Theater

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Review: In ‘Suffs,’ the Thrill of the Vote and How She Got It
Shaina Taub’s new Broadway musical about Alice Paul and the fight for women’s suffrage is smart and noble and a bit like a rally.
By Jesse Green
CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times
Critic’s Pick
‘Gun & Powder’ Review: Twin Vigilantes Stake Claim to the American West
The musical traces the story of Black twin sisters who pass as white, and exact their own form of justice for the crime of slavery, in 19th-century Texas.
By Naveen Kumar
CreditEvan Zimmerman
1. Review: ‘The Wiz’ Eases Back to Broadway
  Almost 50 years after it debuted, this classic Black take on “The Wizard of Oz” tries to update its original formula.
  By Maya Phillips
  CreditRichard Termine for The New York Times
2. Video Games Are a Playwright’s Muse, Not Her Hobby
  In Bekah Brunstetter’s new play “The Game,” women withhold sex from their partners who are obsessed with a Fortnite-like game. Her previous work includes “The Oregon Trail.”
  By Eric Grode
  CreditDaniel Dorsa for The New York Times

Review: In ‘Sally & Tom,’ Plantation Scandal Meets Backstage Farce
The 30-year relationship between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson is the basis for Suzan-Lori Parks’s hilarious and harrowing nesting doll of a play.
By Jesse Green
CreditJeenah Moon for The New York Times
Critic’s Pick
A First Album, a First Restaurant, a First Time on Broadway: Ten Debuts Happening Right Now
This season’s beginners, from Ice Spice to Tyla to Sarah Pidgeon.
Interviews by Juan A. Ramírez and Emily Lordi
CreditPhotograph by Shikeith. Styled by Ian Bradley
In Belfast and Ballybeg, Forging a Bolder Future
“Agreement,” at Irish Arts Center, and “Philadelphia, Here I Come!,” at Irish Repertory Theater, have a timeless feel, rooted in their eras and resonant in ours.
By Laura Collins-Hughes
CreditNir Arieli
Critic’s Notebook
Abe Koogler’s New Play Is an Ode to Intense Culinary Experiences
In “Staff Meal,” in previews at Playwrights Horizons, a restaurant becomes a refuge as the world ends.
By Rachel Sherman
CreditJulieta Cervantes for The New York Times
Marian Zazeela, an Artist of Light and Design, Dies at 83
She pivoted from painting to lighting exhibitions, performance art, graphic design and minimalist music, performed with her husband, the composer La Monte Young.
By Walker Mimms
Creditvia Zazeela family

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Peter Morgan Turns His Pen From ‘The Crown’ to the Kremlin
His new play “Patriots,” now on Broadway, follows Putin’s rise to power and the Russian oligarchs who mistakenly thought he’d be their puppet.
By Maureen Dowd
Review: In ‘Still,’ Confessions Doom Two Reunited Lovers
Despite a juicy premise, this Colt Coeur production, starring Tim Daly and Jayne Atkinson, never manages to take off.
By Rhoda Feng
My Ten
Alfred Molina on the Museum He Never Misses When He’s in New York
“Every time I’m in the city, I make a visit,” said the actor, who is performing on Broadway in “Uncle Vanya.”
By Sarah Bahr
Critic’s Pick
‘Stereophonic’ Review: Hitmakers Rendered in Sublime Detail
In David Adjmi’s new play, with songs by Will Butler, a ’70s band’s success breeds tension, and punches up the volume on Broadway.
By Naveen Kumar
Out & about
Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai Toast Their New Broadway Show
Dozens of theater, film and media stars turned out on Thursday night for the opening of “Suffs,” a new musical about women’s suffrage.
By Sarah Bahr and Nina Westervelt
The Snubs and Surprises of the 2024 Olivier Awards
Our theater critics and a reporter discuss the big winner — “Sunset Boulevard” — and the rest of the honorees at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.
By Houman Barekat, Matt Wolf and Alex Marshall
Review: It’s No Sunday in the Park With ‘Lempicka’
A musical about the groundbreaking Art Deco painter is vocally thrilling but historically a blur.
By Jesse Green
‘Sunset Boulevard,’ Heading to Broadway, Wins Big at Olivier Awards
The musical, which stars Nicole Scherzinger, won seven awards at Britain’s version of the Tonys. And Sarah Snook won best actress for “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
By Alex Marshall
Lincoln’s Murder Is Often Re-enacted, but Not at Ford’s Theater
The theater says that allowing the assassination to be recreated there would undermine the gravity and significance of Abraham Lincoln’s death.
By Rebecca J. Ritzel
Review: In ‘Symphony of Rats’ Revival, a Darkness Goes Underexplored
The Wooster Group’s staging of Richard Foreman’s play operates like a delightful love letter from one giant of experimental theater to another.
By Jason Zinoman