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Review: To Be or Not to Be at the Public’s ‘Hamlet’ in Central Park? 

Singing! Rapping! Demonic possession! Kenny Leon's direction of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy has welcome, lively touches, but overall the staging feels undercooked.
By David Cote

Review: Off Broadway Sways to Reggae Beat in ‘The Harder They Come’ 

Suzan-Lori Parks reshapes the 1972 Jimmy Cliff movie into a jukebox musical, but its outlaw charge has gone missing.
By David Cote

Review: ‘Fat Ham’ Is a Well Done Pulitzer Winning BBQ-Infused Interpretation of ‘Hamlet’

Playwright James Ijames adapts Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' to modern North Carolina following the drama of a family-owned BBQ restaurant.
By David Cote

It’s Time to Get Out of Your Apartment! Spring Activities in New York City

By Erin Taylor

Review: ‘Coal Country’ Digs Deep Into Workers Rights and Justice

By David Cote

Spring Preview: Eight Must See Theater Shows in New York City

By David Cote

‘The Chinese Lady’ Grapples With Chinese-American History

By David Cote

No Total Lockdown for Broadway During Omicron Surge

By Annie Levin

Best of Theater Summer 2021, From ‘Merry Wives’ to ‘Seven Deadly Sins’

By David Cote

Jocelyn Bioh and Saheem Ali Usher in the Return of The Public Theater

By Molly Wilcox

Theater Prevails Online in Richard Nelson’s ‘What Do We Need to Talk About?’

By David Cote

The 11 Theater, Dance and Opera Performances to Catch This Spring

By David Cote

Grief Lessons: Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge Probe Pain in ‘Sea Wall/A Life’

By David Cote
American Ballet Theater performing Don Quixote at the Metropolitan Opera House on May 16, 2017.

Small Donations Make or Break Nonprofit Performing Arts Organizations

By Melissa Rosko
Game of Thrones Season 8 Budget

Brits Use Heart Monitors to See if Shakespeare Shocks More Than ‘Game of Thrones’

By John Bonazzo
Megyn Kelly is under fire.

JPMorgan Chase Pulls NBC Ads Over Megyn Kelly’s Alex Jones Interview

By John Bonazzo
Or does it?

Delta, Bank of America, AmeEx Accused of Attacking Poor After Ending Theater Funding

By John Bonazzo

It’s ‘American in Paris’ vs. ‘Fun Home’ in Juicy Tony Contest That Snubs Stars

By Philip Boroff
"Shakespeare belonds to everyone," according to Public Theater founder Joseph Papp. The Public Theater will honor that pledge by bringing Macbeth to the community this spring. (Photo: Joan Marcus)

The Public Theater Continues Promise of “Accessible to All” Shakespeare with Macbeth

By Jennifer Neufeld

Public Theater’s Under The Radar Festival Review Round Up

By Christopher Murray
Taylor Mac appears in A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: 1900-1950s presented by New York Live Arts as part of the Under The Radar Festival. (Photo courtesy of New York Live Arts.)

What to See at Public Theater’s ‘Under the Radar’ Festival

By Christopher Murray
Artist depiction of new space. (The Public Theater)

The Public Theater Undergoes Set Change—and Intermission Is Worth the Wait

By Alice Riley-Smith
Jon Stewart (Getty Images)

To Do Saturday: Stage Break

By Daniel D'Addario

Men, Approach with Caution! <em>These Girls</em> Bite

By Alice Riley-Smith
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