To Play Transgender, Sandra Caldwell Had to Open Up About Who She Is by Sophie Haigney

For the first time in her career, Ms. Caldwell will perform as an openly transgender woman, in a part that tracks closely with her own life.

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Review: 'If Only' Links Lincoln to an Unlikely Match by Laura Collins-hughes

Thomas Klingenstein's new play about an unrequited interracial love is like watching a sepia-tinged tableau.

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Memphis Theater Cancels 'Gone With the Wind' Screening by Andrew R. Chow

The theater will no longer show the film as part of its summer series because of concerns of the film's racial insensitivity.

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Bill Nye Files $37 Million Suit Against Disney Over Royalties by Sopan Deb

Mr. Nye said in a lawsuit that he was deprived of $9 million in profits from his children's show, "Bill Nye the Science Guy."

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Review: Ireland in Four Dimensions, by a Pioneering Playwright by Andy Webster

With "The Suitcase Under the Bed," the Mint Theater Company presents one-acts by Teresa Deevy, a proto-feminist finally receiving her due.

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'Game of Thrones' Parody Is Opening Off Broadway This Fall by Sopan Deb

This is the latest parody musical " from Steven Christopher Parker and Steven Brandon " that riffs on a pop-culture phenomenon.

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Review: A Prince's Broadway Kingdom is Scattered to the Winds by Ben Brantley

"Prince of Broadway," an anthology musical of shows overseen by the mighty Harold Prince, travels aimlessly through the decades.

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The Last Days to Catch 'The Great Comet' Are Here by Ben Brantley

The musical "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" ends its exuberant run on Broadway on Sept. 3.

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London Theater Reviews: A Mexican-Style 'Much Ado About Nothing' by Matt Wolf

Mariachi music and machismo spice up the comedy in a new production at Shakespeare's Globe in London.

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To Get People in Stores, Disney Offers 'Star Wars' Treasure Hunt by Brooks Barnes

The promotion for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" will involve an augmented reality event spread across some 20,000 stores in 30 countries.

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Former Artistic Director Says Geffen Playhouse Forced Him Out by Colin Moynihan

In a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Randall Arney claims that his departure was a result of age and disability discrimination.

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Saying Goodbye to the Broadway Hit 'On Your Feet!' by John Leland

After 746 performances, the musical "On Your Feet!" has gone silent. Its male star, Ektor Rivera, reflected on its fans, the cast and what's next.

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A Star-Spangled Revue Kicks Up Its Heels in the Badlands by Laura Collins-hughes

Medora, N.D., population 132 " except in summer when 100,000 tourists pour into town to see a musical celebration of Old West values.

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Critic's Notebook: Overcoming Through Song in a Summer of Discontent by Ben Brantley

"Primer for a Failed Superpower," a concert in Brooklyn directed by Rachel Chavkin, asked an audience to raise its voice in protest songs of many generations.

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John Leguizamo's 'Latin History for Morons' Heads to Broadway by Sopan Deb

John Leguizamo's latest solo show, "Latin History for Morons," will move from Off Broadway to Studio 54 starting in October.

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Thomas Meehan, Who Wrote the Books for Broadway Hits, Dies at 88 by Neil Genzlinger

"Annie," "Hairspray" and "The Producers" were among Mr. Meehan's Tony Award-winning credits.

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'Dear Evan Hansen' Names Replacements for Ben Platt by Sopan Deb

Mr. Platt, who became a star as a result of "Dear Evan Hansen," is departing the show in the fall. He'll be replaced by Taylor Trensch and Noah Galvin.

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Janusz Glowacki, Polish Playwright and Novelist, Dies at 78 by Neil Genzlinger

Mr. Glowacki, whose plays were produced at the Public and other New York theaters, used dark humor to comment on turbulent times.

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Russia Detains Theater Director, Adding to Fears of a Crackdown by Ivan Nechepurenko

Kirill S. Serebrennikov leads the Gogol Center, one of the most prominent and progressive artistic venues in Moscow.

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Show Us Your Wall: For Tony Kushner, It's Angels Over the Breakfast Nook by Brett Sokol

"Not everybody loves them as much as I do," Mr. Kushner says of the ceramic angels hanging in the house he shares with his husband, Mark Harris.

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FringeNYC Will Return in 2018, in a Smaller Version by Andrew R. Chow

After taking a year off, the New York International Fringe Festival will come back next October as it continues to look for a permanent home.

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EDINBURGH JOURNAL: Edinburgh's Fringe, Now 70, Is Having Growing Pains by Rod Nordland

Edinburgh's Fringe festival has become the world's biggest arts extravaganza. Some say it is too big, too costly and maybe even too funny.

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These Graduates Throw Themselves, Not Caps, in the Air by Sophia Kishkovsky

Scouts from Russia and beyond hunt for talent at the year-end Moscow Circus School shows.

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The First Time: Dominique Morisseau: The First Time I Imagined I Was Pregnant by Dominique Morisseau

"Now I had no idea how one got pregnant. But that was inconsequential."

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Critic's Notebook: In the Berkshires, Musicals With Ambitions Not Always Realized by Jesse Green

An experimental "Music Man" gets into trouble with a capital T, while a straightforward "Company" gleams and a complicated "Legendary Romance" fades.

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