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‘Seagull: True Story’ Opens at The Public Theater’s LuEsther Hall

The production recasts Chekhov through Alexander Molochnikov’s real-life clash with censorship.

Reviews Split on Patrick Page’s Titus Andronicus Revival Off-Broadway

Cold War Choir Practice Opens Off-Broadway at MCC After Prize Win

‘Burnout Paradise’ Opens Off-Broadway at Astor Place to Strong Early Reviews

Aya Ogawa’s ‘Meat Suit’ Opens Off-Broadway as Early Reviews Weigh Its Grotesque Take on Motherhood

Schauspielhaus Bochum Deploys Security After Onstage Assault at 'Catarina' Premiere

Audience Storms Stage at Bochum Premiere to Attack Actor During Final Monologue

Hamnet’s Chicago Stage Premiere Earns Warm Reviews as McKellen Questions Film’s Plausibility

Goodman’s Holiday Reimagines a Philip Barry Classic Through Richard Greenberg’s Rewrite

Robert Icke’s Oedipus Sets Studio 54 Weekly Record With $1.21 Million Finale

Ian McKellen Recites Shakespeare’s ‘Sir Thomas More’ on Colbert’s Late Show

Mr. Gwyn Opens Jan. 15 at Teatro Helénico With Mauricio García Lozano

Nicolás Vázquez Shares Reflective New Year Message After Tumultuous 2025

Ballet West Warns of Fake ‘Nutcracker’ Tickets as Reports Surge During Holiday Run

Sophie Rois Leads Volksbühne Nativity Recast as a Question of Ownership

Mechthild Großmann Bids Farewell to Münster ‘Tatort’ After 23 Years, Final Episode Airs Dec. 7

Initiative Opens at the Public to Strong Early Reviews for Its Five-Hour D&D-Fueled Epic

Audible Sets Dec. 4–6 25th-Anniversary Readings of The Laramie Project at Minetta Lane

Harewood and Jones Anchor Divisive New Othello at the Haymarket

‘Liberation’ Opens on Broadway to Strong Response and Standout Performances