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  1. vulture pets
    Demi Moore’s Dog Disagrees With London Theater CriticsPilaf the Chihuahua was “quite moved†by Tom Holland’s Romeo & Juliet.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. get a job challenge
    Job Will Put the ‘Bro’ in ‘Broadway’Max Wolf Friedlich’s internet-age drama for Billions fans.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. starcrossed
    Rachel Zegler to Play Juliet for Real This TimeTrading Elizabethan collars for suburban angst.
    By Jason P. Frank
  4. last night on late night
    The Merrily Crew Knows How to Mount a Charm OffensiveDaniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez went on The Late Show to sing “Old Friends†and elicit awe.
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. theater review
    Isolation, Set to Harmony: Three Houses and The Lonely FewBlue notes from lockdown and from musicians on the road.
    By Jackson McHenry
  7. album review
    The Curious Case of the Stereophonic Cast RecordingPaying homage to a band without catalog access is usually a recipe for terrors. Will Butler’s Fleetwood Mac experiment is an impressive exception.
    By Craig Jenkins
  8. theater
    We’ve Hit Peak TheaterNobody knows how to succeed on Broadway anymore.
    By Boris Kachka
  9. theater review
    Yale Drama Meets the Psych Ward: Invasive SpeciesMaia Novi applies humor, and Goop, and also Andrew Lloyd Webber, to her fraught experience as a drama student.
    By Jackson McHenry
  10. theater review
    Here There Are Blueberries Keeps This Moment at Arm’s LengthAs powerful as this Pulitzer-finalist play about Auschwitz is, it studiously avoids the conversations people are having right now.
    By Sara Holdren
  11. broadway baby
    George Clooney Is Switching RolesIn a Broadway adaptation of the 2005 film he directed, co-wrote, and starred in, Good Night, and Good Luck.
    By Jason P. Frank
  12. immersive theater
    The Mysterious Fidi Coffee Shop That’s a Front for Sleep No More’s SuccessorConwell Coffee Hall at 20 Exchange Place is part of Emursive’s next production, Life and Trust — but it’s also a real café and bar.
    By Joey Sims
  13. theater review
    The Beautiful Oddness of Shimmer and HerringbonePlus: Peregrine Teng Heard’s Redemption Story.
    By Sara Holdren
  14. last night on late night
    Mary Todd Lincoln Makes Late Night Debut, Heals Broken NationHer children were not mentioned.
    By Jason P. Frank
  15. last night on late night
    I Got My Ticket to Stereophonic’s ‘Masquerade’The Broadway cast, fresh from their record-breaking Tony nominations, performed their standout stomper on The Tonight Show.
    By Devon Ivie
  16. the critics
    Welcome to the PhonysOur theater critics dreamt up their own theater award categories for the year, including a prize for the worst mom on Broadway.
    By Madeline Leung Coleman
  17. theater review
    The On-and-Off Sparks of The Keep Going SongsAbigail and Shaun Bengson’s music-theater piece soars when it’s not trapped in twee.
    By Sara Holdren
  18. tonys 2024
    Tony Noms Debrief: Niche Rules and the Fall of BoomersicalsBut it’s good news for ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ‘Stereophonic,’ and three Elphaba alumna.
    By Vulture Staff
  19. equity news
    Patti LuPone Stages a Stage ComebackShe’s starring on Broadway again, alongside Mia Farrow in The Roommate.
    By Jason P. Frank
  20. ballot breakdown
    ‘I Didn’t Love-Love Any of the Musicals’: Tony Voters Dissect This Year’s BallotWith a few “disappointing†snubs and “glaring omissions,†our voters reflect on an uneven season.
    By Devon Ivie
  21. how’d they do it
    How Stereophonic Beat the Tony-Nominations RecordThirteen nominations? That doesn’t just happen.
    By Jason P. Frank
  22. award szn
    The 2024 Tony Award NominationsHell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic lead with 13 nods apiece.
    By Jason P. Frank
  23. theater review
    Staff Meal Deserves Five Stars on YelpA play about restaurant-making that’s likely to resonate with any underpaid, overwhelmed, hyperpassionate, exhausted creator.
    By Sara Holdren
  24. theater review
    An Evictable Menagerie: Paula Vogel’s Mother PlayRevisiting her chaotic upbringing with intermittent insight.
    By Jackson McHenry
  25. theater review
    Stomping As They Climb in JordansIfe Olujobi’s claws-out satire doesn’t quite reach the tragic potential of its DEI-in-the-workplace premise.
    By Sara Holdren
  26. theater review
    The New Uncle Vanya’s Aims Are OffSteve Carell & Co. are individually appealing in Heidi Schreck’s translation, but the show itself never comes to life.
    By Sara Holdren
  27. encounter
    An Old Wives’ TaleIn comedian Cole Escola’s debut play, Oh, Mary!, Mary Todd Lincoln gets to be an unstoppable diva, and so do they.
    By Jason P. Frank
  28. the south of what?
    Oh, Mary! Cole Escola’s Madcap Medley Goes to BroadwayIt’s no Booth Theatre, but the Lyceum will do.
    By Jason P. Frank
  29. theater
    Staging SufjanHow playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury turned a classic indie-rock album into a Justin Peck–choreographed dance piece that’s now Broadway bound.
    By Juan A. Ramírez
  30. theater review
    Rachel McAdams Fights — and Finds — Reality in Mary JaneMaking an impressive Broadway debut, the actress offers a layered depiction of navigating a parenting nightmare.
    By Jackson McHenry
  31. theater review
    Don’t Think Too Hard About The Heart of Rock and RollThe Huey Lewis musical is fine, fun, and as lightweight as a cardboard box.
    By Jackson McHenry
  32. theater review
    Putin Has a Lean and Hungry Look in PatriotsThe Crown creator Peter Morgan’s new play redirects his eye for palace intrigue to the power dynamics of post-Perestroika Moscow.
    By Sara Holdren
  33. theater review
    Dancing on the Surface in Cabaret and OrlandoAtmosphere is all in the loose hustle and bustle of a pre-show, but in a play proper, it can only carry you so far.
    By Sara Holdren
  34. theater review
    Living Is Harder: Suffs and GrenfellSuffrage and outrage make for rich stage experiences.
    By Sara Holdren
  35. theater review
    The Wiz Rolls Back Into TownBig high-energy performances, undercut by the folks behind the curtain.
    By Jackson McHenry
  36. theater review
    Writing Down the Bones: Sally & TomA curiously muted Hemings-and-Jefferson meta-story by Suzan-Lori Parks.
    By Sara Holdren
  37. theater review
    Look, I Made a Woman: LempickaThe musical somehow turns a radical bisexual painter, living and loving in Paris between the wars, a little bit boring.
    By Sara Holdren
  38. theater review
    St. Ronnie the Oblivious: Richard Foreman’s Symphony of RatsThe Wooster Group brings back a Reagan-era yawp of discontinuity.
    By Sara Holdren
  39. theater review
    Not Without Ambition, But … Macbeth (an undoing)A reimagining of Shakespeare, centering Lady Macbeth, asks the wrong questions about her.
    By Sara Holdren
  40. drama
    800 Black Performers Sign Letter in Support of Francesca Amewudah-RiversAfter she faced racism online for being cast opposite Tom Holland in Romeo & Juliet.
    By Jason P. Frank
  41. career change
    Willy Wonka Experience’s The Unknown Has a New GigTheater lives! At the London Dungeon.
    By Bethy Squires
  42. allie ally
    Will Rachel McAdams See The Notebook on Broadway?The star is making her Broadway debut at the same time as one of her most iconic films.
    By Tom Smyth
  43. q&a
    Who Is Rooting for Corey Stoll in Appropriate?“A real strength of the play is how people’s allegiances are constantly shifting.â€
    By Jason P. Frank
  44. grover’s corners
    Take a Trip Back to Our TownKatie Holmes, Zoey Deutch, and Jim Parsons will star (yes, in this).
    By Jason P. Frank
  45. in conversation
    The One and Only Benedict WongSpy. Scientist. Sorcerer Supreme. Finally, with 3 Body Problem, the actor plays someone like himself.
    By Nicholas Quah
  46. theater review
    Always Gets a Replay: The Who’s TommyYes, it’s a show from another time and culture. But the tension that disconnect brings is fascinating.
    By Sara Holdren
  47. stage whisperer
    Stage Whisperer: Ariana DeBose’s Tonys Hat TrickThis week in theater news: Ariana will host the Tonys, Lempicka is giving Repo! The Generic Opera, and Bronies are an untapped Broadway audience.
    By Vulture Staff
  48. theater review
    Grief Hotel, Where You Check In to YourselfLiza Birkenmeier’s discontinuous, fragmented play imagines a quasi-spa marketed to anyone experiencing loss.
    By Sara Holdren
  49. hosting duties
    Ariana DeBose to Host the Tonys — With a Script This TimeShe’s gonna do it. (The thing.)
    By Jason P. Frank
  50. mom?
    A Motherquake Is Hitting Broadway!Paula Vogel’s Mother Play, starring Jessica Lange and directed by Tina Landau, starts previews on April 3.
    By Jason P. Frank
  51. drama class
    Does Victoria Pedretti Even Have a Max Subscription?She hasn’t seen Succession or The Sopranos despite acting alongside Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli.
    By Jason P. Frank
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