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Monday, April 27, 2026

‘Kenrex’ Review: Plunging Into the Violent World of True Crime by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The play, by Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian at the Lucille Lortel Theater, tells the story of a brutal bully who was shot and killed in plain view.

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Courtney Washington Is Ballroom Fierce. Next, She Tackles Modern Dance. by Brian Seibert and Sabrina Santiago

Courtney Washington made her name as a choreographer in street-dance competitions and on the ballroom scene. Now, she’s making a work for Parsons Dance.

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Sunday, April 26, 2026

‘The Lost Boys’ Review: Live, Die, Reprise by Helen Shaw and Sara Krulwich

A Broadway musical adaptation of the 1987 movie gets a lot of mileage from ’80s rocker aesthetics and over-the-top spectacle — until its second half.

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

Review: ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,’ With Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer by Helen Shaw

This revival starring Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson may be uneven at times, but it still unlocks Wilson’s mysterious drama.

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Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s ‘Rheology’ Asks: Can Physics Soften a Mother’s Death? by Tim Teeman

In the play “Rheology,” a son and his mother grapple, in very different ways, with what her eventual death will mean.

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Friday, April 24, 2026

6 Shows Our Theater Critics Are Talking About by Charlotte Dulany

Rose Byrne in “Fallen Angels,” a couple trapped in the musical village of “Schmigadoon!” and “The Rocky Horror Show” at Studio 54: These productions are worth seeing.

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Review: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Revival Gives Us What We Want by Helen Shaw and Sara Krulwich

Sam Pinkleton’s new revival at Studio 54 gives us the big gay mayhem we want while also maintaining some order via Rachel Dratch’s droll Narrator.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

‘Beaches’ Review: A Classic Weepie Dries Its Tears by Laura Collins-Hughes

A new musical version of the 1980s tear-jerker comes to Broadway, but the production is too muddled to make an emotional impact.

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Clowning Around With Fascists, in ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ by Houman Barekat

Mark Gatiss plays a Charlie Chaplin-like dictator in a timely Royal Shakespeare Company revival.

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École des Sables, Africa’s Premier Dance School, Faces a Precarious Future by Laura Cappelle and Imane Djamil

The École des Sables has established itself as Africa’s premier dance-training hub. Yet money concerns, and a new port nearby, make its future precarious.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Review: In ‘The Balusters,’ Neighborly Dysfunction Is on the Agenda by Helen Shaw

David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy about a wealthy homeowners association thrown into disarray makes a case for the same social compact it skewers.

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In ‘What Happened Was …,’ Cecily Strong and Corey Stoll Cook Up a Storm by Tim Teeman

Cecily Strong and Corey Stoll star in this two-hander about connecting over a meal that becomes much deeper than two colleagues socializing out-of-office.

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‘Schmigadoon!’ Review: Oh, What a Beautiful Sendup by Elisabeth Vincentelli and Sara Krulwich

Cinco Paul’s loving spoof of Golden Age musicals, adapted from a TV series, comes to Broadway, where its charming musical numbers can really shine.

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Adrien Brody, Tessa Thompson and the Truth Behind ‘The Fear of 13’ by Sarah Lyall and Thea Traff

“The Fear of 13,” about a man who spent two decades on death row for a murder he didn’t commit, is a story that the playwright says she “couldn’t shake.”

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Monday, April 20, 2026

New York City Ballet’s Spring Season: Dancers to Watch by Gia Kourlas

New York City Ballet opens its spring season with classic works by George Balanchine and more. Here are some dancers who will surely stand out.

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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Review: Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara Seduce in ‘Fallen Angels’ by Jason Zinoman

Lust is the comic engine driving the action of a riotous revival of one of Noël Coward’s early plays, with Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara, at Todd Haimes Theater.

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Saturday, April 18, 2026

A Dance Party for Martha Graham With Ariana DeBose and Padma Lakshmi by Sarah Bahr and Rebecca Smeyne

Stars and luminaries honored the dance company’s 100th anniversary with dinner, performances and a champagne toast at the New York Public Library.

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Friday, April 17, 2026

The Choreographer Kyle Abraham Embraces the Big Perm and Boombox Era by Brian Seibert

His “Cassette Vol. 1” has a 1980s mix tape soundtrack and nods to postmodern American dance vocabulary.

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9 Shows Our Theater Critics Are Talking About by Rachel Sherman

John Lithgow in “Giant,” a triumphant revival of “Death of a Salesman” and vogueing cats at “The Jellicle Ball”: These productions are worth knowing about.

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How TV Series Like ‘Smash’ and ‘American Classic’ Portray Theater Is Quite a Drama by Jesse Green

As portrayed in shows like “Smash,” “Slings & Arrows” and “American Classic,” life onstage is a grab-bag of archetypes both hilariously wrong and a li…

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Through A.I. Glasses-Powered Translation, Korea’s Theaters Hope for a K-Pop Moment by Hahna Yoon

Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country’s shows to the world.

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

‘Proof’ Review: Ayo Edebiri as a Math Girl, Interrupted by Helen Shaw

The actress stars as a haunted genius opposite Don Cheadle as her father in David Auburn’s 2001 drama. This revival, though, exposes the play’s lack of rigor.

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Coming to Broadway: Molière, ‘The Full Monty’ and a Play About D.J.s by Michael Paulson

Roundabout Theater Company, one of the four nonprofits with Broadway houses, plans three Broadway shows next season.

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‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Returns With Contemporary Bite by Houman Barekat

A new London production highlights the story’s racial element and shows how much has changed since the play’s 1963 premiere.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Review: ‘The Fear of 13,’ With Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson, Doesn’t Add Up by Helen Shaw

Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make confident Broadway debuts, but the uneven script makes for a narratively slippery prison drama.

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Julio Torres, Jennifer Tilly and More Star in Plays That Are Streaming Now by Rachel Sherman

Other picks include the historical hip-hop musical “Mexodus,” an Anne Carson radio play and a century-old play about machines replacing humans.

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‘The Adding Machine’ Review: A Man Is Made Redundant by Laura Collins-Hughes

Daphne Rubin-Vega stars as a laid-off office worker who spins into a murderous rage in this update of Elmer L. Rice’s 1923 classic.

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Review: Here’s Johnny! (And Bach and 4 Choreographers) by Gia Kourlas

The violinist Johnny Gandelsman wanted his music to move. In the overly winsome “Johnny Loves Johann,” he performs Bach’s cello suites alongside four dance artists.

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‘Giant’ Revisits Roald Dahl’s Antisemitic Comments: What to Know by Sarah Bahr

Mark Rosenblatt’s Broadway play, starring John Lithgow as the British children’s book author, draws from Dahl’s comments over the years.

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Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson in a Scene from “The Fear of 13” by Jessica Testa

The pair performed a scene from ‘The Fear of 13’ at The New York Times.

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Billy Crystal to Return to Broadway With Solo Show ’860’ About Losing His Home in L.A. Fires by Michael Paulson

The actor-comedian said he will return to Broadway this fall with a new solo show called “860,” named for the address of his destroyed family home.

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