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World Premiere Musical Based on The Skin of Our Teeth Part of New Public Season

World Premiere Musical Based on The Skin of Our Teeth Part of New Public Season

Yellow Face, Girl From the North Country, and More to Be Broadcast on Great Performances

Yellow Face, Girl From the North Country, and More to Be Broadcast on Great Performances

Review: Daniel Dae Kim Plays David Henry Hwang in Yellow Face

Review: Daniel Dae Kim Plays David Henry Hwang in Yellow Face

Theatre for a New Audience Announces 2024-25 Season

Theatre for a New Audience Announces 2024-25 Season

Francis Jue, Kevin Del Aguila to Join Daniel Dae Kim in Yellow Face on Broadway

Francis Jue, Kevin Del Aguila to Join Daniel Dae Kim in Yellow Face on Broadway

Rattlestick Theater Announces 2024-25 “On the Road” Season

Rattlestick Theater Announces 2024-25 “On the Road” Season

Interview: How Shaina Taub and Leigh Silverman Built and Rebuilt Their Musical <i>Suffs</i> for Broadway

Interview: How Shaina Taub and Leigh Silverman Built and Rebuilt Their Musical Suffs for Broadway

Review: Shaina Taub’s <i>Suffs</i> on Broadway Sacrifices the Personal for the Political

Review: Shaina Taub’s Suffs on Broadway Sacrifices the Personal for the Political

Jenn Colella, Nikki M. James, Emily Skinner, and More to Star in <i>Suffs</i> on Broadway

Jenn Colella, Nikki M. James, Emily Skinner, and More to Star in Suffs on Broadway

Review: <I>Merry Me</I> and the Diminishing Potency of “Queer” as a Verb

Review: Merry Me and the Diminishing Potency of “Queer” as a Verb

Shaina Taub’s <i>Suffs</i> to Get Broadway Run This Spring, With Hillary Clinton Among Producers

Shaina Taub’s Suffs to Get Broadway Run This Spring, With Hillary Clinton Among Producers

Audible Announces Multi-Project Development Deal With Daniel Dae Kim

Audible Announces Multi-Project Development Deal With Daniel Dae Kim

Review: A Woman's Search for a Friend Turns Into a Search for Self in <em>Sandra</em>

Review: A Woman's Search for a Friend Turns Into a Search for Self in Sandra

Vineyard Theatre Announces 40th Anniversary Season Productions

Vineyard Theatre Announces 40th Anniversary Season Productions

Review: <em>Suffs</em> Shows How Both a Movement and a Musical Can Get Bogged Down

Review: Suffs Shows How Both a Movement and a Musical Can Get Bogged Down

Cecily Strong and Leigh Silverman Find Connection Amid Isolation in <em>The Search for Signs</em>

Cecily Strong and Leigh Silverman Find Connection Amid Isolation in The Search for Signs

Review: Cecily Strong Embarks on <em>The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe</em>

Review: Cecily Strong Embarks on The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

Radha Blank Wins Inaugural Hermitage Major Theater Award

Radha Blank Wins Inaugural Hermitage Major Theater Award

Cecily Strong to Perform <em>The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe</em>

Cecily Strong to Perform The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

Bill Irwin Will Busk on the Streets of New York as Part of New Vineyard Season

Bill Irwin Will Busk on the Streets of New York as Part of New Vineyard Season

Judith Light, Santino Fontana, Cherry Jones and More Join Lineup for Homebound Project

Judith Light, Santino Fontana, Cherry Jones and More Join Lineup for Homebound Project

Why <em>Tumacho</em> Star Phillipa Soo Is Ghostbusting in the East Village

Why Tumacho Star Phillipa Soo Is Ghostbusting in the East Village

<em>Tumacho</em> Is a Country-Western Elementary School Pageant for Adults

Tumacho Is a Country-Western Elementary School Pageant for Adults

Sean Hayes to Star in Oscar Levant Bioplay at Chicago's Goodman Theatre

Sean Hayes to Star in Oscar Levant Bioplay at Chicago's Goodman Theatre

<em>Grand Horizons</em>, Starring Michael Urie, Ben McKenzie, Ashley Park, Opens on Broadway

Grand Horizons, Starring Michael Urie, Ben McKenzie, Ashley Park, Opens on Broadway

<em>Grand Horizons</em> Explores Divorce in Your Golden Years

Grand Horizons Explores Divorce in Your Golden Years

<em>Gotham</em> Star Ben McKenzie Rounds Out Broadway Cast of Bess Wohl's <em>Grand Horizons</em>

Gotham Star Ben McKenzie Rounds Out Broadway Cast of Bess Wohl's Grand Horizons

Bowen Yang, Jeremy O. Harris, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and More Celebrate <em>Soft Power</em>

Bowen Yang, Jeremy O. Harris, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and More Celebrate Soft Power

Thomas Sadoski, Michael Urie, and More Join the Broadway Cast of <em>Grand Horizons</em>

Thomas Sadoski, Michael Urie, and More Join the Broadway Cast of Grand Horizons

Bess Wohl's <em>Grand Horizons</em> Is About Older People, and Audiences Are Thrilled

Bess Wohl's Grand Horizons Is About Older People, and Audiences Are Thrilled

Zoe Lister-Jones's <em>Band Aid</em> to Be Part of MCC Theater's Spring 2019 PlayLabs Season

Zoe Lister-Jones's Band Aid to Be Part of MCC Theater's Spring 2019 PlayLabs Season

Suzan-Lori Parks, Julie Rice, and More to Host <em>Women of the Public</em> Gala

Suzan-Lori Parks, Julie Rice, and More to Host Women of the Public Gala

Anaïs Mitchell, Mandy Gonzalez, and More Sign Up for Women's Day on Broadway

Anaïs Mitchell, Mandy Gonzalez, and More Sign Up for Women's Day on Broadway

A Green Goddess Seduces New Jersey Housewives in <em>Hurricane Diane</em>

A Green Goddess Seduces New Jersey Housewives in Hurricane Diane

Facts or Fake News: Portraying Journalism Onstage in the Trump Era

Facts or Fake News: Portraying Journalism Onstage in the Trump Era

<em>The Lifespan of a Fact</em> Is an Unequivocal Broadway Hit

The Lifespan of a Fact Is an Unequivocal Broadway Hit

<em>Wild Goose</em> Dreams Opens at the Public Theater

Wild Goose Dreams Opens at the Public Theater

<em>Wild Goose Dreams</em> Takes Flight at the Public Theater

Wild Goose Dreams Takes Flight at the Public Theater

<em>Wild Goose Dreams</em> Releases First Photos of New York Premiere

Wild Goose Dreams Releases First Photos of New York Premiere

Not Fake News: Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, Bobby Cannavale Open <em>Lifespan of a Fact</em>

Not Fake News: Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, Bobby Cannavale Open Lifespan of a Fact

<em>The Lifespan of a Fact</em> Probes the Border Between a Good Story and Fake News

The Lifespan of a Fact Probes the Border Between a Good Story and Fake News

Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale Open in <em>The Lifespan of a Fact</em>

Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale Open in The Lifespan of a Fact

Daniel Radcliffe Stars in <em>Lifespan of a Fact</em> at Studio 54

Daniel Radcliffe Stars in Lifespan of a Fact at Studio 54

<em>Eve's Song</em> and <em>Wild Goose Dreams</em> Extend at Public Theater

Eve's Song and Wild Goose Dreams Extend at Public Theater

<em>The Lifespan of a Fact</em>, Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Announces Rush Policy

The Lifespan of a Fact, Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Announces Rush Policy

Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale Introduce <em>The Lifespan of a Fact</em>

Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale Introduce The Lifespan of a Fact

WP Theater Announces Artists Selected for 2018-2020 WP Lab

WP Theater Announces Artists Selected for 2018-2020 WP Lab

Broadway's First All-Female Design Team Announced for <em>The Lifespan of a Fact</em>

Broadway's First All-Female Design Team Announced for The Lifespan of a Fact

Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, Bobby Cannavale to Star in <em>The Lifespan of a Fact</em>

Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, Bobby Cannavale to Star in The Lifespan of a Fact

<em>Soft Power</em> Offers an East-Meets-West Story Wrapped in a Hallucinatory Dream

Soft Power Offers an East-Meets-West Story Wrapped in a Hallucinatory Dream

Naomi Watts and Simon Baker Join Billy Crudup for Return of <em>Harry Clarke</em>

Naomi Watts and Simon Baker Join Billy Crudup for Return of Harry Clarke

Billy Crudup to Reprise Performance in <em>Harry Clarke</em> in Off-Broadway Remount

Billy Crudup to Reprise Performance in Harry Clarke in Off-Broadway Remount

<em>Gilmore Girls</em> Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino to Moderate <em>Women in Theatre</em> Panel

Gilmore Girls Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino to Moderate Women in Theatre Panel

Vineyard Theatre Announces Another Extension for <em>Harry Clarke</em> Starring Billy Crudup

Vineyard Theatre Announces Another Extension for Harry Clarke Starring Billy Crudup

<em>Harry Clarke</em>

Harry Clarke

Billy Crudup-Led <em>Harry Clarke</em> Opens at The Vineyard

Billy Crudup-Led Harry Clarke Opens at The Vineyard

Billy Crudup Stars in <em>Harry Clarke</em> at the Vineyard Theatre

Billy Crudup Stars in Harry Clarke at the Vineyard Theatre

Playwright Hansol Jung and Director Leigh Silverman Analyze Their <em>Wild Goose Dreams</em>

Playwright Hansol Jung and Director Leigh Silverman Analyze Their Wild Goose Dreams

The Vineyard Theatre Rounds Out Its 2017-18 Season

The Vineyard Theatre Rounds Out Its 2017-18 Season

Casting Set for La Jolla Playhouse's <em>Wild Goose Dreams</em>

Casting Set for La Jolla Playhouse's Wild Goose Dreams

<em>Really Rosie</em>

Really Rosie

<em>Really Rosie</em> Cast Celebrates Opening Night

Really Rosie Cast Celebrates Opening Night

First Look at Encores! <em>Really Rosie</em>

First Look at Encores! Really Rosie

Encores! Off-Center Announces Casting for <em>Bubbly Black Girl</em> and <em>Really Rosie</em>

Encores! Off-Center Announces Casting for Bubbly Black Girl and Really Rosie

Steven Pasquale, Julie White, and More Cast in City Center <em>Assassins</em>

Steven Pasquale, Julie White, and More Cast in City Center Assassins

Audible Announces New Fund to Commission Audio Plays from Emerging Playwrights

Audible Announces New Fund to Commission Audio Plays from Emerging Playwrights

Marin Ireland in <em>On the Exhale</em> Coming to BroadwayHD

Marin Ireland in On the Exhale Coming to BroadwayHD

Lucy Thurber, Jocelyn Bioh, Neil LaBute Plays Set for New MCC Theater Season

Lucy Thurber, Jocelyn Bioh, Neil LaBute Plays Set for New MCC Theater Season

Ethan Lipton's <em>The Outer Space</em> Opens at the Public Theater

Ethan Lipton's The Outer Space Opens at the Public Theater

<em>The Outer Space</em>

The Outer Space

An Out-of-This-World Preview of Ethan Lipton's New Musical <em>The Outer Space</em>

An Out-of-This-World Preview of Ethan Lipton's New Musical The Outer Space

First Look at Ethan Lipton's <em>The Outer Space</em>

First Look at Ethan Lipton's The Outer Space

Marin Ireland and Tony Nominee Leigh Silverman Celebrate <em>On the Exhale</em> Opening

Marin Ireland and Tony Nominee Leigh Silverman Celebrate On the Exhale Opening

<em>On the Exhale</em>

On the Exhale

Catch a Glimpse of Marin Ireland in <em>On the Exhale</em>

Catch a Glimpse of Marin Ireland in On the Exhale

Ethan Lipton's <em>The Outer Space</em> Extends Run

Ethan Lipton's The Outer Space Extends Run

<em>Hurricane Diane</em> Comes to Two River Theater

Hurricane Diane Comes to Two River Theater

World-Premiere Comedy <em>Hurricane Diane</em> Begins at Two River Theater

World-Premiere Comedy Hurricane Diane Begins at Two River Theater

Marin Ireland Previews New Solo Drama <em>On the Exhale</em>

Marin Ireland Previews New Solo Drama On the Exhale

An All-Female Band Lets <em>Sweet Charity</em> Grab Destiny by the Bass

An All-Female Band Lets Sweet Charity Grab Destiny by the Bass

<em>Sweet Charity</em>

Sweet Charity

<em>Smash</em> Choreographer Joshua Bergasse Gives His All to <em>Sweet Charity</em>

Smash Choreographer Joshua Bergasse Gives His All to Sweet Charity

Sutton Foster as <em>Sweet Charity</em>'s Leading Lady

Sutton Foster as Sweet Charity's Leading Lady

<em>Sweet Charity</em>, Starring Sutton Foster, Extends Again

Sweet Charity, Starring Sutton Foster, Extends Again

<em>All the Ways to Say I Love You</em>, Starring Judith Light, to Be Filmed

All the Ways to Say I Love You, Starring Judith Light, to Be Filmed

Meet the Cast of <em>Sweet Charity</em>, Starring Sutton Foster

Meet the Cast of Sweet Charity, Starring Sutton Foster

<em>All the Ways to Say I Love You</em>, Starring Judith Light, Announces Final Extension

All the Ways to Say I Love You, Starring Judith Light, Announces Final Extension

Judith Light Opens in Neil LaBute's <em>All the Ways to Say I Love You</em>

Judith Light Opens in Neil LaBute's All the Ways to Say I Love You

<em>All the Ways to Say I Love You</em>

All the Ways to Say I Love You

Tony Nominee Marin Ireland to Lead World Premiere of <em>On the Exhale</em>

Tony Nominee Marin Ireland to Lead World Premiere of On the Exhale

<em>Sweet Charity</em>, Starring Sutton Foster, Extends Run

Sweet Charity, Starring Sutton Foster, Extends Run

Judith Light Extends in <em>All the Ways to Say I Love You</em>

Judith Light Extends in All the Ways to Say I Love You

<em>Waitress</em>, <em>Anastasia</em>, and More to Be Featured at Lilly Awards <em>Broadway Cabaret</em>

Waitress, Anastasia, and More to Be Featured at Lilly Awards Broadway Cabaret

<em>Sweet Charity</em>, Starring Sutton Foster, Extends

Sweet Charity, Starring Sutton Foster, Extends

Judith Light Stars in Neil LaBute's New Solo Show <em>All the Ways to Say I Love You</em>

Judith Light Stars in Neil LaBute's New Solo Show All the Ways to Say I Love You

Sutton Foster-Led <em>Sweet Charity</em> Announces Additional Casting

Sutton Foster-Led Sweet Charity Announces Additional Casting

Celia Keenan-Bolger and John Ellison Conlee Balance Theater and Parenthood With <em>Tumacho</em>

Celia Keenan-Bolger and John Ellison Conlee Balance Theater and Parenthood With Tumacho

Harvey Fierstein, Nia Vardalos, David Byrne, Lynn Nottage Set for Public Theater Season

Harvey Fierstein, Nia Vardalos, David Byrne, Lynn Nottage Set for Public Theater Season

<em>Friends</em> Star Matthew Perry to Bring His Play to New York

Friends Star Matthew Perry to Bring His Play to New York

Celia Keenan-Bolger, John Ellison Conlee, and Jeremy Shamos Set for <em>Tumacho</em>

Celia Keenan-Bolger, John Ellison Conlee, and Jeremy Shamos Set for Tumacho

Lineup Announced for 2016 New York Musical Festival

Lineup Announced for 2016 New York Musical Festival

Kristin Chenoweth, Darren Criss, and More at Dramatists Guild Fund's 2015 Gala

Kristin Chenoweth, Darren Criss, and More at Dramatists Guild Fund's 2015 Gala

Darren Criss, Kristin Chenoweth, and More Set for 2015 Dramatists Guild Fund Gala

Darren Criss, Kristin Chenoweth, and More Set for 2015 Dramatists Guild Fund Gala

Celia Keenan-Bolger and More to Participate in <em>The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals</em>

Celia Keenan-Bolger and More to Participate in The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals

New Drama From <em>Urinetown</em> Tony Winner Greg Kotis to Be Given Developmental Reading

New Drama From Urinetown Tony Winner Greg Kotis to Be Given Developmental Reading

Brandon Victor Dixon, Steven Pasquale, and <em>Hamilton</em>'s Phillipa Soo Celebrate <em>The Wild Party</em>

Brandon Victor Dixon, Steven Pasquale, and Hamilton's Phillipa Soo Celebrate The Wild Party

Sutton Foster and Steven Pasquale Celebrate a Jubilant Opening Night in <em>The Wild Party</em>

Sutton Foster and Steven Pasquale Celebrate a Jubilant Opening Night in The Wild Party

An Enticing Look at Sutton Foster and Steven Pasquale's Sexy <em>Wild Party</em>

An Enticing Look at Sutton Foster and Steven Pasquale's Sexy Wild Party

<em>The Wild Party</em>, Starring Sutton Foster and Steven Pasquale, Begins City Center Run

The Wild Party, Starring Sutton Foster and Steven Pasquale, Begins City Center Run

Sutton Foster, Steven Pasquale, and More Rehearse Andrew Lippa's <em>The Wild Party</em>

Sutton Foster, Steven Pasquale, and More Rehearse Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party

Additional Casting Change Announced for Sutton Foster-Led <em>Wild Party</em> Revival

Additional Casting Change Announced for Sutton Foster-Led Wild Party Revival

Cast Changes Announced for Encores! <em>The Wild Party</em>, With Sutton Foster and Steven Pasquale

Cast Changes Announced for Encores! The Wild Party, With Sutton Foster and Steven Pasquale

Steven Pasquale, Miriam Shor, and More Join Sutton Foster in Encores! <em>Wild Party</em>

Steven Pasquale, Miriam Shor, and More Join Sutton Foster in Encores! Wild Party

<em>The Way We Get By</em> Extends at Second Stage

The Way We Get By Extends at Second Stage

Raven-Symoné and More Join Thomas Sadoski and Amanda Seyfried at <em>The Way We Get By</em> Opening

Raven-Symoné and More Join Thomas Sadoski and Amanda Seyfried at The Way We Get By Opening

<em>The Way We Get By</em>

The Way We Get By

First Look at Thomas Sadoski and Amanda Seyfried in <em>The Way We Get By</em>

First Look at Thomas Sadoski and Amanda Seyfried in The Way We Get By

Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski of Neil LaBute's <em>The Way We Get By</em> Meet the Press

Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski of Neil LaBute's The Way We Get By Meet the Press

Join Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski Behind the Scenes of Neil LaBute's Latest Play

Join Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski Behind the Scenes of Neil LaBute's Latest Play

<em>I'm Looking for Helen Twelvetrees</em>

I'm Looking for Helen Twelvetrees

Tanya Barfield's <em>Bright Half Life</em> Opens at the Women's Project Theater

Tanya Barfield's Bright Half Life Opens at the Women's Project Theater

<em>Bright Half Life</em>

Bright Half Life

First Look at the World Premiere of Tanya Barfield's <em>Bright Half Life</em>

First Look at the World Premiere of Tanya Barfield's Bright Half Life

The Cast and Creative Team of of <em>Bright Half Life</em> Discuss Tanya Barfield's New Play

The Cast and Creative Team of of Bright Half Life Discuss Tanya Barfield's New Play

<em>Orphan Black</em>'s Tatiana Maslany Withdraws From Neil LaBute's <em>The Way We Get By</em>

Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany Withdraws From Neil LaBute's The Way We Get By

World Premiere of Tanya Barfield's <em>Bright Half Life</em> to Open With Women's Project Theater

World Premiere of Tanya Barfield's Bright Half Life to Open With Women's Project Theater

David Greenspan's <em>I'm Looking for Helen Twelvetrees</em> to Premiere at Abrons Arts Center

David Greenspan's I'm Looking for Helen Twelvetrees to Premiere at Abrons Arts Center

Three New Projects in the Works for Sundance Theater Lab at MASS MoCA

Three New Projects in the Works for Sundance Theater Lab at MASS MoCA

<em>Orphan Black</em>'s Tatiana Maslany Will Make Her New York Stage Debut

Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany Will Make Her New York Stage Debut

Julie White, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and More to Perform at Celebration of Leah Ryan’s Fund for Emerging Women Writers

Julie White, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and More to Perform at Celebration of Leah Ryan’s Fund for Emerging Women Writers

<em>American Hero</em>

American Hero

<em>American Hero</em>, Starring Ari Graynor and Jerry O'Connell, Extends Off-Broadway Run

American Hero, Starring Ari Graynor and Jerry O'Connell, Extends Off-Broadway Run

<em>Violet</em>, Starring Sutton Foster, Opens on Broadway Tonight

Violet, Starring Sutton Foster, Opens on Broadway Tonight

<em>Kung Fu</em>

Kung Fu

<em>Anything Goes</em> Costars Sutton Foster and Colin Donnell Will Reunite in <em>Violet</em> on Broadway

Anything Goes Costars Sutton Foster and Colin Donnell Will Reunite in Violet on Broadway

<em>The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence</em> Opens at Playwrights Horizons

The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence Opens at Playwrights Horizons

<em>The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence</em>

The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence

Sutton Foster, Christopher Sieber, Joshua Henry, and More Celebrate Encores! Off-Center’s Violet

Violet

2012 Obie Award Judges Are Announced

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