Theater

Review: In a New Yasmina Reza Play, a Superfan Becomes Celine Dion

In “James Brown Wore Curlers,” the French playwright tries out a more far-fetched premise than in her previous hits, and produces less satisfying satire.

My Ten

Kristin Chenoweth Lives for 3 A.M. FaceTime Calls and ‘Funny Girl’

The actress is returning for the second season of “Schmigadoon!” Reality TV and occasional shopping sprees have kept her going in the meantime.

‘Arden of Faversham’ Review: An Elizabethan Noir Lost in the Fog

Red Bull Theater’s attempt to update this 1592 true-crime story falls flat.

‘The Hunting Gun’ Review: Letters to Burn After Reading

Miki Nakatani and Mikhail Baryshnikov star in this meticulously handsome stage adaptation of Yasushi Inoue’s 1949 novella.

A Stage Adaptation of ‘Smash’ Is Setting Its Sights on Broadway

Producers including Steven Spielberg have been exploring several possible incarnations of the decade-old TV series. Now they have a plan.

Review: In ‘Hang Time,’ Lynched Men Tell Finely Tuned Tales

Zora Howard’s new play at the Flea catches three men during a few moments of their breathless eternity.

Danny and Lucy DeVito Head to Broadway With Roundabout Theater Company’s New Season

The actors will play a father and daughter in “I Need That,” a comedy written by Theresa Rebeck.

Critic’s Pick

‘Drinking in America’ Review: Men in a Cracked Mirror

After 15 years away from the stage, Andre Royo of ‘The Wire’ goes all in with an evening of Eric Bogosian monologues at the Minetta Lane Theater.

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Catching Up With Hillary Clinton at “Bob Fosse’s Dancin’”

The former secretary of state celebrated the opening on Broadway and shared her thoughts on those drag show bans.

Review: ‘The Good John Proctor’ Imagines Girlhood BFFs

The play, directed by Caitlin Sullivan at the Connelly Theater, focuses on two girls in the year leading up to the action depicted in “The Crucible.”