The Sound of Learning To Love Yourself
In ‘Love Me,’ Drew Michael explores hearing loss and failed relationships in engaging but unsettling fashion.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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Ms. Gardner has written about theater and music for The New York Times, The Village Voice, Town and Country, Time Out New York, Entertainment Weekly and other publications. She is a board member of the Drama Desk and has served on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize for drama twice, most recently as chair.
In ‘Love Me,’ Drew Michael explores hearing loss and failed relationships in engaging but unsettling fashion.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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Michael Arden’s revival of the 1989 courtroom drama brings fresh urgency to its exploration of bullying, misogyny, and masculinity in the military.
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A pulsating musical about an organ transplant pairs an electronically driven score with warm and witty performances.
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The familiar trope of the resentful rich kid takes a dramatic turn in David Zax’s play as a young journalist returns from Taliban captivity.
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Molière’s portrait of a hypochondriac is given fresh impetus on Broadway from its star who first played the part in high school.
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In ‘860’ the comedian reflects on losing his home and recalls Muhammad Ali and ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ but the real star of the show is his wife, Janice.
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The stage musical’s inherent suspension of disbelief proves a natural fit for the Jazz Age master’s fantastical tale.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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A storied English playwright takes aim at American politics through a Roman emperor’s smiling press secretary, sprightly played by Annaleigh Ashford.
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Marilu Henner and Shannon Purser spar over money, gender and liberal ideals in Matthew Freeman’s spirited play ‘The Ask.’
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In ‘King of the Yees,’ Lauren Yee turns her relationship with her father into a wildly imaginative adventure.
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Jon Robin Baitz’s 2011 play about political polarization and literary betrayal gains fresh potency from an exceptional cast led by Lily Rabe and Ed Harris.
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‘Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen’ amply demonstrates it late composer was drawn to the decadent dark until the very end.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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