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Conan O’Brien Hosts 2026 Oscars as Liza Powel O’Brien Draws Red-Carpet Attention

The playwright‑podcaster, married to O’Brien since 2002, made a rare high‑profile appearance that renewed interest in her independent career.

‘Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)’ Opens at the Public to Varied Reviews, Extends Through April 5

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

Critics Assess The Dinosaurs, Playwrights Horizons’ Time-Jumping Sobriety-Group Drama

I’m Sorry, Prime Minister Opens in the West End With Cool Reviews

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

Rhode Island Theater Drops Lauren Gunderson Play After Epstein Email Release

John Cameron Mitchell and Simu Liu Begin Runs in Broadway's Oh, Mary!

Guess How Much I Love You? Earns Strong Reviews at the Royal Court

Boots Riley Confirms Film Adaptation of “Mr. Burns: A Post‑Electric Play”

Pablo Lago, Influential Argentine Screenwriter, Dies at 56

Critics Say Christmas Day at the Almeida Is Provocative, Powerful and Unfinished

Critics Split on Michelle Williams–Led Anna Christie at St. Ann’s Warehouse

Formal Charge Proceedings Begin Against Jeremy O. Harris in Okinawa Drug Case

Sir Tom Stoppard, Playwright and Oscar Winner, Dies at 88

Tom Stoppard, Giant of Modern Theatre, Dies at 88

Talene Monahon’s ‘Meet the Cartozians’ Opens at Second Stage to Strong Reviews

Kyoto Opens Off Broadway With Immersive Climate Thriller at Lincoln Center

Bess Wohl’s Liberation Opens on Broadway to Strong Reviews

Simon Stephens’ Mixed-Reality Play ‘An Ark’ Sets January–March 2026 Off-Broadway Run at The Shed