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Zero Mostel in <em>Fiddler On The Roof</em> on Broadway, 1964.
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A Fiddler on the Roof Documentary. Sound Crazy? It Isn't.
This new film looks at the cultural history of one of the world's most beloved musicals.
Casey Hilton, Ryan Foust, Harrison Fox, and Maren Heary star in Bess Wohl's <em>Make Believe</em>, directed by Michael Greif, at Second Stage Theater.
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Make Believe Reveals the Seriousness Lurking Behind Playtime
Bess Wohl's latest show depicts abandoned kids at play.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge appear in the final moment of <em>Sea Wall / A Life</em>.
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Sea Wall / A Life, Jake Gyllenhaal / Tom Sturridge, Life / Death
The two actors return to Broadway for a double bill of solo plays.
Andrew Polec and Christina Bennington star in Jim Steinman's <em>Bat Out Of Hell — The Musical</em>, directed by Jay Scheib, at New York City Center.
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Bat Out Of Hell Is This Summer's Craziest Musical
Jim Steinman's dystopian rock musical finally makes it to New York.
Kaitlyn Black and the cast of <em>#DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment</em> at the Westside Theatre.
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#DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment Takes Comic Aim at Online Dating Culture
Robyn Lynne Norris's free-form satire makes its off-Broadway premiere at the Westside Theatre.
Christopher Ryan Grant and Louis Cancelmi plays Volscian warriors in <em>Coriolanus</em>.
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Coriolanus Is Shakespeare's CrossFit Bro in the End Times
Jonathan Cake stars in Daniel Sullivan's apocalyptic production at the Delacorte Theater.
Grant Richards and Tad Wilson star in Richard Isen's <em>Chance</em>, directed by Nicolas Minas, for the New York Musical Festival.
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NYMF Reviews 2019: Chance
An older man meets a younger man online in Richard Isen's new musical.
K.T. Sullivan reads a letter to Noël Coward (Steve Ross) in <em>Love, Noël: The Songs and Letters of Noël Coward</em>.
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Love, Noël: The Songs and Letters of Noël Coward Is a Musty Tribute to a Still-Fresh Wit
Steve Ross and K.T. Sullivan perform the show downstairs at Irish Rep.
Domenica Feraud and Florencia Lozano in <em>Rinse, Repeat</em> at the Pershing Square Signature Center.
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Rinse, Repeat: An Important Story Buried in Hackneyed Theater Tropes
Domenica Feraud's play about eating disorders lacks the substance to sustain it.
Matt Doyle and Melanie Moore in <em>Freddie Falls in Love</em>, directed and choreographed by Al Blackstone, at the Joyce Theater.
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Freddie Falls in Love Sets Heartbreak to Your Secret Breakup Playlist
Matt Doyle and Melanie Moore star in Al Blackstone's theater-dance hybrid at the Joyce.
Hannah Gadsby in a promotional image for <em>Douglas</em>.
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Hannah Gadsby's Nanette Follow-Up, Douglas, Proves How Essential Her Art Really Is
Gadsby brings her latest show to the Daryl Roth Theatre at Union Square.
A scene from the New York Musical Festival production of <em>Overture</em>.
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NYMF Reviews 2019: Overture
A new musical looks at the efforts to keep the Kansas City Philharmonic afloat.
Galen Ryan Kane as Bigger, and Jason Bowen as Black Rat in the Acting Company's <em>Native Son</em>.
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Fighting the Power in Native Son and Measure for Measure
The Acting Company pairs Richard Wright and William Shakespeare to wake us up to injustice.
Esmeralda Nazario (center) plays Isabella in <em>Flying Lessons</em>, directed by Donald Rupe, for the New York Musical Festival.
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NYMF Reviews 2019: Flying Lessons and Till
Historical figures come alive in two new shows at the New York Musical Festival.
Marsha Mason, Lauren O'Leary, and Brenda Meaney star in <em>Little Gem</em> at Irish Repertory Theatre.
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Three Generations of Irish Women Live, Laugh, and Love in Little Gem
Elaine Murphy's 2008 play returns to New York City in a new Irish Repertory Theatre production.
The ensemble dances in <em>Moulin Rouge!</em> on Broadway.
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Moulin Rouge! on Broadway Is Spectacular, Spectacular
The first musical of the 2019-20 season sets a high bar for showmanship.
Raúl Esparza, Brandon Uranowitz, and Jin Ha in <em>Road Show</em>.
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Raúl Esparza and Brandon Uranowitz Liven Up Sondheim's Road Show
Will Davis directs the show for Encores! in the best production of this musical you'll probably ever see.
Caroline Amos (Hermia) and Alex J. Gould (Lysander) in a scene from <em>Midsummer: A Banquet</em> at Café Fae.
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Midsummer: A Banquet — Though It Be But Little, It Is Fierce
Food of Love and Third Rail Projects coproduce a modest Midsummer Night's Dream at Café Fae.
Emily Borromeo, Omar Garibay, Jared Joseph, Alan H. Green, Annie Golden, Brad Oscar, Christina Sajous, Jasmine Forsberg, and Badia Farha star in <em>Broadway Bounty Hunter</em>, directed by Jennifer Werner, at Greenwich House Theater.
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Broadway Bounty Hunter Is the Nuttiest Musical of the Summer
The composer of Be More Chill pens a show for musical-theater obsessives.
The cast of <em>Black Hole Wedding</em>, directed by Craig George, performs as part of NYMF 2019.
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NYMF Reviews 2019: Black Hole Wedding and Leaving Eden
A musical about an apocalyptic trash compactor, and another about biblical sexual politics play this year's New York Musical Festival.
Kate del Castillo stars in Isaac Gomez's <em>The Way She Spoke</em>, directed by Jo Bonney, for Audible at the Minetta Lane Theatre.
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The Way She Spoke Spotlights the Epidemic of Female Homicides in Ciudad Juárez
Kate del Castillo stars in the latest solo show from Audible.
Rebecca Henderson (Olga), Tavi Gevinson (Irina), and Chris Perfetti (Masha) in Halley Feiffer's <em>Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow</em>, directed by Trip Cullman, at MCC's Robert W. Wilson Theater Space.
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Looking for Elusive Dreams in Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow
Halley Feiffer's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters allows us to laugh at our own tragedies in its New York premiere with MCC.
Alex Hernandez, Sabina Zúñiga Varela, Benjamin Luis McCracken, and Socorro Santiago appear in the off-Broadway production of <em>Mojada</em>.
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Medea Crosses the Border and Settles in Queens in Mojada
Playwright Luis Alfaro returns to New York with another modern take on a Greek tragedy.
Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke star in Henrik Ibsen's <em>Rosmersholm</em>, adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Ian Rickson, at the Duke of York's Theatre in London.
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Rosmersholm Casts Its Spectral Gloom Over Our Present-Day Woes
With some luck, American audiences will have the chance to see this timely production for themselves.