Theater Listings

Selective listings from theater critics of The New York Times.

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Theater Review | ‘The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac’: A Stand-Up Comic in Drag, Bursting Protective Bubbles

The sloppier things get in this show, the more you marvel at how assured and in control Taylor Mac is as a performer.

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Theater Review | ‘Neal Medlyn’s Unpronounceable Symbol’: The Ultimate Outsider Under a Purple Umbrella

Over the years Neal Medlyn has channeled superstars like Phil Collins, R. Kelly and Beyoncé. Now he is back at it with a Prince extravaganza.

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Theater Review | ‘Whisper’: The Voices in Your Head Will Not Be Your Own

Peter S. Petralia’s hypnotic “Whisper” is an intriguing brush with altered reality.

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Arts, Briefly: The End of the Road for ‘Passing Strange’

“Passing Strange” will end its run at the Belasco Theater after the Sunday matinee performance on July 20.

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Arts, Briefly: Raúl Esparza Joins ‘Speed-the-Plow’ Cast

The Tony-nominated star of “The Homecoming” will join the cast of “Speed-the-Plow,” the acerbic David Mamet play returning to Broadway in October.

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Theater Review | ‘Damn Yankees’: Faust on Third, Lost Soul at Bat

The City Center Encores! revival of “Damn Yankees” is pleasant but a little pizazz-deficient.

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Almost two years after the last performance at the Vineyard Theater, the musical “[title of show]” will present its latest chapters on Broadway.

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Talk About Your Spring Awakening

The International Thespian Festival is part summer camp, part summer school, part arts festival and part recruitment fair.

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Greek Myth as Potpourri of Multicultural Flavors

Eugenio Barba and his experimental group, Odin Teatret, have been practicing intercultural exchanges for almost half a century.

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