Beyond ‘Hamilton,’ for Better and for Worse
Lin-Manuel Miranda and the stars of his hit musical are moving out from under the umbrella of this new cultural brand, and trying to extend its lessons.
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times ‘Hamilton’ Hits a New High: The Most Money Grossed in a Week on Broadway
“Hamilton” is the first Broadway show to gross more than $3 million for an eight-performance week.
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CreditCarol Rosegg Review: ‘The Pigeon in the Taj Mahal,’ With a Bride-to-Be and a Trailer Park
Rural Ireland is the backdrop for this story of an unusual man named Pigeon and a woman dumped on his doorstep.
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Review: ‘By Women Possessed,’ a Remix of a Flawed Eugene O’Neill
This book by Arthur and Barbara Gelb expresses a professional admiration for Mr. O’Neill but goes into great detail about the unflattering parts of his life.
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Credit Gifts for the Discerning Theater Fan
Simon McBurney’s hypnotic one-man show or Cate Blanchett’s daredevil acting? There are also cast albums like “Bright Star” and “A New Brain.”
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CreditGerry Goodstein Fritz Weaver, Tony-Winning Character Actor, Dies at 90
Mr. Weaver won a Tony for his role in Robert Marasco’s “Child’s Play” about the malevolent environment at an exclusive Roman Catholic school for boys.
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Marianne Elliott to Direct Sondheim and Furth’s ‘Company,’ With a Gender Twist
As part of her theater company’s slate of offerings, the director will make the lead character of this 1970 musical a woman in a London staging.
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CreditLibrary of Congress Long Before ‘Hamilton’ Brouhaha, Theater Was Anything but Polite
Attending the theater before 1850 or so in the United States was far more akin to attending a football game today than to attending contemporary theater.
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Critic’s Notebook
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Watching Postelection, So Much Feels Different
Wherever we fall on the political spectrum, we’re going to see our desires and fears reflected in the art we encounter, especially in theater.
