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 …
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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
Chaplin on Broadway: High-Wire Act
The season’s first musical has its moments, but can’t overcome the clichés
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
Mike Tyson Bringing His Truth to Broadway
Thanks to Spike Lee, Tyson’s one-man show—’Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth’—is coming to the Great White Way this summer. Will it be a TKO?
The Tony Awards 2012: Best and Worst Moments from Theater’s Biggest Night
TIME’s Richard Zoglin ranks all the singing, dancing and award accepting from last night’s ceremony
The Top 10 Plays and Musicals of 2011
Often the hardest part of picking the 10 Best Plays and Musicals of the year is deciding which one deserves the No. 1 spot. This year it was the easiest: War Horse, the spectacular stage version of the World War I-era …
Fall Theater Roundup: Can Hugh Jackman Save Broadway?
His new one-man show is a rare musical in a fall season filled with earnest dramas. A look at this fall’s hits, misses and the in-between.
Top 10 Movies That Shouldn’t Have Made It to Broadway
There are few examples of movies making a successful transition to the Great White Way. TIME looks at Broadway shows that should never have been.