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Jesse Oxfeld

Jesse Oxfeld is the former publisher and executive editor of Tablet Magazine, Senior Editor at New York Magazine, and Co-Editor at gawker.com. He has been a theater critic for the Observer since 2009.

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Condola Rashad and Orlando Bloom in 'Romeo and Juliet.' (Photo by Caroll Rosegg)

The Word’s the Thing: In David Leveaux’s New Production, Condola Rashad’s Juliet Is in Full Bloom

By Jesse Oxfeld
'Big Fish.' (Photo by Paul Kolnik)

Fall Arts Preview: Top 10 Plays and Musicals

By Jesse Oxfeld
Hallie Foote, Betty Buckley and Cotter Smith in 'The Old Friends.' (Photo by Joan Marcus)

Plotting, Sparring and Storytelling: <em>Women or Nothing</em> Is Mostly in Control, and <em>Old Friends</em> Feels New

By Jesse Oxfeld
Eric Anderson as Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.

Will the Real Rabbi Carlebach Please Stand Up? Reb Shlomo’s music shines in Soul Doctor, but this story is thin on truth

By Jesse Oxfeld
Ryback and Blumenkrantz in 'Murder for Two.' (Photo by Joan Marcus)

They Can Work It Out: <em>Murder for Two</em> Makes Solving a Murder a Rollicking Pleasure

By Jesse Oxfeld
Wallace Shawn, Larry Pine and Deborah Eisenberg in 'The Designated Mourner.' (Photo by Joan Marcus)

Chosen People: <em>The Designated Mourner</em> Is Well-Produced Snobbery

By Jesse Oxfeld
Marchers hold signs thanking Governor Andrew Cuomo for keeping his campaign promise and legalizing same-sex marriage during the 2011 NYC LGBT Pride March on the streets of Manhattan on June 26, 2011 in New York City.Thousands of revelers had reason to celebrate since New York state legislators approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage which Governor Cuomo signed in to law on Friday June 24. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Yesterday an Oppressed Minority, Today an Old Maid

By Jesse Oxfeld
Michael Urie in 'Buyer & Cellar.' (Photo by Joan Marcus)

A Store Is Born: Channeling Barbra, the Unauthorized <em>Buyer & Cellar</em> Is Thrilling

By Jesse Oxfeld

To <em>Error</em> Is Human: The Slapstick Shakespeare in the Park Is Irresistible

By Jesse Oxfeld
Josh Hamilton and Fred Weller in 'Reasons To Be Happy.' (Photo by Joan Marcus)

Pretty, Happy: Neil LaBute Takes His Listless Characters as Far as They Can Go

By Jesse Oxfeld
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