Theater

12 Steps and Cups of Coffee: Sobriety Has Its Moment Onstage

12 Steps and Cups of Coffee: Sobriety Has Its Moment On...

NYT > Theater, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:54

Plays about addiction are filling Manhattan stages this month, depicting very di...

A Downtown Vibe Comes to Broadway This Spring

A Downtown Vibe Comes to Broadway This Spring

NYT > Theater, Feb 18, 2026 - 18:25

Without the usual flood of new musicals, the playwrights of works like “Becky Sh...

In Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Dracula,’ There’s Mirth Amid the Horror

In Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Dracula,’ There’s Mirth Amid the Ho...

NYT > Theater, Feb 18, 2026 - 18:25

The “Wicked” actress plays 23 roles in a one-woman show on London’s West End.

Rosamund Pike in ‘Inter Alia’ and More Theater to Stream

Rosamund Pike in ‘Inter Alia’ and More Theater to Stream

NYT > Theater, Feb 15, 2026 - 15:52

Other picks include the National Theater’s “Inter Alia,” a successor to the accl...

‘The Unknown’ Review: Sean Hayes Turns One Man Into a Mystery

‘The Unknown’ Review: Sean Hayes Turns One Man Into a M...

NYT > Theater, Feb 13, 2026 - 17:55

The chameleonic actor takes on several characters in David Cale’s solo play abou...

‘The Monsters’ Review: A Redemptive Sibling Rivalry

‘The Monsters’ Review: A Redemptive Sibling Rivalry

NYT > Theater, Feb 12, 2026 - 17:54

Ngozi Anyanwu’s searing two-hander follows a brother and sister who train in box...

Woodie King Jr., a Driving Force in Black Theater, Dies at 88

Woodie King Jr., a Driving Force in Black Theater, Dies...

NYT > Theater, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:53

His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights ...

They Carry a Cake Onstage, and Share Dumplings Off

They Carry a Cake Onstage, and Share Dumplings Off

NYT > Theater, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:53

Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty, the stars of the new musical “Two Strangers (Car...

‘High Spirits’ Review: A Ghostly Delight From Encores!

‘High Spirits’ Review: A Ghostly Delight From Encores!

NYT > Theater, Feb 8, 2026 - 18:23

A revival of a 1964 musical, which puts a supernatural spin on a Noël Coward pla...

‘Moulin Rouge!’ Musical Will End Its Broadway Run This Summer

‘Moulin Rouge!’ Musical Will End Its Broadway Run This ...

NYT > Theater, Feb 8, 2026 - 18:23

The final New York performance will be July 26, seven years after it opened; int...

A Stunning ‘King Lear’ That Reveals, Finally, a King in Full

A Stunning ‘King Lear’ That Reveals, Finally, a King in...

NYT > Theater, Feb 8, 2026 - 18:23

Ten actors wear the crowns in Karin Coonrod’s production, which is rich with twi...

Tom Stoppard Is Gone. In ‘Arcadia,’ His Wit Still Sparkles.

Tom Stoppard Is Gone. In ‘Arcadia,’ His Wit Still Spark...

NYT > Theater, Feb 8, 2026 - 18:23

A new London production of the playwright’s masterpiece has extra poignancy just...

A Puppet Theater Festival in Chicago Brings Warmth and Light

A Puppet Theater Festival in Chicago Brings Warmth and ...

NYT > Theater, Jan 29, 2026 - 15:55

Crowds are flocking to an annual festival for performances of “A Doll’s House,” ...

Broadway Shows Closing Soon: ‘Mamma Mia!,’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and More

Broadway Shows Closing Soon: ‘Mamma Mia!,’ ‘Hell’s Kitc...

NYT > Theater, Jan 23, 2026 - 16:24

The curtain is about to come down on two jukebox musicals, a thriller by Tracy L...

‘The Disappear’ Review: A Couple on the Rocks and Out of Sync

‘The Disappear’ Review: A Couple on the Rocks and Out o...

NYT > Theater, Jan 16, 2026 - 17:23

Erica Schmidt’s discordant comedy, starring Hamish Linklater and Miriam Silverma...

‘Eat the Rich’: Cambridge Was a Culture Shock. She’s Getting the Last Laugh.

‘Eat the Rich’: Cambridge Was a Culture Shock. She’s Ge...

NYT > Theater, Jan 16, 2026 - 17:23

Jade Franks mines the awkwardness of social mobility in her one-woman show “Eat ...

Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin

Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Fre...

NYT > Theater, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:54

In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the W...

Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Times? An Investigation.

Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Time...

NYT > Theater, Jan 11, 2026 - 15:24

As a journalist, I thought I’d never join the ranks of obsessive superfans — unt...

To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Question Filmmakers Can’t Resist

To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Question Filmmakers Can...

NYT > Theater, Jan 7, 2026 - 20:23

The Shakespearean monologue that is featured twice in “Hamnet” has long informed...

This Playwright Has Seen the Future. It Isn’t Human.

This Playwright Has Seen the Future. It Isn’t Human.

NYT > Theater, Jan 3, 2026 - 18:22

In “Marjorie Prime” and other works, Jordan Harrison delivers sweet-bitter anato...

When Sammy Davis Jr. Knocked Out Broadway

When Sammy Davis Jr. Knocked Out Broadway

NYT > Theater, Dec 30, 2025 - 14:24

The entertainer, who would have turned 100 this month, reinvented himself by sta...

A Behind-the-Scenes Player of a Transformed Broadway Takes a Bow

A Behind-the-Scenes Player of a Transformed Broadway Ta...

NYT > Theater, Dec 26, 2025 - 13:55

The nonprofit organization New 42, which earned a Tony Honor for Excellence in t...

‘Oh, Mary!’ Came to London. It’s the Raciest Show in Town.

‘Oh, Mary!’ Came to London. It’s the Raciest Show in Town.

NYT > Theater, Dec 20, 2025 - 08:11

Some had wondered how the show about Abraham Lincoln’s wife would fare after its...

The Big Apple Circus Returns to New York With Its Show-Stealing Dogs

The Big Apple Circus Returns to New York With Its Show-...

NYT > Theater, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:23

Copo, Diana, Suzy, Tomasa, Lana, Riso and Charlotte dance and prance inside the ...

Holiday Theater: 15 Shows to Spice Up Your Festive Season

Holiday Theater: 15 Shows to Spice Up Your Festive Season

NYT > Theater, Dec 11, 2025 - 17:31

Enticements abound in New York City, including Jinkx Monsoon crooning, Dickens r...

16 Best Theater Moments of 2025

16 Best Theater Moments of 2025

NYT > Theater, Dec 10, 2025 - 05:15

Lea Michele’s star turn in “Chess.” Kara Young as an 8-year-old. A 12-minute mon...

‘Initiative’ Review: High School as an Epic Struggle

‘Initiative’ Review: High School as an Epic Struggle

NYT > Theater, Nov 21, 2025 - 17:54

A new production at the Public Theater takes up five hours of stage time to tell...

The Debate Over Colorblind Casting Isn’t Settled After All

The Debate Over Colorblind Casting Isn’t Settled After All

NYT > Theater, Nov 19, 2025 - 06:39

A Black Hedda Gabler on film and a white Korean robot onstage are sending mixed ...

In This Show, Four Years of High School Unfold Over Five Hours

In This Show, Four Years of High School Unfold Over Fiv...

NYT > Theater, Nov 18, 2025 - 14:06

The characters in Else Went’s quiet Off Broadway debut at the Public Theater try...

Getting Into the Arena as ‘The Hunger Games’ Goes Live

Getting Into the Arena as ‘The Hunger Games’ Goes Live

NYT > Theater, Nov 12, 2025 - 14:00

At a specially built theater, the hit book and movie franchise has been transfor...

Sex With a Stranger: How Actors Do It Onstage

Sex With a Stranger: How Actors Do It Onstage

NYT > Theater, Nov 7, 2025 - 05:48

The experimental play “Good Sex” lets audiences in on the process, while giving ...

Review: In Samuel Beckett’s ‘Endgame,’ Repetition Is the Thing

Review: In Samuel Beckett’s ‘Endgame,’ Repetition Is th...

NYT > Theater, Oct 29, 2025 - 05:09

All four characters in this bleak tragicomedy, staged by the Druid theater compa...

In the Astonishing ‘Blue Cowboy,” a Surprising Love Rides Into Town

In the Astonishing ‘Blue Cowboy,” a Surprising Love Rid...

NYT > Theater, Oct 23, 2025 - 14:40

David Cale’s astonishing one-man show in Brooklyn erects some familiar signposts...

In ‘Mary Page Marlowe,’ Susan Sarandon Is One Part of a Woman in Pieces

In ‘Mary Page Marlowe,’ Susan Sarandon Is One Part of a...

NYT > Theater, Oct 15, 2025 - 12:18

The screen star is making her London stage debut in Tracy Letts’s portrait of em...

To Explore Violence Against Women, She Drugs Herself Onstage

To Explore Violence Against Women, She Drugs Herself On...

NYT > Theater, Oct 14, 2025 - 16:05

With her performance piece ‘The Bride and the Goodnight Cinderella,’ Carolina Bi...

‘Can Art Bear This?’: How Carolina Bianchi Explores Trauma Onstage

‘Can Art Bear This?’: How Carolina Bianchi Explores Tra...

NYT > Theater, Oct 14, 2025 - 05:05

For her performance piece “The Bride and the Goodnight Cinderella,” which opens ...

How David Henry Hwang Remade Theater in His Own Image

How David Henry Hwang Remade Theater in His Own Image

NYT > Theater, Oct 9, 2025 - 07:08

Long the leading Asian American playwright, he was writing autofictional works a...

Tim Blake Nelson Returns to the Stage With ‘And Then We Were No More’

Tim Blake Nelson Returns to the Stage With ‘And Then We...

NYT > Theater, Oct 4, 2025 - 08:00

The actor Tim Blake Nelson has written a dystopian drama set in an unspecified f...

He’ll Have the 10-Hour Theater Show, Please

He’ll Have the 10-Hour Theater Show, Please

NYT > Theater, Oct 3, 2025 - 14:06

As director of Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, one of France’s top playhouses, Julien...

‘Caroline’ Review: Chloë Grace Moretz as a Mother Starting Over

‘Caroline’ Review: Chloë Grace Moretz as a Mother Start...

NYT > Theater, Oct 1, 2025 - 06:08

The actress stars in a closely observed new drama by Preston Max Allen about add...

In ‘Art,’ James Corden, Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris Go to War

In ‘Art,’ James Corden, Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patric...

NYT > Theater, Sep 28, 2025 - 11:30

James Corden, Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris star in a revival of Yasmi...

In Alice Birch’s New Play, It’s Bleak Being a Man

In Alice Birch’s New Play, It’s Bleak Being a Man

NYT > Theater, Sep 25, 2025 - 23:58

Alice Birch’s latest play offers two modish genres for the price of one: the tra...

“The Wiz” Ring That Amber Ruffin Gave Her Creative Team.

“The Wiz” Ring That Amber Ruffin Gave Her Creative Team.

NYT > Theater, Sep 16, 2025 - 19:24

To celebrate the opening of “The Wiz” on Broadway, the writer and comedian put a...

‘The Brothers Size’ Review: A Spare and Poetic Restaging

‘The Brothers Size’ Review: A Spare and Poetic Restaging

NYT > Theater, Sep 16, 2025 - 11:36

In honor of its 20th anniversary, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play gets a fiercely m...

Keanu Reeves in ‘Waiting for Godot’ and More Broadway Shows to See This Fall

Keanu Reeves in ‘Waiting for Godot’ and More Broadway S...

NYT > Theater, Sep 9, 2025 - 18:30

Season highlights this fall include Michelle Williams in a Eugene O’Neill drama,...

Austria’s Hills Are Still Alive, 60 Years Later

Austria’s Hills Are Still Alive, 60 Years Later

NYT > Theater, Sep 5, 2025 - 09:37

In Salzburg, an anniversary of “The Sound of Music” looks grand through a child’...

Rosie O’Donnell and Eating the Rich: 7 Buzzy Shows at Edinburgh Fringe

Rosie O’Donnell and Eating the Rich: 7 Buzzy Shows at E...

NYT > Theater, Aug 15, 2025 - 08:43

The shows that have gotten tongues wagging this year include stand-up gigs, char...

A Dozen Off Broadway Shows to Energize Your August

A Dozen Off Broadway Shows to Energize Your August

NYT > Theater, Aug 12, 2025 - 11:38

Elizabeth McGovern channels Ava Gardner, a starry “Twelfth Night” reopens the De...

‘A Chorus Line’ and ‘Chicago’ at 50: Who Won?

‘A Chorus Line’ and ‘Chicago’ at 50: Who Won?

NYT > Theater, Jul 18, 2025 - 06:07

The slinky jailbirds and Broadway hopefuls in these two classic shows have been ...

‘The Matchmaker’ Review: Before ‘Hello, Dolly!’ She Was Just Dolly

‘The Matchmaker’ Review: Before ‘Hello, Dolly!’ She Was...

NYT > Theater, Jul 3, 2025 - 05:37

Thornton Wilder’s play became a blockbuster musical, but a production under an u...