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How ‘Viola’s Room’ and Video Games Point to the Future of ‘Sleep No More’ Creator Punchdrunk

The immersive theater company Punchdrunk has returned to New York City with “Viola’s Room” — and it couldn’t be more different than their signature international hit, “Sleep No More.” Listen to...

‘Call Me Izzy’ Review: Jean Smart Dazzles in a Broadway Play That Treads All-Too-Familiar Territory

Sometimes the only refuge from the brutalities of a life pre-destined for loneliness, poverty and violence is a poetic voice. In playwright Jamie Wax’s one-hander “Call Me Izzy,” Jean Smart returns...

Tony Awards 2025 Snubs and Surprises: Nicole Scherzinger, Audra McDonald and More

The 2025 Tony Awards had it all — Cynthia Erivo, Oprah, a “Hamilton” reunion, and a fair share of snubs and surprises to keep awards-season prognosticators on their toes. After making...

Tony Awards 2025 Preview: Broadway’s Back on Top — and Breaking All the Rules — With ‘Oh, Mary!,’ ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ and More

With the 2024-25 theater season now complete, a new rule has been added to the old Broadway playbook. That rule? Throw out the playbook. In a banner year that’s seen...

Lena Waithe and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on How Pulitzer Winner ‘Purpose’ is in Dialogue With ‘A Raisin in the Sun’

The Emmy-winning writer-actor Lena Waithe (“The Chi,” “Master of None”) recently sat down with the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to discuss his Pulitzer Prize-winning new play, “Purpose,” now up for six Tony...

Why Bob Odenkirk Has Wanted to Do ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ for Decades

Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) earned a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut in the hit revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross.” But almost 30 years ago, if he’d gotten his way,...

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