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Every Wednesday morning, Jeff Spurgeon finds out what's new on Broadway and beyond from Charles Isherwood, theater critic for The New York Times.

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Expanded Home and Mission for Signature Theatre Company

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood gives us a quick tour of the Signature Theatre Company’s new Frank Gehry-designed home.

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A Commanding Kevin Spacey in BAM's Richard III

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Charles Isherwood, theater critic for The New York Times, joins Jeff Spurgeon to rule on Kevin Spacey's portrayal of one of Shakespeare's most malignant creations.

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The Roundabout's New 'Angry Young Man' for 2012

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

John Osborne’s play Look Back in Anger, rocked the British theater – sorry, theatre – scene in the 1950s, bringing to the stage a vivid, unvarnished realism as well as Jimmy Porter, the play’s main character and the original “angry young man.”

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A South African Playwright's Intimate Look Spirituality

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

South African Playwright Athol Fugard has a busy New York season ahead, with two theater companies producing four of his shows over the next several months.

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Andy Warhol-Influenced Production Earns Encore

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

January is the season for new and experimental theater in New York. But a work that was new last year at the Under the Radar festival has earned a return engagement at the Public Theater in the East Village through Feb. 5.

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Refashioning 'Porgy and Bess' as a Musical

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Porgy and Bess has returned to Broadway for the first time in many years. The show has probably spent more time in recent decades in the opera house, but this new production is a homecoming.

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