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Christina Anderson’s Memory Play Opens Off‑Broadway to Strong Performances and Mixed Critical Response

The Playwrights Horizons staging uses a poetic, nonlinear form to probe the racial history of pool access and how communities honor activism.

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Keira Knightley Returns in Robert Icke’s Staging of The Lives of Others

Lincoln Center Theater Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for Seven Guitars Revival

Jonathan Spector’s Birthright Opens in New York to Strong Acting and Sharp Debate Over Length and Politics

Seagull: True Story Opens at The Public Theater, Earning Praise for Urgency and Critiques for Unevenness

Broadway Revival of Death of a Salesman Extends to August as Mantello Staging Sets March Previews

At The Shed, ‘The Other Place’ Earns Raves for Leads, Scrutiny for Its Sophoclean Touches

Munich Tatort ‘Das Verlangen’ Premieres With Onstage Death at the Residenztheater

Daniel Radcliffe Supports Erin Darke at 'Kyoto' Off-Broadway Opening in New York

Presley Chweneyagae, Star of Oscar-Winning ‘Tsotsi’, Dies at 40

A Man for All Seasons Revival Highlights Martin Shaw’s Quiet Heroism

Robert Icke's 'Oedipus' Stages a Modern Political Drama

'Sing Sing' Shines Light on Prison Theatre's Transformative Power

Rachel McAdams Delivers Heartbreaking Performance in 'Mary Jane' on Broadway