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Review: Ragtime at New York City Center Shows Us America

Review: Ragtime at New York City Center Shows Us America

Nichelle Lewis Joins City Center’s Ragtime as Sarah

Nichelle Lewis Joins City Center’s Ragtime as Sarah

Interview: Ana Gasteyer of Once Upon a Mattress on the Delightful Challenges of Being Queen

Interview: Ana Gasteyer of Once Upon a Mattress on the Delightful Challenges of Being Queen

Lear deBessonet Named Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater

Lear deBessonet Named Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater

Ahrens and Flaherty Take a Trip to Knoxville, Confronting Great Loss Along the Way

Ahrens and Flaherty Take a Trip to Knoxville, Confronting Great Loss Along the Way

<I>Ragtime</I>, <I>Urinetown</I>, and <I>The Wild Party</I> Announced for New York City Center

Ragtime, Urinetown, and The Wild Party Announced for New York City Center

Encores! Extends 2024 Season Productions to Two-Week Runs

Encores! Extends 2024 Season Productions to Two-Week Runs

Lilli Cooper, Raúl Esparza, and More to Lead Encores! <em>Oliver!</em>

Lilli Cooper, Raúl Esparza, and More to Lead Encores! Oliver!

<em>Into the Woods</em> Tour Announces Full Cast and Additional Cities

Into the Woods Tour Announces Full Cast and Additional Cities

Charity Angél Dawson, Jeff Blumenkrantz, and More Join Disney's <em>Hercules</em>

Charity Angél Dawson, Jeff Blumenkrantz, and More Join Disney's Hercules

<em>Into the Woods</em> Will Tour This Winter With Broadway Cast

Into the Woods Will Tour This Winter With Broadway Cast

Get a Sneak Peek at Scenes From the <em>Into the Woods</em> Broadway Revival

Get a Sneak Peek at Scenes From the Into the Woods Broadway Revival

Review: <em>Into the Woods</em> Delivers Perfection in an Imperfect World

Review: Into the Woods Delivers Perfection in an Imperfect World

Interview: Julia Lester on Being the Last Little Red Stephen Sondheim Sent <em>Into the Woods</em>

Interview: Julia Lester on Being the Last Little Red Stephen Sondheim Sent Into the Woods

Review: Encores! <em>Into the Woods</em> Leaves You Wishing for Nothing

Review: Encores! Into the Woods Leaves You Wishing for Nothing

Additional Artists Join Encores! 2022 Series

Additional Artists Join Encores! 2022 Series

Lear deBessonet Named New Artistic Director of Encores!

Lear deBessonet Named New Artistic Director of Encores!

Watch a Montage of Scenes From <em>Hercules</em> at the Delacorte Theater

Watch a Montage of Scenes From Hercules at the Delacorte Theater

See Jelani Alladin, Krysta Rodriguez, and Roger Bart Rehearse <em>Hercules</em>

See Jelani Alladin, Krysta Rodriguez, and Roger Bart Rehearse Hercules

Ashley Park to Star in Revamped <em>Thoroughly Modern Millie</em>

Ashley Park to Star in Revamped Thoroughly Modern Millie

Lear deBessonet Named Resident Director of New York City Center Encores!

Lear deBessonet Named Resident Director of New York City Center Encores!

Drama League Announces Lineup for "DirectorFest 2019"

Drama League Announces Lineup for "DirectorFest 2019"

The Met to Stage New Opera by <em>Fun Home</em> Writer Jeanine Tesori

The Met to Stage New Opera by Fun Home Writer Jeanine Tesori

<em>Miss You Like Hell</em> Is a Musical About Living Undocumented in America

Miss You Like Hell Is a Musical About Living Undocumented in America

Daphne Rubin-Vega Stars in the New York Premiere of <em>Miss You Like Hell</em>

Daphne Rubin-Vega Stars in the New York Premiere of Miss You Like Hell

<em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Magical First Look at Annaleigh Ashford and Danny Burstein in <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em>

A Magical First Look at Annaleigh Ashford and Danny Burstein in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Public Theater's <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em> Lives Up to Its Name

Public Theater's A Midsummer Night's Dream Lives Up to Its Name

Kristine Nielsen: Shakespeare Should Be Edgy!

Kristine Nielsen: Shakespeare Should Be Edgy!

10 Must-See Free Summer Shows in New York City

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10 Must-See Free Summer Shows in New York City

Signature Theatre Offers <em>World of the Play</em> Discussion in Conjunction With <em>Venus</em>

Signature Theatre Offers World of the Play Discussion in Conjunction With Venus

<em>Venus</em>

Venus

Zainab Jah, Hannah Cabell, and Others Members of the <em>Venus</em> Cast Stun in New Photos

Zainab Jah, Hannah Cabell, and Others Members of the Venus Cast Stun in New Photos

Danny Burstein and Annaleigh Ashford to Star in Shakespeare in the Park's <em>Midsummer</em>

Danny Burstein and Annaleigh Ashford to Star in Shakespeare in the Park's Midsummer

Hannah Cabell, John Ellison Conlee, Zainab Jah Set for Suzan-Lori Parks' <em>Venus</em>

Hannah Cabell, John Ellison Conlee, Zainab Jah Set for Suzan-Lori Parks' Venus

Nicholas Barasch, Kyle Scatliffe, Lauren Worsham Celebrate <em>Big River</em> at Encores!

Nicholas Barasch, Kyle Scatliffe, Lauren Worsham Celebrate Big River at Encores!

<em>Big River</em>

Big River

Public Theater's ACTivate Initiative to Create Community-Based Participatory Theater

Public Theater's ACTivate Initiative to Create Community-Based Participatory Theater

New Plays by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Annie Baker, Will Eno Set for Signature Theatre

New Plays by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Annie Baker, Will Eno Set for Signature Theatre

The Public Theater's Mobile Unit to Bring <em>Romeo & Juliet</em> to New York's Five Boroughs

The Public Theater's Mobile Unit to Bring Romeo & Juliet to New York's Five Boroughs

Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub to Create Next Public Works Pageant at the Delacorte

Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub to Create Next Public Works Pageant at the Delacorte

Ben Platt and More to Star in Workshop of New Musical From <em>Spring Awakening</em> Scribes

Ben Platt and More to Star in Workshop of New Musical From Spring Awakening Scribes

Karen Olivo and Brandon Victor Dixon to Star in <em>The Odyssey</em> at the Delacorte

Karen Olivo and Brandon Victor Dixon to Star in The Odyssey at the Delacorte

With 200 Cast Members and Big Bird, Lear deBessonet and Todd Almond Remake Shakespeare's <em>The Winter's Tale</em>

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With 200 Cast Members and Big Bird, Lear deBessonet and Todd Almond Remake Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale

Lucy Thurber's New Play and More Set for Labyrinth Theater Company Season

Lucy Thurber's New Play and More Set for Labyrinth Theater Company Season

<em>Pump Boys and Dinettes</em>

Pump Boys and Dinettes

See the Cast of City Center Encores! Off-Center's <em>Pump Boys and Dinettes</em> in Action

See the Cast of City Center Encores! Off-Center's Pump Boys and Dinettes in Action

Get a Glimpse of Katie Thompson, Hunter Foster, and More in Encores! Off-Center's <em>Pump Boys and Dinettes</em>

Get a Glimpse of Katie Thompson, Hunter Foster, and More in Encores! Off-Center's Pump Boys and Dinettes

Hunter Foster, Katie Thompson, and the Cast of <em>Pump Boys and Dinettes</em> get ready for Encores! Off-Center

Hunter Foster, Katie Thompson, and the Cast of Pump Boys and Dinettes get ready for Encores! Off-Center

Hunter Foster, Katie Thompson, and More Set for Encores! Off-Center <em>Pump Boys and Dinettes</em>

Hunter Foster, Katie Thompson, and More Set for Encores! Off-Center Pump Boys and Dinettes

Wallace Shawn, Jennifer Tilly, Taylor Mac, and More Open Shows at Off-Broadway's Public Theater

Wallace Shawn, Jennifer Tilly, Taylor Mac, and More Open Shows at Off-Broadway's Public Theater

<em>Good Person of Szechwan</em>

Good Person of Szechwan

Joseph Stiglitz to Speak at Public Theater's Public Forum Program

Joseph Stiglitz to Speak at Public Theater's Public Forum Program

Lisa Kron, Taylor Mac, David Turner Set for Foundry Theatre’s Good Person of Szechwan

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