With a Singing SpongeBob, Nickelodeon Aims for a Broadway Splash
To capture the spirit of its relentlessly cheerful animated hero and his underwater world, a $20 million musical that “explodes off the stage.”
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CreditManuel Harlan Brantley in Britain
Eye-Openers in London: 19th-Century Women with 21st-Century Problems
Revivals of plays by Ibsen and Wilde, and a new work about the young Karl Marx, find strong women chafing under the yoke of dominating men
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times ‘Junk’ Mines the Milken Era for Truths That Resonate Now
Ayad Akhtar’s play portrays the financial excesses of the 1980s — part of what he calls “a collapse of a collective vision” of America — in ways that evoke unsettling new thoughts.
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CreditRicky Saiz Chloë Sevigny on Playing an Addict in ‘Downtown Race Riot’
Ms. Sevigny talks about starring in the new play, beating up stuffed animals for Pussy Riot and moving back to Manhattan.
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Critic’s Notebook
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CreditSam Hodgson for The New York Times Fool Me Twice? Yes, Please
A pair of magic shows set in unusual sites have even jaded New York audiences happily losing their minds.
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CreditPhilippe Lebruman On the Paris Stage, Plays Get Personal and Political
Recent productions in the French capital examine the response to terrorism, deep loss and questions of national identity.
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: Who Is ‘Harry Clarke,’ and Why Is He So Appealing?
Billy Crudup is having a blast as a Midwestern sad sack and his English alter ego in David Cale’s one-man, double-life play at the Vineyard.
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CreditRajiv Joseph The Hurricane Hit, but Our Show Went On
Rehearsing “Describe the Night” in makeshift space after Hurricane Harvey reminded Rajiv Joseph that theater can help build community. And rebuild it.
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Critic’s Notebook
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CreditKino Lorber/Kanopy A Night at the Theater From Your Couch? No Apologies Needed.
Streaming services have more stage offerings than ever — from great actors in early roles to recent Broadway musicals, captured live. Plus “Hamlet” in Lithuanian.
