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    Can a Greek Tragedy Help Heal a Scarred City?

    On the ground with the provocative stage director Milo Rau, who brought together European and Iraqi actors for a take on “The Oresteia” set in Mosul.

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    Review: In ‘Ink,’ a Mephistopheles Named Murdoch Takes Charge

    James Graham’s invigorating play about London journalism goes on a journey to the tabloid underworld — and the American present.

    By Ben Brantley

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    Review: In ‘Hillary and Clinton,’ Codependence, and, Yes, Camaraderie

    As a born-to-lose presidential contender, Laurie Metcalf is exasperation incarnate in Lucas Hnath’s play, which also stars John Lithgow.

    By Ben Brantley

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    Kerry Washington, Nathan Lane and Others Read Plays About Our Future

    We asked 15 playwrights to create original works around their visions of America in 2024. Six of them were read onscreen.

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    15 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend

    Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.

    By Alexis Soloski

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    Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge to Perform ‘Sea Wall/A Life’ on Broadway

    The two monologues, which the actors performed last winter Off Broadway at the Public Theater, were written by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne.

    By Michael Paulson

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    Review: An Actor’s Life Story Grounds ‘Jack &’ With ‘The Cotillion’

    Kaneza Schaal’s experimental theater work has three sections and is paired with an installation featuring paintings and videos of the show’s inspirations.

    By Elisabeth Vincentelli

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    ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ Criticizes Capitalism, at $2,000 a Seat

    A sold-out play casts the investment bank as the villain, but lets the plutocrat audience off easy.

    By Ginia Bellafante

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    ‘Stuck’ Review: A Movie Musical Set in a Subway Car? Stand Clear.

    Michael Berry’s film about characters on a stalled train aims to show how, yes, we’re all connected and yes, we all need one another.

    By Glenn Kenny

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    In John Cameron Mitchell’s Podcast, a Rock Musical That’s All in Your Head

    “Anthem: Homunculus” is a six-hour, 10-episode epic about a man and his teratoma. The tumor sings. As do Glenn Close, Patti LuPone and Cynthia Erivo.

    By Alexis Soloski

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    On the London Stage, ‘Top Girls’ and a Grande Dame

    Maggie Smith tackles an impressive one-woman show at the Bridge Theater, and a British classic of the 1980s gets a new lease on life at the National.

    By Matt Wolf

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