The Shakespearean monologue that is featured twice in “Hamnet” has long informed the movies, often in surprising ways that can make us rethink the words.
Category: Theater
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Stephen Schwartz Criticizes Kennedy Center, Saying He Won’t Host Gala
The Washington National Opera said the “Wicked” composer was scheduled to host its annual event at the center this spring.
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On ‘Best Medicine,’ Josh Charles Has a Heart
After years of playing smarmy characters, the actor is stepping up as the lead in a comedy about a grumpy but charming doctor.
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Deaths in 2025: A Yearlong Procession of Giants
Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.
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Vienna to Stage Gender-Bending, Jazz Age Comedy Once Banned by Franco
MusikTheater an der Wien will stage Pablo Luna’s “Benamor,” a rarely seen example of the Spanish zarzuela genre from the Roaring Twenties in Madrid.
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‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and the Art of Racial Solidarity
Across film (“Sinners,” “One Battle After Another”), theater (“Ragtime”) and TV (“The Lowdown”), four works suggested what achieving racial equality in America would take.
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‘The Queen of Versailles’ Bombed on Broadway. What Went Wrong?
The show reunited Kristin Chenoweth and Stephen Schwartz for the first time since “Wicked.” It wasn’t enough to counter poor word of mouth and other challenges.
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Review: A ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ Musical Is a Psychedelic Parable
At Greenwich House Theater, Greta Gertler Gold and Hilary Bell’s stage adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s novel hovers between reverie and reality.
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‘The BFG’ Enchants With Puppets and Pantomime Spirit
There is plenty of stimulation for young theatergoers in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved book.
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Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Want to Get Under Your Skin
The couple are gearing up for the Broadway opening of “Bug,” about a descent into paranoia and psychosis in a squalid motel room.