Make it through the holidays with these movies, books and music from the past year that are adapted from stage productions or evoke a theatrical spirit.
Category: Theater (Off Broadway)
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‘Dead Outlaw,’ a Musical With a Corpse, Is Broadway Bound
“Dead Outlaw,” a musical about the mummified body of a bandit, will open at the Longacre next spring, following a successful Off Broadway run.
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Marvin Laird, Musical Presence on and Off Broadway, Dies at 85
He conducted Broadway shows and worked with Bernadette Peters. But he was probably best known for writing the music for the darkly comic “Ruthless!”
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Review: ‘We Are Your Robots,’ Still Tuning Up
In Ethan Lipton’s musings on A.I., Mozart has a place alongside humpback whales.
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In ‘Music City’ and ‘Babe,’ Existential Battles of the Heart and Soul
Bedlam’s country music show is a rollicking good time. But the New Group’s production of “Babe,” starring Marisa Tomei, is a frustrating one-act lacking cohesion.
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Francesca D’Uva Works It All Out Onstage
With a solo show about grief and life, the comedian and composer brings her experimental musical comedy to an Off Broadway audience.
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TKTS to Open Booth in Philadelphia, Hoping to Boost Local Theaters
The first domestic TKTS outpost outside New York comes at a time of rising concern about ticket prices and theater economics.
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‘Shit. Meet. Fan.’ Review: Packed with Stars and Vulgarity
Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski, Debra Messing and Constance Wu star in the vulgar and entertaining new work from Robert O’Hara.
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Review: ‘We Live in Cairo’ Falls Short of Being Revolutionary
Egyptians stand up to their government in a play that excels in its design but rings hollow when its subtext and character development are scrutinized.
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Adam Driver in ‘Hold On to Me Darling,’ a Satire of Sincerity
A country music star embodies the clichés of celebrity in an Off Broadway revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s 2016 comedy.
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A French Play Explores the Enduring Allure of ‘Showgirls’
Inspired by Paul Verhoeven’s infamous 1995 film, “Showgirl” considers what it means to be an actress who gets naked.