Friday, March 13, 2026

Kennedy Center’s President, Richard Grenell, Is Leaving After a Tumultuous Year by Adam Nagourney

Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured a wave of cancellations and departures. It will soon close for lengthy renovations.

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Book Review: ‘Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! A Memoir,’ by Liza Minnelli by Alexandra Jacobs

“Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” is a familiar reminder that growing up in showbiz can lead to awards and adulation, but also to heartache.

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Grasping Esoteric Dance? It’s Child’s Play by Brian Seibert

A series of workshops that are part of the Dance Reflections festival help to demystify contemporary dance. There are classes for pros, nonprofessionals and even children.

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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Daniel Radcliffe Shines in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ on Broadway by Helen Shaw

The actor’s fondness for the audience radiates outward in this delightful interactive play about naming and noticing the good in the world.

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‘Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)’ Review: Tragically Uneven by Helen Shaw

Anna Ziegler’s feminist take on Sophocles tries to tie in reproductive politics, but the play keeps trampling over its own ideas.

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Bughouse’ Review: Inside Henry Darger’s Unwieldy Mind by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Henry Darger, a recluse who left behind thousands of wild illustrations upon his death, is the subject of fascination in this one-man show.

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Maya Rudolph to Make Broadway Debut in “Oh, Mary!” by Michael Paulson

The actress will make her Broadway debut in a role that, she said, “feels like a badge of honor.”

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On the Hunt for 24 Hours of Drag in N.Y.C. by Erik Piepenburg and Amy Lombard

An enthusiast went on a madcap adventure to find some fun events for all types across the city, from bingo fans to “Star Trek” aficionados.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Quentin Tarantino Plans ‘Swashbuckling’ Play for London’s West End by Derrick Bryson Taylor

“The Popinjay Cavalier,” written and directed by Tarantino, will open next year. It is described as a “rambunctious comedy of deception” set in 1830s Europe.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Fed Up With High Costs, American Theater Takes a Trip to London by Michael Paulson

Skyrocketing budgets and falling profitability have driven a new form of offshoring, with U.S. producers staging shows across the Atlantic.

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Monday, March 9, 2026

‘Let’s Go for a Walk’: Three Dance Artists Strip Down Movement by Brian Seibert

At the Dance Reflections festival, Nacera Belaza, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Noé Soulier all attempted some form of going back to basics. Results varied.

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Review: Jealousy, Deception and Another Round of ‘Othello’ by Gia Kourlas

American Ballet Theater opened a short spring season at Lincoln Center with a full-length work by Lar Lubovitch from 1997. Time hasn’t freshened it up.

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‘Testament of Ann Lee’ and the Entwining of Dance and God by Margaret Fuhrer

“The Testament of Ann Lee” and Shaker traditions represent how movement has been a constantly evolving conduit to heaven.

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Sunday, March 8, 2026

In a Screen-Dazzled World, a Theater Critic Has the Antidote by Helen Shaw

The Times’s new chief theater critic is taking up the mantle as the industry moves over rocky ground.

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Friday, March 6, 2026

Timothée Chalamet Has a Point About Ballet by Gia Kourlas

This art form is alive, and Chalamet, who comes from a dance family, knows it. But what value does ballet have for the world at large?

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A Fast-Rising American Director Is Wowing the West End by Andrew Dickson

After a prizewinning “Fiddler on the Roof” and a lauded take on Sondheim, Jordan Fein is tackling Arthur Miller’s enigmatic “Broken Glass.”

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Alysa Liu on Dancing Her Way to Olympic Gold: ‘The Music Carries My Body’ by Gia Kourlas

The free-spirited figure skater spoke to our dance critic about her approach to performing, the role of music and more.

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Wallace Shawn’s ‘What We Did Before Our Moth Days’ Is Purgatory Done Right by Helen Shaw

The playwright and his collaborator André Gregory are together again, delivering a sumptuous set of interlinked monologues about life, death and betrayal.

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Olivier Awards: ‘Paddington’ and ‘Into the Woods’ Lead Nominations by Alex Marshall

The two musicals secured 11 nominations each for Britain’s equivalent of the Tony Awards. Cate Blanchett, Bryan Cranston and Rachel Zegler are also among the nominees.

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How Jonathan Groff of ‘Just in Time’ Became Broadway’s Leading Man by Ben Brantley and Mohamed Sadek

By transmitting his love of live performance, the “Just in Time” actor has completed his ascendance to full musical stardom.

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Chadwick Boseman’s Hip-Hop Play, in Shakespeare’s House by Alex Marshall

The actor Chadwick Boseman was a playwright, too. At Shakespeare’s Globe in London, his “Deep Azure” is drawing attention to a lost talent inspired by the Bard.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Hugh Jackman in ‘Sexual Misconduct’ and 23 Other Off Broadway Shows to See in March by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Hugh Jackman returns in “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes,” Jesse Tyler Ferguson plays Truman Capote, and Celia Keenan-Bolger and Tony Shalhoub star in an “Antigone” riff.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

‘Night Side Songs’ Review: Feel Free to Sing Along by Laura Collins-Hughes

The Lazours’ intimate new musical about illness and mortality is also about finding solace in other people, and in art.

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Hamnet, Hamlet and Oscar Wao: Three Lost Boys Across Time by Helen Shaw

In the stage versions of two beloved books, the most impressive moments emerge when the productions stray from the source material.

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Review: Millepied’s ‘Romeo and Juliet Suite’ at the Armory by Gia Kourlas

Benjamin Millepied’s “Romeo and Juliet Suite,” with its unusual approach to dance coupling and live performance, comes to the Park Avenue Armory.

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Monday, March 2, 2026

‘Bigfoot!’ Review: An Ogre Who Just Wants to Be Friends by Naveen Kumar

The new musical from the comedian Amber Ruffin has a wholesome moral and silliness in spades.

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For a Lesbian Twist on ‘Cyrano,’ They Enlisted an Indigo Girl by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Opening a decade after “Fun Home” debuted on Broadway, the new musical “Starstruck” has a lesbian protagonist and a female creative team. That still seems radical.

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‘Gentleman Jack’ Brings a Queer Romance to Ballet by Laura Cappelle and Sophie Stafford

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s new ballet, based on the life of one of the first modern lesbians, is changing how dancers view their traditional roles.

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Sunday, March 1, 2026

‘Romeo and Juliet Suite’ Unfolds Onstage and on Camera by Margaret Fuhrer

Benjamin Millepied’s “Romeo and Juliet Suite” involves a mixed approach to performance, as well as mixed gender pairings for its star-crossed lovers.

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

San Francisco Ballet Pulls Out of Kennedy Center Performances by Julia Jacobs

The ballet company, one of the country’s most prestigious, had been under pressure to cancel its shows amid President Trump’s takeover of the performing arts center.

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off