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Flea Theater’s Artistic Director to Step Down
By PATRICK HEALY
Jim Simpson, one of the founders of the 18-year-old Flea Theater in Lower Manhattan, said it was time for a new vision.
Serious Business
By ALEXANDRA JACOBS
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Bradley Cooper (with a bust of the actor Edwin Booth), at the Booth Theater, where he begins previews Friday in "The Elephant Man."
Bradley Cooper is set to play the title role in a Broadway revival of “The Elephant Man,” a character he has identified with since he saw a movie version at 12.
Theater Review | 'Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)'
Ulysses as an American Slave
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Suzan-Lori Parks’s new play reimagines a turbulent turning point in American history through a cockeyed contemporary lens.
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Tyne Daly and Harriet Harris to Star in ‘It Shoulda Been You’ on Broadway
By PATRICK HEALY
“It Shoulda Been You,” with music by Barbara Anselmi and a book and lyrics by Brian Hargrove, turns on warring mothers squaring off at a wedding. David Hyde Pierce will direct.
Theater
Even a Lama Has a Mama
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
The playwright Sarah Ruhl returns to her roots as a dramatist, and to Lincoln Center Theater with the premiere of her new play, “The Oldest Boy."
Music Review
A Fear of Inhabiting Himself
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
In “Breaking Character,” his nightclub act at 54 Below, the Broadway actor Jeremy Jordan shows a range that surpasses teen-idol appeal.
Theater Review | 'Not Afraid'
If You Flirt With Danger, It Just Might Come Calling
By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES
In “Not Afraid,” a new play by Nora Sorena Casey, a young woman’s violent fixations threaten to turn on her.
Show Reviews
Recommended shows from Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood and other theater critics for The New York Times.
Recent show reviews from Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood and other theater critics for The New York Times.
Most Popular Shows
Top-grossing Broadway shows for the week ending Oct. 26.
- The Lion King
- The Book of Mormon
- Wicked
- Aladdin
- It's Only a Play!
- Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
- Kinky Boots
- Motown: The Musical
- A Delicate Balance
- A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Source: The Broadway League
Books of The Times
‘Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh’
By JOHN LAHR
Reviewed by JANET MASLIN
“Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh” is John Lahr’s thick volume on the playwright.
Theater Listings for Oct. 24-30
A critical guide to productions in New York City, including shows in previews.
BAM Season Offers a Mariinsky Residency and More
October 29, 2014
Sondheim Meets Reich at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series
October 29, 2014
St. Ann’s Warehouse to Present ‘Let the Right One In’ Onstage
October 27, 2014
Theater Highlights
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Theater Review | 'The Last Ship'
Setting Course to Reclaim the Past
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
“The Last Ship,” a bleak musical with a score by the rock star Sting, is about an English shipbuilding town in decline.
Theater Review | 'Disgraced'
When the Soul Must Be Heard
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
A dinner party becomes a verbal jousting tournament in Ayad Akhtar’s terrific, turbulent drama “Disgraced.”
Theater Review | 'Angels in America'
A Universal Heart, Pounding With Hope
By BEN BRANTLEY
Ivo van Hove’s adaptation of Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America” lends a striking universality to its portrait of life and imminent death in the early years of the AIDS epidemic in New York.
Theater Review | 'Deliverance'
When Male Bonding Along a River Goes Brutally Wrong
By ALEXIS SOLOSKI
James Dickey’s 1970 novel, “Deliverance,” has been given the theatrical treatment by the Godlight Theater Company.
Theater Review | 'The Fortress of Solitude'
Magic Rings Can Do Only So Much
By BEN BRANTLEY
“The Fortress of Solitude,” a stage musical based on Jonathan Lethem’s novel, opens at the Public Theater.
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In Performance: Barrett Wilbert Weed of ‘Found’
By ERIK PIEPENBURG
The actress sings the number “Barf Bag Breakup” from the new musical “Found,” based on found writings and anonymous notes.
Right This Way, Your Part Is Waiting
By PATRICK HEALY
Emma Stone joins the Broadway cast of “Cabaret” as Sally Bowles, if a bit later than originally expected.
A Composer Has Faith in His Show
By PATRICK HEALY
The faith-based musical “Amazing Grace,” about the redemption of a slave trader, is drawing applause in Chicago and aiming at Broadway.
Kashmiri ‘Hamlet’ Stirs Rage in India
By VAIBHAV VATS
Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Haider,” a film tragedy set in Kashmir, has been fiercely denounced by India’s Hindu nationalists but praised by critics for its frankness.
American Identity, Muslim Identity
By MICHAEL PAULSON
The artists Ayad Akhtar, G. Willow Wilson and Musa Syeed discuss portrayals of Muslim-Americans in popular culture.
Arts | Connecticut
Visits to a Small Town and the State of Denmark
By ANITA GATES
“Our Town” and “Hamlet,” two of the English language’s most popular and most frequently performed dramas, are both currently being staged in Connecticut.
Opening Soon
Many of these shows are currently in previews.
- Barb Jungr: Hard Rain (October 29)
- Theatre de la Ville: Six Characters in Search of an Author (October 29)
- The Real Thing (October 30)
- Escape From Circle 8 (November 2)
- The Oldest Boy (November 3)
Fall Arts Preview - Times 100
How to wade through the crush of culture coming your way this season? Here’s a guide to 100 events that have us especially excited, in order of appearance.
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