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How Theater’s Freakiest Outsider Made It to Broadway

Taylor Mac’s wild creations ask audiences to face all that’s horrifying and joyous about America — and ourselves. His new play is no exception.

 

‘Fosse/Verdon’ Has Magic to Do. And Undo.

A limited FX series revives two Broadway legends, Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Will the show razzle dazzle us? Or will it find a new way to tell the story of artists who behave badly?

 

What Do You Want From Your Local Theater? Readers Respond

Wishing for challenge, boldness, new work, intimacy, a friendly welcome — and inexpensive parking.

 

Critic’s Pick: Review: Stranded Between Hope and Regret in ‘Life Sucks.’

Aaron Posner’s bitingly funny, unexpectedly touching play is “sort of adapted from ‘Uncle Vanya.’”

 

with...: Sam Rockwell, Screendom’s Slinkiest Rogue

Going from George Bush to choreographer Bob Fosse? Now that’s a ball change!

 

Confirm or Deny: Sam Rockwell

More on the actor’s friends and influences.

 

Critic’s Pick: Review: In ‘The White Devil,’ Pick Your Poison

Turns out that a Jacobean tragedy with a bleak worldview and an extensive body count can still be a lot of fun.

 

Review: ‘Do You Feel Anger’ Plumbs the Depths of Office Humor

In Mara Nelson-Greenberg’s fitfully funny play, a female empathy coach faces the insuperable challenge of teaching men some compassion.

 

Critic’s Pick: Review: Can a Play Make the Constitution Great Again?

“What the Constitution Means to Me,” the best new play of the Broadway season so far, rivetingly combines personal history and civic engagement.

 

The Week in Arts: Martha Graham, ‘Ink’ and Let’s Eat Grandma

A dance company celebrates the 19th amendment; a play about Rupert Murdoch hits Broadway; and an alt-pop duo returns to the U.S.

 

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