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Amy Winehouse Play to Open in Denmark
The production, simply titled ‘Amy,’ won’t just focus on the problems of the R&B songstress — it will also explore the role of the media in exacerbating those struggles. Would the singer have said No No No?
Blackface Clybourne Park Production Cancelled in Berlin
The Bruce Norris satire Clybourne Park, a Chicago-set play inspired by A Raisin in the Sun, has garnered raves and awards for productions in the U.S. (a Pulitzer and a Tony) and England (an Olivier)—but a planned production in …
Broadway Revivals: Why I Hate Hamlet — and Cyrano Too
I am, luckily, a theater reviewer who doesn’t have to review everything I see. I try to write about the shows that stand out in some way — both good and bad. Some shows are just too routine to bother with. Others don’t have …
Grace on Broadway: Paul Rudd and Michael Shannon in Motel Hell
The actors stand out in Craig Wright’s play about a crisis of faith
Kitchen-Sink Apocalypse: Two Off-Broadway Visions
‘If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet’ and ‘Detroit’: two domestic dramas with darker portents
Broadway’s New Season: 10 Shows to See
TIME’s theater critic picks this year’s most-anticipated theater viewing
Chaplin on Broadway: High-Wire Act
The season’s first musical has its moments, but can’t overcome the clichés
Remembering Phyllis Diller: Stand-Up Comedy Pioneer
She burst through the sex barrier, and could reel off gag lines with the best of the boys
Into the Woods in Central Park: al Fresco Enchantment
A forest in Manhattan proves the ideal venue for a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s fractured fairy tale and a grand showcase for Amy Adams and Donna Murphy
Nobody Did It Better: Memories of Marvin Hamlisch, 1944-2012
The Oscar-, Tony-, Emmy-, Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning composer is dead at 68
Legendary Actor Peter O’Toole Announces Retirement
“It is time for me to chuck in the sponge,” says the actor
Scandal in the Second City: Two Remarkable Shows From Chicago
A new musical—based on little-remembered ship disaster—and a play about a corrupt police unit make for captivating theater
