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Around Broadway

Every Wednesday morning, Jeff Spurgeon finds out what's new on Broadway and beyond from Charles Isherwood, theater critic for the New York Times.

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<em>Sleep No More</em> Meets Mozart in New Immersive Production

<em>Sleep No More</em> Meets Mozart in New Immersive Production

Theater that knocks down the wall between performers and spectators has become a fashionable trend in recent years. Slee... Read more

5 Feb 2014

3mins

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Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick Bring 'Disaster!' to Broadway

Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick Bring 'Disaster!' to Broadway

With its suggestive exclamation point, the title of the new Broadway musical Disaster! hints at the campy, over-the-top ... Read more

16 Mar 2016

2mins

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3 Kings, 4 Plays, 12 Hours, a Shakespeare Cycle at BAM

3 Kings, 4 Plays, 12 Hours, a Shakespeare Cycle at BAM

This spring, England’s Royal Shakespeare Company has taken up residence at the Harvey Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of... Read more

6 Apr 2016

4mins

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'Bright Star' by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Shines on Broadway

'Bright Star' by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Shines on Broadway

With a book by comedian/actor/author Steve Martin, lyrics by singer/songwriter Edie Brickell and a bluegrass-inflected s... Read more

30 Mar 2016

3mins

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'Dry Powder': a Comedy to Ignite Economic Debate

'Dry Powder': a Comedy to Ignite Economic Debate

Dry Powder, a new play that just debuted at The Public Theater, is bringing the same discussions about the world of fina... Read more

23 Mar 2016

3mins

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'Smart People' Presents Thesis on Race at Second Stage Theatre

'Smart People' Presents Thesis on Race at Second Stage Theatre

As the Obama era is about to begin, four brilliant, accomplished people — Harvard types, all of them — consider racism i... Read more

17 Feb 2016

2mins

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Danai Gurira Delivers On and Off Broadway

Danai Gurira Delivers On and Off Broadway

Zimbabwean-American playwright Dania Gurira is having a moment. Her play Eclipsed has just transferred to Broadway in a ... Read more

9 Mar 2016

3mins

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Len Cariou Mixes Showstoppers with Shakespeare

Len Cariou Mixes Showstoppers with Shakespeare

Actor Len Cariou has enjoyed a long and distinguished career. Among his many appearances, he created the role Sweeney To... Read more

10 Feb 2016

2mins

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Linda Lavin Stars in 'Our Mother's Brief Affair'

Linda Lavin Stars in 'Our Mother's Brief Affair'

While on the latest of her many supposed deathbeds, a "tart-tongued" mother, played by Tony-winner Linda Lavin, reveals ... Read more

3 Feb 2016

2mins

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An Unusal Birthday Party for Thomas Merton

An Unusal Birthday Party for Thomas Merton

To mark last year's centennial of the birth of the writer and theologian Thomas Merton, the Actors Theater of Louisville... Read more

27 Jan 2016

2mins

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'Noises Off' Is Back On Broadway With Starry, Funny Cast

'Noises Off' Is Back On Broadway With Starry, Funny Cast

Michael Frayn's frantic 1982 sex farce-within-a-farce "Noises Off" returns to Broadway for a third run this season under... Read more

20 Jan 2016

3mins

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Red Bull Theater Brings Jacobean Drama to Off-Broadway

Red Bull Theater Brings Jacobean Drama to Off-Broadway

Jacobean era dramas are rarely seen on major New York stages, but the enterprising Red Bull Theater company, under the a... Read more

13 Jan 2016

4mins

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'Fiddler on the Roof' Back on Broadway

'Fiddler on the Roof' Back on Broadway

The beloved 1964 musical "Fiddler on the Roof," with its book by Joseph Stein and score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnic... Read more

6 Jan 2016

2mins

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A New 'View From the Bridge' on Broadway

A New 'View From the Bridge' on Broadway

Arthur Miller’s "A View from the Bridge" hasn’t exactly been a stranger to Broadway. It has already been revived three t... Read more

23 Dec 2015

3mins

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Shakespeare Takes a Jolly Romp Through 1960s London

Shakespeare Takes a Jolly Romp Through 1960s London

The new musical "These Paper Bullets!" at the Atlantic Theater Company bills itself as a "modish ripoff" of Shakespeare’... Read more

16 Dec 2015

3mins

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The Rock and Roll Return of Andrew Lloyd Webber

The Rock and Roll Return of Andrew Lloyd Webber

One of the world’s most successful musicians returns to his musical roots in his latest Broadway show. Andrew Lloyd Webb... Read more

9 Dec 2015

2mins

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Taylor Mac's Bold Comedy 'Hir' Brings Many Issues To Broadway

Taylor Mac's Bold Comedy 'Hir' Brings Many Issues To Broadway

A downtown theater playwright, a sensational Broadway actress and a most unusual family are all part of the show called ... Read more

2 Dec 2015

3mins

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George Takai Takes to Broadway in 'Allegiance'

George Takai Takes to Broadway in 'Allegiance'

Actor George Takai is best known as Sulu from "Star Trek," as well as for his LGBT activism and funny posts on Facebook.... Read more

25 Nov 2015

3mins

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Rhythm Is Gonna Get You To Broadway

Rhythm Is Gonna Get You To Broadway

A Broadway season just wouldn’t be complete without a jukebox musical it sometimes seems. This year’s model comes courte... Read more

18 Nov 2015

3mins

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A.R. Gurney's 'Sylvia' Comes to Broadway

A.R. Gurney's 'Sylvia' Comes to Broadway

In his 1995 play “Sylvia,” A.R. Gurney threw a couple of curve balls at the theme of a man dealing with a mid-life crisi... Read more

11 Nov 2015

2mins

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