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5 Plays That Inspire Social Change

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5 Plays That Inspire Social Change

Jamaal Fields-Green to Take Over Title Role in the First National Tour of MJ

Billie Holiday Theatre Launches Spring Season With Lynn Nottage’s <i>Fabulation</i>

Billie Holiday Theatre Launches Spring Season With Lynn Nottage’s Fabulation

Review: Michael Jackson’s Musical Legacy Comes Through Strong in <I>MJ</I>

Review: Michael Jackson’s Musical Legacy Comes Through Strong in MJ

Photos Released From the First National Tour of <i>MJ</i>

Photos Released From the First National Tour of MJ

Lynn Nottage and John Legend Developing New Musical, <I>Imitation of Life</I>

Lynn Nottage and John Legend Developing New Musical, Imitation of Life

Michael Jackson Musical <I>MJ</I> Recoups on Broadway

Michael Jackson Musical MJ Recoups on Broadway

First New York Revival of Lynn Nottage's <em>Crumbs From the Table of Joy</em> Announces Casting

First New York Revival of Lynn Nottage's Crumbs From the Table of Joy Announces Casting

Christina Anderson Wins 2022 Horton Foote Prize

Christina Anderson Wins 2022 Horton Foote Prize

Revivals by Lynn Nottage and Joan Didion to Feature in Keen Company's 2022-23 Season

Revivals by Lynn Nottage and Joan Didion to Feature in Keen Company's 2022-23 Season

Watch: Tony Nominated Michael Jackson Musical Team Talks Their Thriller of a Show

Watch: Tony Nominated Michael Jackson Musical Team Talks Their Thriller of a Show

<em>Intimate Apparel</em> Opera to Be Recorded for <em>Great Performances</em> on PBS

Intimate Apparel Opera to Be Recorded for Great Performances on PBS

<em>Intimate Apparel</em> Enjoys an Operatic Opening at Lincoln Center Theater

Intimate Apparel Enjoys an Operatic Opening at Lincoln Center Theater

Michael Jackson's Children Attend the Opening Night of <em>MJ</em> on Broadway

Michael Jackson's Children Attend the Opening Night of MJ on Broadway

Review: Broadway's <em>MJ</em> Is an Insanely Entertaining Tribute to Michael Jackson

Review: Broadway's MJ Is an Insanely Entertaining Tribute to Michael Jackson

Review: <em>Intimate Apparel</em> Brings Subtlety to the Operatic Tradition

Review: Intimate Apparel Brings Subtlety to the Operatic Tradition

First Look: <em>MJ The Musical</em> Begins Performances on Broadway

First Look: MJ The Musical Begins Performances on Broadway

Review: Lynn Nottage's <em>Clyde's</em> and the Sandwich Shop on the Road to Redemption

Review: Lynn Nottage's Clyde's and the Sandwich Shop on the Road to Redemption

Broadway Production of Lynn Nottage's <em>Clyde's</em> to Be Simulcast Online for Final Two Weeks

Broadway Production of Lynn Nottage's Clyde's to Be Simulcast Online for Final Two Weeks

The 9 Shows You Need to See in New York This Fall

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The 9 Shows You Need to See in New York This Fall

Edmund Donovan to Join Uzo Aduba, Ron Cephas Jones in Broadway Debut of Lynn Nottage's <em>Clyde's</em>

Edmund Donovan to Join Uzo Aduba, Ron Cephas Jones in Broadway Debut of Lynn Nottage's Clyde's

Uzo Aduba, Ron Cephas Jones, and More to Star in Lynn Nottage's <em>Clyde's</em> on Broadway

Uzo Aduba, Ron Cephas Jones, and More to Star in Lynn Nottage's Clyde's on Broadway

What Is Theater? That and Other Questions Are Plumbed at <em>The Watering Hole</em>

What Is Theater? That and Other Questions Are Plumbed at The Watering Hole

<em>What the Constitution Means to Me</em> and Redesigned <em>Christmas Carol</em> Set for Guthrie Season

What the Constitution Means to Me and Redesigned Christmas Carol Set for Guthrie Season

Lynn Nottage's <em>The Watering Hole</em> Will Welcome Audiences Back to Signature Theatre

Lynn Nottage's The Watering Hole Will Welcome Audiences Back to Signature Theatre

Michael Jackson Musical Will Open on Broadway in February 2022

Michael Jackson Musical Will Open on Broadway in February 2022

<em>MJ</em> Musical Rescheduled for Next September

MJ Musical Rescheduled for Next September

Darren Criss, Jennifer Hudson, Rita Moreno, Samuel L. Jackson Set for Broadway for Biden Concert

Darren Criss, Jennifer Hudson, Rita Moreno, Samuel L. Jackson Set for Broadway for Biden Concert

Broadway Plays Commissioned From Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lynn Nottage, Marco Ramirez

Broadway Plays Commissioned From Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lynn Nottage, Marco Ramirez

New Plays by Lynn Nottage and Rajiv Joseph Set for Second Stage Season

New Plays by Lynn Nottage and Rajiv Joseph Set for Second Stage Season

Michael Jackson Musical Delays Broadway Premiere Until 2021

Michael Jackson Musical Delays Broadway Premiere Until 2021

6 Shows You Should See in March

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6 Shows You Should See in March

Lynn Nottage's <em>Intimate Apparel</em> Opera Announces Casting Ahead of Premiere

Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel Opera Announces Casting Ahead of Premiere

<em>MJ The Musical</em> Launches Nationwide Search for Michaels of All Ages

MJ The Musical Launches Nationwide Search for Michaels of All Ages

Michael Jackson Musical <em>MJ</em> Will Open on Broadway in Summer 2020

Michael Jackson Musical MJ Will Open on Broadway in Summer 2020

Jackie Sibblies Drury, Lydia R. Diamond Plays Are Among Our Critics' Weekly Faves

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Jackie Sibblies Drury, Lydia R. Diamond Plays Are Among Our Critics' Weekly Faves

<em>The Secret Life of Bees</em> Extends at Atlantic Theater Company

The Secret Life of Bees Extends at Atlantic Theater Company

Is <em>The Secret Life of Bees</em> Musical as Sweet as We Hoped It Would Be?

Is The Secret Life of Bees Musical as Sweet as We Hoped It Would Be?

Lynn Nottage and Ricky Ian Gordon's <em>Intimate Apparel</em> Opera to Have Premiere

Lynn Nottage and Ricky Ian Gordon's Intimate Apparel Opera to Have Premiere

LaChanze, Eisa Davis, and More in Rehearsal Photos for <em>The Secret Life of Bees</em>

LaChanze, Eisa Davis, and More in Rehearsal Photos for The Secret Life of Bees

Lynn Nottage Named to 2019 <em>Time</em> 100 List

Lynn Nottage Named to 2019 Time 100 List

<em>Sweat</em>, <em>The Bluest Eye</em>, and Three World Premieres Join the Huntington Theatre Season

Sweat, The Bluest Eye, and Three World Premieres Join the Huntington Theatre Season

<em>Leaving Neverland</em> and the Fate of the Michael Jackson Musical on Broadway

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Leaving Neverland and the Fate of the Michael Jackson Musical on Broadway

5 Shows to See This Week

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5 Shows to See This Week

Lynn Nottage and the Cast of <em>By the Way Meet Vera Stark</em> Celebrate Opening Night

Lynn Nottage and the Cast of By the Way Meet Vera Stark Celebrate Opening Night

A Black Actor Gets Her Hollywood Breakthrough in <em>By the Way, Meet Vera Stark</em>

A Black Actor Gets Her Hollywood Breakthrough in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

<em>By the Way, Meet Vera Stark</em> Extends Its Off-Broadway Run

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Extends Its Off-Broadway Run

New Michael Jackson Musical Will Be Titled <em>Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough</em>

New Michael Jackson Musical Will Be Titled Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

Lynn Nottage to Take Part in Professional Theatre Women's Oral History Project

Lynn Nottage to Take Part in Professional Theatre Women's Oral History Project

Jessica Frances Dukes and the Cast of <em>By the Way, Meet Vera Stark</em> Begin Rehearsals

Jessica Frances Dukes and the Cast of By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Begin Rehearsals

Jessica Frances Dukes, Jenni Barber, and More Star in <em>By the Way, Meet Vera Stark</em>

Jessica Frances Dukes, Jenni Barber, and More Star in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

<em>Fabulation, or The Re-education of Undine</em> Extends Again at Signature Theatre

Fabulation, or The Re-education of Undine Extends Again at Signature Theatre

Lynn Nottage Serves Her Humor With a Punch in <em>Fabulation, or The Re-education of Undine</em>

Lynn Nottage Serves Her Humor With a Punch in Fabulation, or The Re-education of Undine

Lynn Nottage's Busy Winter: <em>Fabulation</em>, <em>Sweat</em>, and <em>The Secret Life of Bees</em>

Lynn Nottage's Busy Winter: Fabulation, Sweat, and The Secret Life of Bees

First Look at Lynn Nottage's <em>Fabulation, or The Re-education of Undine</em>

First Look at Lynn Nottage's Fabulation, or The Re-education of Undine

LaChanze Cast in Lynn Nottage and Duncan Sheik's <em>The Secret Life of Bees</em>

LaChanze Cast in Lynn Nottage and Duncan Sheik's The Secret Life of Bees

<em>Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine</em> Extends at Signature Theatre

Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine Extends at Signature Theatre

Mayaa Boateng, Marcus Callender, and More to Star in Lynn Nottage's <em>Fabulation</em>

Mayaa Boateng, Marcus Callender, and More to Star in Lynn Nottage's Fabulation

John Mulaney, Jordan Roth, Lisa Kron, and More Set for <em>The 24 Hour Musicals</em>

John Mulaney, Jordan Roth, Lisa Kron, and More Set for The 24 Hour Musicals

Working-Class Values and the American Dream Are on the Line in <em>Sweat</em>

Working-Class Values and the American Dream Are on the Line in Sweat

Winners of Columbia@Roundabout's 2018 New Play Reading Series Announced

Winners of Columbia@Roundabout's 2018 New Play Reading Series Announced

<em>Sweat</em> Announces Casting for American Conservatory Theater Run

Sweat Announces Casting for American Conservatory Theater Run

<em>Sweat</em> to Kick Off Public Theater's Mobile Unit National Program

Sweat to Kick Off Public Theater's Mobile Unit National Program

Take a Cross-Country Road Trip to 11 American Theaters This Summer

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Take a Cross-Country Road Trip to 11 American Theaters This Summer

Lynn Nottage and Christopher Wheeldon to Create Michael Jackson Musical

Lynn Nottage and Christopher Wheeldon to Create Michael Jackson Musical

<em>The Secret Life of Bees</em> Musical to Make World Premiere

The Secret Life of Bees Musical to Make World Premiere

Lynn Nottage's <em>Mlima's Tale</em> Extends at the Public Theater

Lynn Nottage's Mlima's Tale Extends at the Public Theater

Phillipa Soo, Steven Pasquale, and More Attend <em>Mlima's Tale</em> Opening Night

Phillipa Soo, Steven Pasquale, and More Attend Mlima's Tale Opening Night

<em>Mlima's Tale</em> Navigates the Illicit Ivory Trade

Mlima's Tale Navigates the Illicit Ivory Trade

A First Look at Lynn Nottage's <em>Mlima's Tale</em>

A First Look at Lynn Nottage's Mlima's Tale

Signature Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season

Signature Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season

Cleveland Play House Completes 2018-19 Seasons With World Premiere

Cleveland Play House Completes 2018-19 Seasons With World Premiere

First Look at the Public Theater's World-Premiere Production of <em>Mlima's Tale</em>

First Look at the Public Theater's World-Premiere Production of Mlima's Tale

Pam MacKinnon Announces Her Inaugural A.C.T. Season Lineup

Pam MacKinnon Announces Her Inaugural A.C.T. Season Lineup

<em>Sweat</em>, <em>The Music Man</em>, and More Announced for Goodman Theatre's 2018-19 Season

Sweat, The Music Man, and More Announced for Goodman Theatre's 2018-19 Season

Go Inside the Rehearsal Room for Lynn Nottage's <em>Mlima's Tale</em>

Go Inside the Rehearsal Room for Lynn Nottage's Mlima's Tale

Sahr Ngaujah and Ito Aghayere to Star in Lynn Nottage's <em>Mlima's Tale</em>

Sahr Ngaujah and Ito Aghayere to Star in Lynn Nottage's Mlima's Tale

<em>The Secret Life of Bees</em> Begins Workshop Production

The Secret Life of Bees Begins Workshop Production

Uzo Aduba and Sophia Anne Caruso Set for "Secret Life of Bees'' Reading

Uzo Aduba and Sophia Anne Caruso Set for "Secret Life of Bees'' Reading

<em>This Is Reading</em> Extends for a Third Weekend in July

This Is Reading Extends for a Third Weekend in July

<em>Grey's Anatomy</em> Star Kelly McCreary Tries Lynn Nottage's <em>Intimate Apparel</em> On for Size

Grey's Anatomy Star Kelly McCreary Tries Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel On for Size

<em>Intimate Apparel</em> at Shakespeare & Company Announces Casting

Intimate Apparel at Shakespeare & Company Announces Casting

<em>Grey's Anatomy</em> Star Kelly McCreary Set For <em>Intimate Apparel</em> at Bay Street Theater

Grey's Anatomy Star Kelly McCreary Set For Intimate Apparel at Bay Street Theater

Paula Vogel Receives Hull-Warriner Award for <em>Indecent</em>

Paula Vogel Receives Hull-Warriner Award for Indecent

Broadway's <em>Sweat</em> to Host <em>A Night at the Theater for Women's Equality</em>

Broadway's Sweat to Host A Night at the Theater for Women's Equality

Audible Announces New Fund to Commission Audio Plays from Emerging Playwrights

Audible Announces New Fund to Commission Audio Plays from Emerging Playwrights

<em>Sweat</em> Tony Nominee Michelle Wilson: Saying What Needs to Be Said on Broadway

Sweat Tony Nominee Michelle Wilson: Saying What Needs to Be Said on Broadway

Quincy Tyler Bernstine Stars in <em>Intimate Apparel</em> at McCarter Theatre Center

Quincy Tyler Bernstine Stars in Intimate Apparel at McCarter Theatre Center

Broadway's Pulitzer Prize-Winning <em>Sweat</em> Announces New Social Media Campaign

Broadway's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Sweat Announces New Social Media Campaign

Ben Platt, Katrina Lenk, and More at Lucille Lortel Awards

Ben Platt, Katrina Lenk, and More at Lucille Lortel Awards

<em>Intimate Apparel</em> Begins Performances at McCarter Theatre Center

Intimate Apparel Begins Performances at McCarter Theatre Center

Plays by Josh Radnor and More Set for Powerhouse Theater Season

Plays by Josh Radnor and More Set for Powerhouse Theater Season

5 Things to Expect at Second Stage's New Broadway Home

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5 Things to Expect at Second Stage's New Broadway Home

Millennium Approached: Looking Back on the 2000s With <em>Sweat</em>, <em>If I Forget</em>, <em>Come From Away</em>

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Millennium Approached: Looking Back on the 2000s With Sweat, If I Forget, Come From Away

Lynn Nottage Reacts to Her Second Pulitzer Prize, Awarded for Her Play <em>Sweat</em>

Lynn Nottage Reacts to Her Second Pulitzer Prize, Awarded for Her Play Sweat

Lynn Nottage Wins Her Second Pulitzer Prize for Broadway Drama <em>Sweat</em>

Lynn Nottage Wins Her Second Pulitzer Prize for Broadway Drama Sweat

Lynn Nottage, Ayad Akhtar, Dominique Morisseau Receive Academy of Arts and Letters Awards

Lynn Nottage, Ayad Akhtar, Dominique Morisseau Receive Academy of Arts and Letters Awards

Quincy Tyler Bernstine to Star in <em>Intimate Apparel</em> at McCarter Theatre Center

Quincy Tyler Bernstine to Star in Intimate Apparel at McCarter Theatre Center

Aleshea Harris Receives American Playwriting Foundation's Relentless Award

Aleshea Harris Receives American Playwriting Foundation's Relentless Award

Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee, Allison Janney Welcome Lynn Nottage and <em>Sweat</em> to Broadway

Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee, Allison Janney Welcome Lynn Nottage and Sweat to Broadway

<em>Sweat</em>

Sweat

<em>Sweat</em> Opens on Broadway Tonight at Studio 54

Sweat Opens on Broadway Tonight at Studio 54

American Playwriting Foundation's Relentless Award Heads to London

American Playwriting Foundation's Relentless Award Heads to London

Lynn Nottage's <em>Sweat</em> Releases Photos From Broadway Production

Lynn Nottage's Sweat Releases Photos From Broadway Production

<em>Dolphins and Sharks</em>

Dolphins and Sharks

<em>Hamilton</em>'s Taran Killam to Host 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards

Hamilton's Taran Killam to Host 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards

Broadway's <em>Sweat</em> Inspires Multimedia Art Installation <em>This Is Reading</em>

Broadway's Sweat Inspires Multimedia Art Installation This Is Reading

<em>God of Carnage</em>, <em>Intimate Apparel</em> on Season Lineup at Shakespeare & Company

God of Carnage, Intimate Apparel on Season Lineup at Shakespeare & Company

Alison Wright Completes Cast of Broadway's <em>Sweat</em>

Alison Wright Completes Cast of Broadway's Sweat

Lynn Nottage and William Ivey Long Among 2017 Lucille Lortel Award Honorees

Lynn Nottage and William Ivey Long Among 2017 Lucille Lortel Award Honorees

Stephen Adly Guirgis, Lynn Nottage, and More Receive Signature Residencies

Stephen Adly Guirgis, Lynn Nottage, and More Receive Signature Residencies

Lynn Nottage's <em>Sweat</em> Announces Broadway Casting

Lynn Nottage's Sweat Announces Broadway Casting

Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh Make Broadway Debuts in <em>The Present</em>

Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh Make Broadway Debuts in The Present

7 Theatrical Highlights to Look Forward to On Broadway and Off This Spring

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7 Theatrical Highlights to Look Forward to On Broadway and Off This Spring

5 Predictions for the Theater in 2017

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5 Predictions for the Theater in 2017

The 10 Best Off-Broadway Shows of 2016

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The 10 Best Off-Broadway Shows of 2016

Lynn Nottage's Acclaimed Drama <em>Sweat</em> Will Move to Broadway

Lynn Nottage's Acclaimed Drama Sweat Will Move to Broadway

Lynn Nottage's <em>Sweat</em>, Starring Miriam Shor and More, Opens at the Public

Lynn Nottage's Sweat, Starring Miriam Shor and More, Opens at the Public

<em>Sweat</em>

Sweat

Miriam Shor Discovers a Character Who's Startlingly Close to Home in <em>Sweat</em>

Miriam Shor Discovers a Character Who's Startlingly Close to Home in Sweat

Miriam Shor, Johanna Day, and More Star in Lynn Nottage's <em>Sweat</em>

Miriam Shor, Johanna Day, and More Star in Lynn Nottage's Sweat

Join Lynn Nottage, Kate Whoriskey, and the Cast of <em>Sweat</em> in Rehearsal

Join Lynn Nottage, Kate Whoriskey, and the Cast of Sweat in Rehearsal

The Public Extends Off-Broadway Productions of <em>Sweat</em> and <em>Party People</em>

The Public Extends Off-Broadway Productions of Sweat and Party People

Corey Stoll Spends "Plenty" of Time at the Public Theater

Corey Stoll Spends "Plenty" of Time at the Public Theater

Miriam Shor, John Earl Jelks, and More Cast in Lynn Nottage's <em>Sweat</em>

Miriam Shor, John Earl Jelks, and More Cast in Lynn Nottage's Sweat

10 Off-Broadway Shows You Need to Book This Fall

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10 Off-Broadway Shows You Need to Book This Fall

Public Theater Extends Lynn Nottage's <em>Sweat</em>

Public Theater Extends Lynn Nottage's Sweat

Harvey Fierstein, Nia Vardalos, David Byrne, Lynn Nottage Set for Public Theater Season

Harvey Fierstein, Nia Vardalos, David Byrne, Lynn Nottage Set for Public Theater Season

Nilo Cruz World Premiere on Tap for McCarter Theatre Center

Nilo Cruz World Premiere on Tap for McCarter Theatre Center

Lynn Nottage Receives 2016 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

Lynn Nottage Receives 2016 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

Lynn Nottage's <em>Sweat</em> Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stage

Lynn Nottage's Sweat Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stage

Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Nottage, and More Named 2015-16 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Finalists

Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Nottage, and More Named 2015-16 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Finalists

<em>Sweat</em>

Sweat

Kate Whoriskey Gives America's "New Poor" a Place Onstage in <em>Sweat</em>

Kate Whoriskey Gives America's "New Poor" a Place Onstage in Sweat

Lynn Nottage's <em>Sweat</em> Announces Casting

Lynn Nottage's Sweat Announces Casting

George Chakiris, Donna McKechnie, and More Set for Christopher Gattelli's <em>In Your Arms</em>

George Chakiris, Donna McKechnie, and More Set for Christopher Gattelli's In Your Arms

<em>Las Meninas</em>

Las Meninas

Carrie Fisher, Terrence McNally, and More to Take Part in New Christopher Gattelli Musical

Carrie Fisher, Terrence McNally, and More to Take Part in New Christopher Gattelli Musical

<em>Intimate Apparel</em>

Intimate Apparel

Pulitzer Prize Winner <em>Disgraced</em> Enters Arena Stage's 2015-16 Season

Pulitzer Prize Winner Disgraced Enters Arena Stage's 2015-16 Season

<em>Intimate Apparel</em> Finds Its Cast at Boston's Lyric Stage Company

Intimate Apparel Finds Its Cast at Boston's Lyric Stage Company

Tony-Winning Musical <em>City of Angels</em> Joins Lyric Stage's Season Lineup

Tony-Winning Musical City of Angels Joins Lyric Stage's Season Lineup

Lynn Nottage Will Pen Stage Musical Adaptation of <em>Black Orpheus</em>

Lynn Nottage Will Pen Stage Musical Adaptation of Black Orpheus

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Ari Graynor, Joshua Henry to Head Cast of Intimate Apparel Reading

Dawnn Lewis, David St. Louis, Vanessa Williams Cast in Pasadena Playhouse’s Intimate Apparel

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