For our critic-at-large, the year was marked by the Black excellence of “Purlie Victorious,” the brutality of “Bottoms” and rage of “Beef.”
Category: Theater
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10 Works and Performances That Helped Me Make Sense of 2023
Global conflict and personal loss encouraged our critic to seek out art that gave her a better understanding of grief and healing.
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Frances Sternhagen, Actress Who Thrived in Mature Roles, Dies at 93
Her Tony-winning Broadway career included “Driving Miss Daisy,” “On Golden Pond” and “The Heiress.” On TV she had maternal roles in “Cheers” and “Sex and the City.”
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Jewish Theatermakers Are in Good Company
So many of America’s great plays and musicals have been created and performed by Jews. T’s Holiday issue explores why — and gathers dozens of Jewish actors, writers and directors.
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‘Amid Falling Walls’ Review: Songs of Resilience From the Holocaust Era
A new musical from National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene stitches together music written and performed in Eastern Europe in the 1930s and ’40s.
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Suzanne Shepherd, Actress Known for Playing Mothers, Dies at 89
After establishing herself as a teacher, she started a prolific screen acting career in her 50s that included roles in “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos.”
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Joss Ackland, Busy, Versatile Actor on Stage and Screen, Dies at 95
He was a villain in “Lethal Weapon 2,” C.S. Lewis on TV in “Shadowlands” and Falstaff onstage in “Henry IV” — and had a cameo in a Pet Shop Boys video.
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‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ Gets Another Life as a Musical
The best-selling album turned veteran Cuban musicians into global stars and inspired a documentary almost 30 years ago. Now it’s an Off Broadway musical.
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Danielle Brooks and Sam Jay on Confidence and ‘The Color Purple’
Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. This time: the actress and the comedian.
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‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Review: Alicia Keys’s Musical Is Ambitious
A promising Off Broadway jukebox musical features hits by the R&B star (including “Fallin’,” “If I Ain’t Got You” and “No One”) and a story much like her own.
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Tammy Faye Bakker Is Broadway Bound. As a Musical.
A show about the televangelist, with songs by Elton John and Jake Shears, had a run in London last year and plans to open in New York next season.