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Second Stage Theater

Second Stage Theater, located at 305 West 43rd Street, New York City, was founded in 1979 by Carole Rothman and Robyn Goodman. It is known for producing contemporary American plays and revivals, often highlighting the work of emerging playwrights. The theater operates three venues: the Tony Kiser Theater, the McGinn/Cazale Theater, and the Hayes Theater on Broadway. Second Stage is celebrated for its commitment to nurturing new talent and presenting innovative and thought-provoking productions. It plays a crucial role in the New York theater scene, contributing to the development and promotion of contemporary theater. Read more about Theater.

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From Broadway Classics to European Avant-Garde, New York’s Fall Programming Runs the Gamut

We're not just short-listing major Broadway shows, daring plays and musicals Off but also work by women artists we're excited to see. 
By David Cote

Review: In ‘Breaking the Story,’ Maggie Siff’s TV War Reporter Lives With Scars

A talented cast outshines the material in this examination of a war correspondent's trauma and the ethics of journalism.
By David Cote
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Broadway Powerhouse Shubert Foundation Gives Out Nearly $40m in Grants

The New York-based foundation is the nation's largest funder of dance and theater nonprofits.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Stephen McKinley Henderson Is Center Stage As Pulitzer Prize Winner ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ Comes to Broadway

By Harry Haun

Bryan Batt Returns to New York Theater Leading the All-Gay Cast of ‘To My Girls’

By Harry Haun
Becky Ann Baker at the 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 31, 2015.

Becky Ann Baker on Playing the Mom Role and Why She Never Watched Herself on ‘Girls’

By Harry Haun
Michael Rosen and Michael Urie in Torch Song.

Michael Urie Stars in Vibrant Revival of Harvey Fierstein’s ‘Torch Song’

By Rex Reed

An 11th-Hour Save for Second Stage Theatre’s Broadway Aspirations

By Philip Boroff

To Do Wednesday: See ‘Sex With Strangers’

By Ken Kurson
Reaser and Butz as a rather close niece and uncle in How I Learned to Drive.

Leo Butz Sits Behind the Wheel and Steers How I Learned to Drive Home

By Rex Reed

A Slick New Vanities Mines Old Jokes, Gender Politics, to Little Effect

By Jesse Oxfeld
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