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Review: Memory Plays Are Huge in Theater Right Now but “The Memory Exam” May Be Easy to Forget

Memory plays are having a moment in theater but "The Memory Exam" may not live up to its name.
By Rhoda Feng

Review: Robert Icke’s ‘Oresteia’ Skillfully Brings Greek Tragedy to Today’s Crises

At Park Avenue Armory, writer-director Robert Icke transforms Greek tragedy 'Oresteia' for a more postmodern audience.
By David Cote

Review: Acclaimed Francophone Musical ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ Premieres in New York City

The musical of 'Notre Dame de Paris' opened in New York City on Bastille Day.
By Farah Abdessamad

Review: The Explosive Production of ‘White on White’ Teaches Audiences How to Accept Being Uncomfortable

By Rhoda Feng

Review: ‘Into the Woods’ Still Casts a Sensational Spell on Broadway

By David Cote

Review: Robert Icke’s Production of ‘Hamlet’ Misguidedly Embraces the Prince’s Incel-Nature

By David Cote

Review: ‘Epiphany’ Is a Clouded Insight With Pops of Clarity That Some Audiences Might Like

By David Cote

Review: Sarah Silverman’s ‘The Bedwetter’ More Than Deserves a Spot on Broadway

By David Cote

Review: ‘A Case for the Existence of God’ Finds What Connects Us All and Holiness in Humanity

By David Cote

Review: Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga’s ‘Macbeth’ Is Chic but Incomprehensible

By David Cote

Review: ‘A Strange Loop’ Gracefully Explores Issues of Queer, Black Identity

By David Cote

Review: Director Lileana Blain-Cruz Brings ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ to a Modern Audience

By David Cote

Review: ‘How I Learned to Drive’ Is a Must Watch but Not for Faint of Heart

By David Cote

Review: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Stages the Power of Love and Language at BAM

By David Cote

Sweet Sixteen Has a Bitter Edge in New Musical ‘Kimberly Akimbo’

By David Cote

‘Trouble in Mind’ Makes a Triumphant Broadway Debut

By David Cote

‘Diana: The Musical’: Tacky Tribute to a Great Woman

By David Cote

American Psychos: ‘Assassins’ Takes Wobbly Aim Off Broadway

By David Cote
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