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Shifters Opens Off‑Broadway at Cherry Lane With Heather Agyepong and Daniel Ezra

Its spare staging with acclaimed leads signals a transatlantic push for culturally specific Black British stories.

César Alvarez’s The Potluck Premieres at Playwrights Horizons

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

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Opens the Samuel H Scripps Theater Center

Opera Philadelphia Revives Gershwins’ ‘Let ’Em Eat Cake’ for 2026–27 Season

Lauren Yee’s Mother Russia Opens Off Broadway to Generally Positive Reviews

Erica Schmidt's The Disappear Opens Off-Broadway, Extends Through February 22

Russia Reopens Mariupol Drama Theatre With Gala in Occupied City

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

Hamnet Expands Nationally as Craft Revelations Drive Awards Buzz

Chicago’s Dec. 4–10 Holiday Highlights Center on Big Jam, Jingle Ball and Seasonal Staples

44: The Musical Opens Off Broadway to Uneven Early Reviews

Reimagined Queens Opens at MTC With Acclaimed Performances and Noted Flaws

‘The Brothers Size’ 20th-Anniversary Revival Opens at The Shed to Strong Reviews

Sulfur Bottom Previews Garner Praise for Design, Question Narrative Clarity

Charleston Marks Decade Since Emanuel AME Massacre With Memorial Under Construction and Calls for Reform