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Joaquina Kalukango and Paul Alexander Nolan in <em>Slave Play</em> on Broadway.
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Final Bow: How Slave Play Taught Joaquina Kalukango to Get out of Her Own Head
The star of Jeremy O. Harris's Broadway drama learns how to not let people's responses get in the way of storytelling.
Aaron Tveit in Karen Olivo in <em>Moulin Rouge!</em> on Broadway.
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The Weekend Report: Louis Armstrong Biomusical; Moulin Rouge! Loves Australia
Find out all the theater news you missed this week.
Barra Grant wrote and stars in <em>Miss America's Ugly Daughter</em>, directed by Eve Brandstein, at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater at the West Side YMCA.
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Miss America's Ugly Daughter Dishes on a Beauty Queen's Private Cruelty
Bess Myerson's daughter performs her confessional solo show off-Broadway.
A scene from Krystian Lupa's production of The Trial, which has just canceled its New York run.
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UPDATE: Polish Government Responds to Claims It Canceled the New York Run of The Trial
The Polish Ministry of Culture contacted TheaterMania with Barbara Schabowska's response to our story. NYU Skirball director Jay Wegman offers a response to that response.
<em>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</em> will celebrate the Hogwarts houses with special performances in February and March.
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Show Your House Pride at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The Broadway production will host special performances to celebrate the four Hogwarts houses.
Ashley Park, Michael Urie, Jane Alexander, and James Cromwell star in <em>Grand Horizons</em>, which opens on January 23.
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See Jane Alexander, James Cromwell, and More in Grand Horizons Photos
Ashley Park, Ben McKenzie, Michael Urie, and more also star in Bess Wohl's new play on Broadway.
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Rachel Bay Jones Previews "I Miss the Mountains" and More From Next To Normal
Brandon Victor Dixon and Khamary Rose join Jones in the rehearsal room before the cast heads to the Kennedy Center.
Paul Rudnick's new play <em>Guilty Pleasure</em> will receive its world premiere later this year at La Jolla Playhouse.
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New Paul Rudnick, Kimber Lee Plays Round Out La Jolla 2020-21 Season
The plays join a season that already includes What the Constitution Means to Me and the pre-Broadway run of Lempicka.
The Broadway cast of <em>Matilda The Musical</em>, which is set to begin work on a film adaptation this summer.
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Matilda The Musical Sets Film Adaptation in Motion
Matthew Warchus will reprise his direction of the Tony-nominated musical for the silver screen.
Flashback Friday: Ciara Renée Gives Us Elsa Vocals in <em>Tick, Tick... Boom!</em>
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Flashback Friday: Ciara Renée Gives Us Elsa Vocals in Tick, Tick... Boom!
Watch Renée sing Jonathan Larson's "Come to Your Senses" before she takes on "Let it Go."
How Did the Polish Government Cancel a Show in New York?
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How Did the Polish Government Cancel a Show in New York?
In a scenario straight out of Kafka, director Krystian Lupa learned his production was defunded in an opaque letter.
Richard Topol plays George in Talene Monahon's <em>How to Load a Musket</em>, directed by Jaki Bradley, for Less Than Rent Theatre at 59E59 Theaters.
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How to Load a Musket Takes Aim at Historical Reenactment
Talene Monahon's new documentary play explores why some Americans dress up in Civil and Revolutionary War uniforms.
Tony winner Stephanie J. Block joins the cast of <em>The Bedwetter</em>, having its world premiere this spring at Atlantic Theater Company.
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Stephanie J. Block, Linda Lavin, and More Join World Premiere of The Bedwetter
Sarah Silverman's memoir will be staged as a musical at Atlantic Theater Company.
Molly Ranson will star alongside Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker in the upcoming <em>Plaza Suite</em> revival.
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Molly Ranson and More to Join Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker in Plaza Suite
Full casting has been announced for the upcoming Neil Simon revival.
<em>Feos</em>, a play featuring puppetry by Aline Kuppenheim, is now running at the Public Theater as part of this year's Under the Radar festival.
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Under the Radar 2020: Samuel Beckett's Not I and Feos
Jess Thom's unique take on a Beckett classic and Aline Kuppenheim's poignant puppetry come to the Public Theater's annual festival of new works.
Ramin Karimloo and Samantha Barks will star in a production of <em>Chess</em> in Japan.
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Ramin Karimloo, Samantha Barks, and More to Star in Chess in Japan
Luke Walsh will also star in the Benny Andersson-Björn Ulvaeus musical in Osaka and Tokyo.
Erika Henningsen will join the cast of <em>Flying Over Sunset</em> on Broadway.
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Erika Henningsen, Jeremy Kushnier, and More to Join Cast of Flying Over Sunset
Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, Tony Yazbeck will star in the new musical by James Lapine, Tom Kitt, and Michael Korie.
Damon Daunno with his new Sardi's portrait.
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Oklahoma!'s Damon Daunno Is Immortalized at Sardi's
Daunno earned a 2019 Tony nomination for his performance in the musical.
Joey McIntyre, Christy Altomare, and Michael Wartella will star in the world premiere of <em>The Wanderer</em>.
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Joey McIntyre, Christy Altomare, and More to Star in World Premiere of The Wanderer
Michael Wartella will star as Dion DiMucci in the new musical at Paper Mill Playhouse.
Elizabeth Strout, Laura Linney, and playwright Rona Munro on stage after <em>My Name is Lucy Barton</em>.
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Laura Linney Opens on Broadway in My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout's novel is brought to the stage at Manhattan Theatre Club.
The cast of <em>Oklahoma!</em>, which concludes its Broadway run on Sunday, January 19.
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Oklahoma! and Slave Play Are Among Our Top 5 Shows to See This Week
This is your last chance to see two of the biggest Broadway shows of last year.
The Chicago Shakespeare cast of the Broadway-bound musical <em>Six</em>.
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Empowering Message of SIX Brings Mothers and Daughters Together
SIX has an empowering feminist message about the wives of Henry VIII, and mothers and daughters around the world have been embracing the show's story together.
Laura Linney in <em>My Name Is Lucy Barton</em>, directed by Richard Eyre, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
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Laura Linney Is All Alone in My Name Is Lucy Barton
Linney brings the solo stage adaptation of Elizabeth Strout's novel from London to Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
The day the music died, as depicted in Rick Miller's <em>Boom</em> at 59E59.
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Rick Miller's New Show Is Just OK, Boomer
Miller leads a multimedia trip across three tumultuous decades at 59E59.