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In ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ Nicole Scherzinger Is 23 Feet Tall
A fascinating Broadway revival of the bombastic 1994 musical blows it up even further.

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.

Robert Downey Jr. Is a Novelist With a Novel Muse in ‘McNeal’
The “Oppenheimer” star makes his Broadway debut in Ayad Akhtar’s timely new play about a literary lion who gets assistance from A.I.

Listen to the Best Songs From 8 Tony-Nominated Shows
“Hell’s Kitchen,” “Stereophonic” and others are up for top prizes at Sunday’s ceremony. Our critic takes stock of their cast albums, all available now.

Review: Steve Carell as the 50-Year-Old Loser in a Comic ‘Uncle Vanya’
Sleek, lucid, amusing, often beautiful, it’s Chekhov with everything, except the main thing.

‘Mary Jane’ Review: When Parenting Means Intensive Care
Amy Herzog’s heartbreaker arrives on Broadway with Rachel McAdams as the alarmingly upbeat mother of a fearfully sick child.

‘Cabaret’ Review: Dancing, and Screaming, at the End of the World
Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin star in a buzzy Broadway revival that rips the skin off the 1966 musical.

‘The Who’s Tommy’ Review: Going Full Tilt
Will the Who’s rock opera about a traumatized boy hit the jackpot again?

Review: An Affair to Dismember, in the Gory Musical ‘Teeth’
A cult horror film about a teenage girl with a surprise set of chompers gets another surprise: the song-and-dance treatment.

Cast Album Roundup: ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ‘Parade,’ ‘Camelot’ and More
Recordings of Broadway musicals are often better than the shows they preserve. Here’s a ranking of last year’s crop, with samples and bonus tracks.