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‘A Wonderful World’ Review: Blowing Louis Armstrong’s Horn Isn’t Enough

The great jazz trumpeter and sandpaper vocalist gets the old jukebox treatment in a new Broadway musical starring James Monroe Iglehart.

What It Means to Make Art About Nazis Now

And is the culture telling the right stories about them, at a time when it’s never felt more urgent?

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Revive ‘Romeo + Juliet’ for a TikTok Generation

The Broadway revival of “Romeo + Juliet” plays to the TikTok crowd. But maybe that’s a good thing.

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Revive ‘Romeo + Juliet’ for a TikTok Generation

The Broadway revival of “Romeo + Juliet” plays to the TikTok crowd. But maybe that’s a good thing.

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.