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‘A Doll’s House’ Review: Jessica Chastain Plots an Escape

Jamie Lloyd’s compelling, surgically precise revival of Ibsen’s 1879 drama throbs like an episode of “CSI: Norway.”

How Do You Measure a Season on Broadway? In Cast Albums.

From “A Strange Loop” to “Funny Girl,” most Broadway musicals of 2022 were recorded, offering listeners a chance to love or hate them again.

Review: In ‘Some Like It Hot,’ an Invitation to Liberation

A Broadway musical version of the Billy Wilder film finds exhilarating new ways to make the gender comedy sing.

Review: In ‘KPOP,’ Korean Pop and Broadway Meet (Too) Cute

The worldwide sensation and American-style musical theater form an awkward alliance onstage.

Review: On Broadway, ‘& Juliet’ (& Britney & Katy & Pink)

Shakespeare’s tragedy becomes a girl-power romp in a cotton candy jukebox musical, featuring songs by the Swedish hitmaker Max Martin.

Review: In ‘Only Gold,’ Each Move Is Worth 1,000 Words

The new Kate Nash dance musical, choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, is spectacular as long as you pay no attention to what it’s saying.

Review: In ‘Almost Famous,’ the Heart of Rock ’n’ Roll Flatlines

Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film, set in the world of bands and groupies, does not survive its Broadway musical transplant.

Angela Lansbury, Broadway’s Beloved Everywoman

She performed without sentimentality or histrionics, embodying the full range of human joy and depravity while remaining professional and approachable.