual assault. Her latest play, “The Brotherhood,” asks what happens next.

Review: Hugh Jackman in a Twisty Tale of ‘Sexual Misconduct’

A new play about a middle-age professor and his teenage student forces you to ask: Who’s grooming whom?

In ‘Hamlet Hail to the Thief,’ Radiohead Riffs on Shakespeare

The band’s frontman, Thom Yorke, created a show with the Royal Shakespeare Company that is both admirably ambitious and a little foolish.

Review: Will ‘The Death of Rasputin’ Have a Cult Following?

The immersive production on Governors Island is an attempt to fill the void left by “Sleep No More” and “Life and Trust.”

13 Off Broadway Shows to See in May

Hugh Jackman in “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes” and Maya Hawke in the title role of “Eurydice” — here’s what’s on New York stages this month.

‘Five Models in Ruins, 1981’ Review: Disastrous Dress-Up

Caitlin Saylor Stephens’s new play imagines a fashion shoot with the gowns Princess Diana rejected for her recent wedding. The models are not amused.

‘Ragtime’ Is Returning to Broadway

A revival of the sweeping musical will open at Lincoln Center Theater in October, starring Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz.

He Produced ‘Rent’ and ‘Hamilton.’ Now He’s Telling His Own Story.

In “Theater Kid,” Jeffrey Seller reflects on his Broadway career.

An Actress of Many Passions, Now Making History in ‘Wicked’

“The place where Elphaba and I meet is empathy and advocacy for justice,” said Lencia Kebede, who is the first Black actress to play the role full time on Broadway.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Winning a Pulitzer for ‘Purpose’

“It’s the most surreal day ever,” the playwright said as he learned the news while getting ready to attend his first Met Gala.

‘The United States vs Ulysses’ Review: The Case That Won’t Go Away

When James Joyce’s masterpiece faced banning, the American justice system came to the rescue. A new play wonders if it would today.

When the Goddess of Evil Looms Large, Cue the (Goddess of) Music

Saheem Ali’s musical, about the goddess of music finding refuge and love at an Afro-jazz club in Mombasa, Kenya, has been nearly 20 years in the making.

Stephen Mo Hanan, Who Played Three Roles in ‘Cats,’ Dies at 78

He sang arias on the streets of San Francisco, performed on Broadway and collaborated on a musical about Al Jolson, which he also starred in.

Review: In ‘Wonderful Town,’ a Party for Writers and Weirdos

An awkward Encores! revival of the 1953 musical celebrates the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in the years when oddballs could still afford to live there.

Idina Menzel’s ‘Redwood’ to Close Following Tony Nominations Shutout

The Broadway musical will play its final performance at the Nederlander Theater on May 18.

Tony Nominations Snubs and Surprises: ‘Othello’ Misses, Clooney Scores

Ensemble-driven plays like “Purpose” and “English” received a slew of nominations, while Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal and Idina Menzel were overlooked.

George Clooney, Sarah Snook and Sadie Sink Get Tony Nominations

The new musicals “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Death Becomes Her” and “Maybe Happy Ending” tied for the most Tony nominations, with 10 each.

Tony Awards Nominations 2025: The Complete List

Nominations for the 78th Tony Awards were announced on Thursday. Here’s who made the list.

The Tony Nominations Are This Morning. Here’s What to Expect.

Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce will announce which performers and which productions from a crowded 2024-25 Broadway season will vie for awards.

‘Ceremonies in Dark Old Men’ Review: A Father in Defeat

Norm Lewis stars as the resigned patriarch of two slippery sons in this revival of Lonne Elder III’s drama from 1969.

Ewan McGregor, Back Onstage, Is the Architect of His Own Folly

“My Master Builder,” a new take on the Ibsen classic, reduces a complex play to a tawdry marital melodrama.

In Two New Works, the Power of Generational Connections

Two worlds of promise: “All the World’s a Stage,” a musical by Adam Gwon, and “Rheology,” Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s follow-up to “Public Obscenities.”

Who Should Be a Tony Awards Nominee in 2025?

Our chief theater critic makes his picks.

Where Can I Find a Cheap Broadway Ticket?

If you are determined to see a celebrity in a popular show on a busy night, you may be out of luck, but with flexibility and persistence, you can cut some costs.

In ‘Krapp’s Last Tape,’ Gary Oldman Hits Rewind

The star actor returns to the theater where he started almost a half-century ago, with Samuel Beckett’s bleak one-man play.

My Life With Uncle Vanya, the Self-Pitying Sad Sack We Can’t Quit

What is it about Chekhov’s melancholy inaction hero that makes him, and the play he stars in, so meaningful at all ages?

‘Real Women Have Curves’ Review: This American (Immigrant) Life

On Broadway, the musical adaptation is a bouncy crowd pleaser about female empowerment, self-acceptance and chasing one’s dreams.

‘Dead Outlaw’ Review: This Bandit Has Mummy Issues

A truly twisted yarn about a long-lived corpse makes a surprisingly feel-good Broadway musical.

‘Just in Time’ Review: Jonathan Groff Channels Bobby Darin

Groff is sensational as the ’60s “nightclub animal” in a Broadway jukebox bio-musical that doesn’t live up to its star.

‘Real Women Have Curves’ Is Now a Broadway Show. Here Are 5 Things to Know.

The new musical is based on Josefina López’s original play and the 2002 film adaptation that starred America Ferrera.

How a Kentucky Man Trapped in a Cave Became a Broadway Musical

Floyd Collins was pinned under a rock while exploring a cave in 1925. That history, recounted in song, is now on Broadway.

Review: Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Pirates,’ Now in Jazzy New Orleans

A Broadway remake of the operetta, starring David Hyde Pierce, moves the plot to the Big Easy, where good times roll, even if some jokes don’t quite land.

‘Hold Me in the Water’ Review: Smitten, and Primed to Flirt

Ryan J. Haddad follows up his Obie-winning “Dark Disabled Stories” with a rom-com.

No Power? No Problem. Nicole Scherzinger Sings With Bullhorn on Broadway.

The “Sunset Boulevard” star briefly entertained the crowd when “a technical malfunction on the sound side” forced the cancellation of a matinee performance.

Review: Little Adds Up in the Elusive ‘Grief Camp’

Les Waters’s production for Atlantic Theater Company is marvelously realized, despite the limitations of the play’s often maddening script.

Jeremy Jordan, Searching for Challenges Onstage

In “Floyd Collins,” playing a hardscrabble Kentuckian trapped while exploring a cave, the actor finds inspiration in the claustrophobic restrictions.

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Review: An Origin Story for the Stage

This Broadway production delivers lots of spectacle as it winds back to the teenage years of Henry Creel, an antagonist from the Netflix series.

‘Macbeth in Stride’ Review: A Leap and Stumble Into a Classic

One of the most performed and reimagined works of English literature becomes a fourth-wall-breaking musical revue.

‘Floyd Collins’ Review: Trapped in a Cave and in a Media Circus

One of the wonders of this glorious-sounding new Broadway production is how far from claustrophobic this Kentucky cave saga feels.

A Monsoon Is About to Hit These Pirates

Jinkx Monsoon talks about feeling like a lifetime of hard work is finally paying off, and her return to Broadway as a zany maid in “Pirates! The Penzance Musical.”

Review: Caryl Churchill Times Four Makes an Infinity of Worlds

“Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp,” a new collection of one-acts by the great British playwright, is a cause for celebration, wonderment and grief.

Onstage and Off, Whitney White Is Everywhere This Spring

An actor, musician and writer, White is also now an in-demand stage director. “I am looking, I am hungry, I am searching,” she said.

Review: In ‘John Proctor Is the Villain,’ It’s the Girls vs. the Men

Kimberly Belflower’s play, on Broadway starring Sadie Sink, gives high school students a chance to prosecute a #MeToo case against “The Crucible.”

How ‘Stranger Things’ Scaled Up for Broadway

A big opening scene that took about two and a half years to perfect plunges theatergoers into the sci-fi world of the hit Netflix series.

Bernadette Peters Loves a Day Out in New York

Back on Broadway for “Old Friends,” the actress reflects on the art she saw with Sondheim and the delights of the High Line and Central Park.

Suzanne Rand, Half of a Once-Popular Comedy Team, Dies at 75

Like Nichols and May before them, Monteith and Rand had their own Broadway show. Unlike Nichols and May, they faded from view after they broke up.

Theater to Stream: David Tennant as ‘Macbeth,’ ‘Death of England’ and More

Take in Shakespeare, experimental theater and a three-play series on the fallout of Brexit, all available to watch at home.

Review: ‘Becoming Eve’ Offers Testaments Old and New

A trans woman comes out to her Hasidic Jewish father in this Off Broadway play that tussles with faith and family bonds.

Review: In a Musical Comedy Makeover, ‘Smash’ Lives Up to Its Name

En route to Broadway, the TV series about backstage shenanigans and Marilyn Monroe has been rejiggered, with the same great songs but a whole new plot.

‘Amm(i)gone’ and ‘A Mother’: Sons Calling for Their Mothers

The maternal embrace of young men and their battles figures in two very different plays, one a solo work and the other a Brechtian riff starring Jessica Hecht.

‘Manhunt’ Is a Case Study in Fragile Masculinity

A new play by Robert Icke about a real-life police chase takes the form of an imagined trial.

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’: What to Know About the Broadway Show

The new play, set 24 years before the start of the Netflix series, combines lavish spectacle with a cast of familiar characters.

Review: A Party With 17 ‘Old Friends’ and 41 Sondheim Songs

Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga lead the festivities in a new Broadway revue of the great musical dramatist’s work.

The Loose Screws, Hot Flames and Infinite Joy of William Finn

The composer and lyricist of “A New Brain,” “Falsettos” and other shows answered the pains of life with jaunty songs. He died this week at 73.

William Finn, Tony Winner for ‘Falsettos,’ Is Dead at 73

An acclaimed musical theater writer, he won for both his score and his book and later had a huge hit with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

At 90, Wole Soyinka Revisits His Younger, More Optimistic Self

With the Off Broadway debut of his 1958 play “The Swamp Dwellers,” the Nigerian Nobel laureate looks back on the writer he was when he was starting out.

‘Boop! The Musical’ Review: Betty Gets a Brand Extension

The It girl with the spit curl looks great for 100, but her Broadway musical, which feels like one big merch grab, is boop-boop-a-don’t.

At James Earl Jones Memorial, Friends Share Laughs, Tears and Moving Stories

At a gathering in the Broadway theater renamed to honor the star, speakers including Denzel Washington and Phylicia Rashad described Jones as an inspiration.

The Snubs and Surprises of the 2025 Olivier Awards

Times critics discuss the big winners — a new play about Roald Dahl, a “Fiddler on the Roof” revival and a folk-rock “Benjamin Button”— at London’s theater awards.

6 Songs From ‘Just in Time’ That Capture Bobby Darin’s Versatility

The show’s star, Jonathan Groff, and members of the creative team on how songs like “Splish Splash” and “If I Were a Carpenter” illuminate Darin’s life.

Review: How ‘The Last Five Years’ Became a Blur on Broadway

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren star in a muddy revival of Jason Robert Brown’s still-scathing musical.

‘I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan’ Review: What Are You Waiting For?

Mona Pirnot’s comic ode to the downtown artist doubles as a meditation on the precariousness of playwriting as a creative life.

Denis Arndt, Who Was a First-Time Tony Nominee at 77, Dies at 86

After more than 40 years as a stage and television actor, he broke through in “Heisenberg” as a butcher who has a romance with a much younger woman.

John Lithgow’s ‘Giant’ Is Among the Big Winners at the Olivier Awards

The play, about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism, took home three awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys. So did a “Fiddler on the Roof” revival and a folk rock “Benjamin Button.”

How the Stars of ‘All Nighter’ Get That College Vibe

The actresses talk about bonding over their nightly cram session, and have also compiled a playlist of some of the songs that get them going.

The Surprising History of Betty Boop

From her 1930 debut as a poodle-human hybrid to a modern-day symbol of empowerment, Betty Boop has had an unusual journey to the Broadway stage. Boop-oop-a-doop!

13 Off Broadway Shows to Tempt You in April

New short plays by Caryl Churchill, a comedy with one erstwhile Derry Girl and a musical starring Anika Noni Rose — here’s what’s on New York stages this month.

Review: Clooney, Fair and Balanced, in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

George Clooney makes Edward R. Murrow a saint of sane journalism for a world that still needs one in a stage adaptation of the 2005 movie.

How ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ Went Digital

Sarah Snook, camera operators and other crew members bring to life multitudes on Broadway via an elaborate synthesis of live action, live video and recorded video.

‘The Cherry Orchard’ Review: A Captivating Take on Chekhov

Nina Hoss stars as a melancholic matriarch in Benedict Andrews’s immersive rendition of the classic at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn.

From Hasidic Brooklyn to Off Broadway: The Life of a Trans Rabbi

After disavowing her strict religious upbringing, Abby Stein came out as transgender. She is now the subject of a new play by New York Theater Workshop.

Andrew Scott on ‘Vanya’: ‘Who Isn’t Sad?’

The actor calls his solo performance in Chekhov’s melancholy comedy an “endless experiment.” Even all alone, he can really fill a stage.

Othello and Iago, a Marriage Made in Both Heaven and Hell

Because Shakespeare gave his hero and anti-hero equal weight, the contest between them has never been that easy to call.

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Review: Caveat Emptor, Suckers!

Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk star in a bumpy revival of David Mamet’s play about salesmen with nothing worth selling.

Othello and Iago, a Marriage Made in Both Heaven and Hell

Because Shakespeare gave his hero and antihero equal weight, the contest between the actors playing them has never been that easy to call.

12 Plays and Musicals Across the U.S. to Brighten the Spring

On stages across the country, there is no shortage of adventurous work, including plays by Lauren Yee, Larissa FastHorse and Zora Howard.

Scott Rudin, Producer Exiled for Bad Behavior, Plans Return to Broadway

Rudin stepped away from show business four years ago amid reports that he had bullied assistants. He says he has “a lot more self-control” now.

Review: Sarah Snook Stars in the Selfie of ‘Dorian Gray’

The “Succession” actress plays all 26 roles in this Oscar Wilde classic reimagined as a video spectacle. If only there were less screen time and more IRL contact.

Review: Long-Lost ‘Love Life’ Still Has a Lot to Say About America

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kate Baldwin and other top-shelf singers star in an overly sentimental production of the long-lost Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner show.

At 50, the Wooster Group Is Experimenting on Itself

Elizabeth LeCompte and Kate Valk reflect on their decades of making daring theater together. Just don’t call it a nostalgic exercise.

An Essential ‘Buena Vista’ Song Finds Its Emotional Place on Broadway

Of all the “Buena Vista Social Club” songs, the beloved “Chan Chan” is the most recognizable. But figuring out where in the musical to put it became a challenge.

In ‘Streetcar,’ Patsy Ferran Gives Blanche a Nervy New Read

The London-based actress has been heralded as one of the most talented of her generation. Still, she worried audiences would balk at her “very unconventional Blanche.”

How a Broadway Musical Revealed a Family’s World War II Spy Secrets

Descendants of characters in “Operation Mincemeat,” a hit British musical now in New York, have gotten more out of seeing it than a few catchy melodies.

George Clooney Play Breaks a Broadway Box Office Record

“Good Night, and Good Luck” grossed $3.3 million last week, breaking a record that was set earlier this month by Denzel Washington’s “Othello.”

‘Wine in the Wilderness’ Review: Beauty in Blackness

Written by Alice Childress in 1969, the play feels just as revelatory more than 50 years later in a new production from Classic Stage Company.

Phylicia Rashad Knows Her Purpose

Five decades into her career, the Tony Award-winning actress and TV icon, making her Broadway directing debut, feels like “part of something bigger.”

‘Othello’ Review: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Are Prey and Predator

Shakespeare’s leanest tragedy gets a starry, headlong production that embraces the action but misses the mystery.

The Lost Great American Musical Returns, Over 75 Years Later

Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner’s pioneering “Love Life” was thwarted by circumstance. Now, it is coming to Encores! at New York City Center.

8 New Shows Our Theater Critics Are Talking About

A British satirical comedy, a Tennessee Williams classic, a soundscape of Havana: These are productions worth knowing about.

Review: The Stiff Who Saved Europe, in ‘Operation Mincemeat’

A proudly silly British musical comedy about the “Trojan corpse” of World War II comes to Broadway.

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Brings the Thrill of Music Making to Broadway

A new musical inspired by the 1997 hit album gives a fictional back story to the veteran performers of the Havana music scene.

‘We Had a World’ Review: Through the Fourth Wall and Into the Past

Joshua Harmon’s new play features uniformly standout performances and tells a poignant story of family dynamics.

She May Be the Most Powerful Producer Working in Theater

Sonia Friedman has “created her own theater studio system,” balancing big properties like “Harry Potter” and “Stranger Things” with more prestige work by Stoppard and Sondheim.

Review: Eight Andrew Scotts in a Heartbreaking Solo ‘Vanya’

Playing all the characters in an update of Chekhov, the Irish actor turns what could be merely a stunt into a tour de force.

‘Amerikin’ Review: A White Supremacist’s Undoing: DNA

The protagonist of Chisa Hutchinson’s new play is proud of his racial heritage, until he gets some unexpected test results.

Tituss Burgess in ‘Oh, Mary!’ Is Cole Escola’s Dream Come True

As Burgess prepares to step in to the hit Broadway comedy, he thinks he should have “spent more time at the gym.”

‘Purpose’ Review: Dinner With the Black Political Elite

A family not unlike Jesse Jackson’s gets barbecued on Broadway by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

In ‘Weather Girl,’ Climate Change Sets Off a Meltdown

A new one-woman show from the producer of “Baby Reindeer” and “Fleabag” is an irreverent allegory about wildfires and global warming.

With $921 Seats, a Star-Powered ‘Othello’ Breaks a Box Office Record

Demand to see Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal play Shakespeare has set a record in a year when big stars have been driving up the prices of Broadway plays.

Theater to Stream: ‘Beckett Briefs’ and One of Gavin Creel’s Last Shows

Also available for streaming: A masterful F. Murray Abraham in “Beckett Briefs,” and Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon in a take on “Streetcar.”

Bringing a Persian Epic to the World, With Help From 483 Puppets

Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory Theater, is just the latest installment.

Anne Kaufman Schneider, 99, Ardent Keeper of Her Father’s Plays, Dies

She shepherded the works of George S. Kaufman from the 20th century into the next, encouraging regional theater productions and helping to steer two of them to Broadway.

No American Drama Is as Haunted by Ghosts of Actors Past as ‘Streetcar’

With a revival starring Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran in Brooklyn, a look at the carefully weighted balance that actors playing Blanche and Stanley need to strike.

A Ferocious Paul Mescal Stars in a Brutal ‘Streetcar’

Desire comes a distant second to violence in a Brooklyn revival of the Tennessee Williams classic.

In ‘The Great Privation,’ Fending Off the Body Snatchers

Nia Akilah Robinson’s new play, for Soho Rep, digs into an ugly historical practice.

Athol Fugard’s Plays Illustrated the Value of Every Human Life

“Sizwe Banzi Is Dead” and other works bear witness to forgotten lives and to the moral blindness and blinkered vision of the realities of apartheid South Africa.

‘Ghosts’ Review: The Sins of the Father, Visited on Everyone

Ibsen’s scathing drama about medical and moral contagion gets a high-sheen Off Broadway staging starring a riveting Lily Rabe.

Striking Stage Crews Reach Agreement With Atlantic Theater

The deal will be scrutinized by New York’s other Off Broadway theaters, which the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has been working to unionize.

‘All Nighter’ Review: No Sleep but Plenty of Gripes

A new play about a group of college students putting in one last study session evokes recent stories about young women, but without the well-rounded characters.

Jean Smart Will Star in a One-Woman Broadway Show

The new play, “Call Me Izzy,” will begin previews in May and open in June at Studio 54.

How ‘Operation Mincemeat,’ a Very British Hit, Was Fine-Tuned for Broadway

Now in previews, the musical comedy about an outrageous World War II spy mission is working to adjust to the particular sensibilities of its New York audience.

A Play About Segregation Tries to ‘Ride a Fine Line’ in Florida

A production partly aimed at students that highlights Tampa’s history in the civil rights movement lands at a time when the state is changing what schools teach about race and history.

For the Actors of ‘Sumo,’ Learning Lines Was Just the Half of It

The play’s cast members wrestle, slap and toss one another in ambitiously choreographed fight sequences that took months of training to learn.

In ‘The Seagull,’ Cate Blanchett Outshines a Director’s Tired Tropes

Thanks to Blanchett’s charismatic turn as a fading actress, this new Chekhov adaptation in London hangs together in spite of Thomas Ostermeier’s antics.

Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott, Nina Hoss and More, Off Broadway in March

Underwater drama, a daunting solo undertaking, a gaggle of students and a version of “The Cherry Orchard” that aims to recapture Chekhov’s winking tone.

Just Before It Was a Cult Film, ‘Rocky Horror Show’ Was a Broadway Flop

Tim Curry and colleagues recall the musical’s misadventure at the Belasco Theater in 1975.

‘Oedipus’ and ‘Rocky Horror Show’ Are Returning to Broadway

The Roundabout Theater Company will also present Noël Coward’s “Fallen Angels,” starring Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara.

Theaters Sue the N.E.A. Over Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order

The lawsuit seeks to block a new rule that requires groups applying for grants from the National Endowment for the Arts to agree not to promote “gender ideology.”

Review: Wrestling With Angels and Demons in ‘Sumo’

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump’s Takeover

“We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said the show’s creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.

A ‘Greatest Showman’ Musical Is Coming to the Stage, in Britain

The show, developed by Disney with a Tony-winning creative team, will have an initial production in Bristol, England, in the spring of 2026.

Olivier Awards: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Secures Most Nominations

The acclaimed revival, which is about to transfer to London’s Barbican, scored 13 nominations at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.

After a Decade Away, ‘Mamma Mia!’ Is Returning to Broadway This Summer

The musical’s original run was the ninth-longest in Broadway history; a six-month return engagement will start in August.

Sadie Sink Heads Back to School, This Time on Broadway

In “John Proctor Is the Villain,” the actress is among a group of students studying “The Crucible,” just as the #MeToo movement tears through their classroom.

‘Mary Said What She Said’ Review: A Hypnotic Huppert

In this Robert Wilson production, Isabelle Huppert is everywhere onstage, all at once, reciting a nonstop script that may well touch on everything.

‘Dakar 2000’ Review: Which One Is the Liar?

In Rajiv Joseph’s two-hander, a couple of Americans in Senegal twist, deflect, massage, stretch and maybe even tell the truth.

Theater Company’s Lost French New Wave Film Gets Its New York Premiere

Future members of Mabou Mines produced the footage over 50 years ago. Now it’s a film with new dialogue spoken by children of the original cast.

Review: ‘Curse of the Starving Class’ Doesn’t Satisfy

The New Group production of Sam Shepard’s classic tragicomedy comes off as disjointed and self-consciously stagy.

At France’s Oldest Theater, Things Change, but They Also Stay the Same

A new leader for the Comédie-Française, Clément Hervieu-Léger, is an insider who looks set to keep the venerable Paris company on a steady course.

Bill Burr Is About to Hit Broadway. Broadway Better Duck.

The acerbic comic sounds like a Mamet character, and thanks to Nathan Lane, he’s making his Broadway debut as one in “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

‘Grangeville’ Review: Am I My Half Brother’s Keeper?

A story as old as Cain and Abel gets filtered through cellphone and video confrontations in Samuel D. Hunter’s bleak two-hander.

A Rising Star Rides the Stormy Seas in a Maritime ‘Hamlet’

Luke Thallon expertly blends sincerity and neediness as the embattled prince in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s latest production.

Finding a Common Thread in Jonathan Larson’s Unheard Music

“The Jonathan Larson Project,” a years-in-the-making musical collage of Larson’s life, features songs he wrote before he died. Now it’s onstage at the Orpheum.

‘Safe House’ Review: Singing a Song of Loneliness

Enda Walsh’s formal experiment, at St. Ann’s Warehouse, finds him in pared-back mode.

These Actors Made Broadway Debuts as Children. Now They’re Back.

Nick Jonas, Sadie Sink and Christian Slater are among this year’s unusually large cohort of stars who first appeared onstage as tweens or even younger.

Review: In ‘Liberation,’ the Feminist Revolution Will Be Dramatized

Bess Wohl’s moving new play, about a group of women in 1970s Ohio, explores the power of sisterhood and the limits of motherhood.

Being George Clooney Is Harder Than It Looks

He is making his Broadway debut with a stage version of his 2005 movie “Good Night, and Good Luck.” He’s ready, but also terrified.

Drawing From Bob Dylan’s Songbook, Learning Lessons in Mortality

Todd Almond wrote an oral history on Conor McPherson’s “Girl From the North Country” and its passage through Broadway’s pandemic shutdown.

Cynthia Erivo Will Host This Year’s Tony Awards

The actress won a Tony Award for “The Color Purple,” and is now nominated for an Oscar for playing Elphaba in the film adaptation of “Wicked.”

For Playwrights, Making It to Midcareer Is a Cliffhanger

Act 1 was a constant struggle for rent and opportunity. But now that these emerging dramatists have emerged, what will they make of Act 2?

Jonathan Bailey’s Bratty, Bad-Boy ‘Richard II’

The actor, on a hot streak after “Wicked,” takes on his biggest stage role to date. In London, he plays Shakespeare’s unfortunate king as a flouncing sociopath.

Hear How a ‘Smash’ Song Got a Broadway Makeover

“Let Me Be Your Star,” which evokes an actor’s longing to shine, has come a long way from its TV days. Here’s how the song evolved on its way to the stage.

An Abortion Scene Gets Theater Audiences Talking, and Fainting

“The Years,” running in London, dramatizes a woman’s life from teenage thrills to later-life sex. One intense scene is causing audience members to pass out.

Here’s What to See This Spring in New York

Onstage, Denzel Washington is Othello, and Paul Mescal is Stanley Kowalski as stars illuminate the theater marquees. Plus: FKA twigs takes “Eusexua” on tour. Bang on a Can, Twyla Tharp, and much more.

Lea Salonga Is Never Getting Tired of Sondheim

The Tony-winning actress co-stars with Bernadette Peters in “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” a show that is letting her surprise audiences with her comedy chops.