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Review: The Notebook at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

During previews for The Notebook on Broadway, the souvenir stand hawked branded boxes of Kleenex for five bucks a pop. The new musical, now open at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre ...

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The cast of Water for Elephants.Photo: Matthew Murphy

Review: Water for Elephants at the Imperial Theatre

One of my first Broadway experiences was Barnum, the circus-themed biography of swindler P. T. Barnum.  The musical is forgettable, but the final number, “Join the Circus” (featured prominently in ...

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Review: A Doll's House at the Hudson Theatre

Amy Herzog’s writing has a surgical precision that pares away at the human experience to reveal the core truth of relationships. It was evident in her last theatrical outing, Mary ...

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Courtney Bassett, Helen J. Shen, Lexi Rhoades, Alyse Alan Louis, Wren Rivera, Phoenix Best, and Jenna Rose Husli in Teeth. Photo: Chelcie Parry.

Review: Teeth at Playwrights Horizons

Teeth–the new musical by Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs freely adapted from the 2007 indie film–takes its roots in the horror genre seriously. It’s gory, including a number ...

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Review: Sunset Baby at Signature Theatre

“Ain’t nothin’ sentimental about a dead revolution,” says Nina to her father as she kicks him out of her apartment, exhausted by his efforts to lean on her emotions to ...

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Reviews

Review: At the Barricades at MITU580

MITU580

A sobering look at the Spanish Civil War reminds us both what the International Brigades fought for...and how the war turned out. Loren Noveck reviews.

17 June

Features

Feature: A Conversation with the Curators of UNDOXX at JACK

Loren Noveck interviews zavé martohardjono, Maya Simone Z., and Jamie Chan, the curators of UNDOXX.

14 November


Reviews

Review: Prince Faggot at Playwrights Horizons

Playwrights Horizons

Speculative fiction about Prince George is surrounded by more personal stories in Jordan Tannahill's new play. Lane Williamson reviews.

17 June

Reviews

Review: Call Me Izzy at Studio 54

Studio 54

Jean Smart plays an aspiring poet trapped in an abusive marriage in this cliché-ridden solo play. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

12 June

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Review: Prosperous Fools at Polonsky Shakespeare Center

Polonsky Shakespeare Center

A scathing satire of art in the age of oligarchy. Loren Noveck reviews.

12 June

Reviews

Review: Angry Alan at Studio Seaview

Studio Seaview

John Krasinski deftly navigates a middle-aged man's spiral into conservative hell in Penelope Skinner's new play. Lane Williamson reviews.

11 June


Features
Loren Noveck

What Does Climate Change Have to Do with the Future of Directing? Notes from the International Directors Summit

Directors from all over the world met virtually for six months, seeking a more accessible, resilient, and inclusive theater industry.

Kev Berry

Going to the Theater is Weird These Days

Playwright and performer Kev Berry offers a personal essay in which he grapples with returning to theatre after the shutdown and his own journey to sobriety.

Hansol Oh

When the Theaters Reopened: Observations from South Korea

Thermal cameras, hand sanitizer, and masks are the new normal for theaters in Korea. Hansol Oh saw 10 shows there and reports on her summer of theatergoing.

Nicole Serratore

Theater of Your Mind: Closet Dramas and More

Various theater-adjacent projects offer alternatives for reading and interpreting theater at home. Nicole Serratore explores closet dramas and their ilk.

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Reviews

Review: Lunar Eclipse at the Pershing Square Signature Center

Pershing Square Signature Center

A memorable, moving portrait of marriage pays homage to an American classic. Carol Rocamora reviews.

11 June

Reviews

Review: Eurydice at Signature Theatre Center

Pershing Square Signature Center

Carol Rocamora finds this revival of Sarah Ruhl's take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice "luminous and revelatory."

8 June

Reviews

Review: Not Not Jane’s at Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks

The Wild Project

Delightfully silly over a core of deep anxiety. Loren Noveck reviews the second show in Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks.

6 June

Reviews

Review: Bowl EP at the Vineyard Theatre

Vineyard Theatre

A bravura performance anchors this explosion of kinetic energy. Loren Noveck reviews.

2 June


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26 July
Exeunt Staff

Theater 2020: The Season That Wasn’t

With a shortened 2020 theater season, we focus on the exciting artists we came across in 2020 and who we want to see more from in a post-pandemic theater world order.


9 July
Joey Sims

How The Doors Were Opened, and What Comes Next

The George Floyd protests opened up theater lobbies and has prompted a new dialogue about theater and race. Joey Sims investigates.


Published Today
Joey Sims

Stage Managing One Zoom At A Time

Stage managers pivot to Zoom. Joey Sims reports on how this job has shifted in pandemic times.


10 May
Exeunt Staff

Online Theater: The Familiar vs. The New

Our critics gather to talk about what theater they are watching online and why.