Theater

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‘Privacy’ Can’t Overcome Its Own Gimmick ‘Privacy’ Can’t Overcome Its Own Gimmick

The new play asks audience members to keep their phones on. And that’s not the only distraction.

Aug 5, 2016 / Carey Purcell

Oslo play

According to ‘Oslo’ According to ‘Oslo’

In J.T. Rogers’s new play, the process of negotiating the Oslo Accords is the only concern; how well they turned out is rendered irrelevant.

Aug 3, 2016 / Alisa Solomon

Drumpf musical

Drumpf: The Musical Drumpf: The Musical

The story of the real-estate mogul’s rise through the 2016 Republican primary slog.

Jul 11, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Janet McTeer in Taming of the Shrew

Shrewd Taming Shrewd Taming

Despite its all-female cast, a new production of The Taming of the Shrew is still a man’s story.

Jun 16, 2016 / Carey Purcell

More Repossession Than Revival

More Repossession Than Revival More Repossession Than Revival

A new form of critical drama comes to Broadway, remaking brave claims for the confident expression of degraded peoples.

Jun 15, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

Van Hove’s The Crucible

Arthur Miller’s Chameleon Play Arthur Miller’s Chameleon Play

Over the past 63 years, The Crucible has taken on myriad new meanings. But the real lesson is that some things never really change.

Apr 25, 2016 / Alina Cohen

How to Succeed on Broadway!

How to Succeed on Broadway! How to Succeed on Broadway!

Why is Arthur Miller one of the most lauded American playwrights—and one of the most vilified?

Apr 20, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

Theater in Santiago

Chile’s Future: On the World Stage Chile’s Future: On the World Stage

What can Chile’s Santiago a Mil festival tell us about the country?

Mar 25, 2016 / Alisa Solomon

‘Eclipsed’: Out From the Shadows

‘Eclipsed’: Out From the Shadows ‘Eclipsed’: Out From the Shadows

The new, wonderfully acted Broadway play sheds light on the untold stories of the women who lived through the second Liberian civil war.

Mar 11, 2016 / Alina Cohen

Anna Deavere Smith: Report From Baltimore

Anna Deavere Smith: Report From Baltimore Anna Deavere Smith: Report From Baltimore

Dramatizing the school-to-prison pipeline—and organizing theater audiences in the process.

Jan 29, 2016 / Jon Wiener

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