A latter-day Lincoln and Booth try to survive the American dream in a hilarious, harrowing and superbly acted Broadway revival of the Suzan-Lori Parks play.
Tag: Theater
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Times Square May Get One of the Few Spectacles It Lacks: A Casino
The battle to win a New York City casino license has heated up in Manhattan, with real estate and gambling giants offering competing proposals for Times Square and Hudson Yards.
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Lars Eidinger Might Be the Greatest German Actor You’ve Never Heard Of
He might be the greatest Shakespearean actor you’ve never heard of. At last, New Yorkers will get to see his no-holds-barred portrayal of Hamlet in Thomas Ostermeier’s production at BAM.
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For Broadway’s ‘1776’ Revival, the Drama Is Offstage
A cast member criticized the consciously progressive revival for its handling of race in rehearsals, saying there had been “harm done.” She later apologized for her comments.
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A Pioneering Black Ballerina’s Life Story Comes to the Stage
Lauren Anderson, whose story is told in “Plumshuga” in Houston, talks about the show, her personal battles and storied career: “I got to the mountaintop.”