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A new bilingual production at Playwrights Horizons is performed in English and American Sign Language --- Craig Lucas' new play I Was Most Alive with You at Playwrights Horizons is about a family coping with a series of calamities that recall the biblical story of Job. But ask Sabrina Dennison to describe the show and she declares it's "complicated."...

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This Play Is About More Than Autism

By REGINA ROBBINS

Thursday, September 20, 2018 • Playwriting • 0 comments Share This

Thu Sep 20, 2018 • Playwriting • 0 comments Share This

The radical inclusiveness of Catya McMullen's Agnes --- "I didn't set out to write about autism," says Catya McMullen about her world-premiere play Agnes at 59E59 Theaters. When she started on the script in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, she wanted to explore the drama that could ensue when characters with complex relationships were stuck together in...

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Classical Dance for Broadway Lovers

By SUSAN REITER

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Wed Sep 19, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

New York City Ballet pays tribute to Jerome Robbins in honor of his 100th birthday --- New York City Ballet's month-long fall season kicked off this week, and the eclectic lineup includes pieces by founder George Balanchine, new works by emerging choreographers and a farewell performance by retiring principal dancer Joaquin De Luz. But for fans who...

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5 Theatres You Need to Know: Asian-American Companies in NYC

By DIEP TRAN

Monday, September 17, 2018 • Off-Off Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Mon Sep 17, 2018 • Off-Off Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Discover new-to-you theatre companies through our new series of themed roundups --- In life, it's easy to stick with what you know. But you should never do that -- especially when it comes to theatre. In New York, we're lucky to have access to hundreds of troupes that are producing new shows all the time. You can't possibly be familiar with all of...

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Making 'Uncle Vanya' Real, Not Overwrought

By RAVEN SNOOK

Friday, September 14, 2018 • Acting • 0 comments Share This

Fri Sep 14, 2018 • Acting • 0 comments Share This

Jay O. Sanders stars in a stripped-down mounting of the Chekhov classic at a brand-new theatre company --- Don't be surprised if you find yourself leaning in as you watch playwright-director Richard Nelson's achingly intimate take on Uncle Vanya, the inaugural production at the Hunter Theater Project. Staged in the round in a black box theatre with...

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Which Real-Life Politician Is Michael McKean Playing This Time?

By MICHAEL MUSTO

Thursday, September 13, 2018 • Acting • 0 comments Share This

Thu Sep 13, 2018 • Acting • 0 comments Share This

The actor discusses his new role opposite Edie Falco in The True --- Although Michael McKean made his name on TV (he was Lenny on Laverne & Shirley) and in Christopher Guest mockumentaries (This Is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind), he's been a regular on New York City stages over the past 15 years, segueing smoothly between musicals and plays, comedies...

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How Do You Dramatize the Downfall of an Autocrat?

By GERARD RAYMOND

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 • Borough Play • 0 comments Share This

Wed Sep 12, 2018 • Borough Play • 0 comments Share This

In The Emperor, Haile Selassie's servants tell his story, and they're all played by Kathryn Hunter --- The audience never sees His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie in The Emperor, Colin Teevan's stage adaptation of Ryszard Kapuscinski's eponymous book. But you get a vivid picture of the 20th-century Ethiopian autocrat and his court through memories...

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How Well Do You Know Irving Berlin?

By BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 • Off-Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Tue Sep 11, 2018 • Off-Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Hershey Felder examines the legendary songwriter's life and work in his new solo show --- Pianist, performer and playwright Hershey Felder has made a career out of chronicling the lives and music of composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt and Ludwig van Beethoven on stage. But he expands his musical range to the Great American...

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