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‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Theater Review: Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr Bristle With Cutthroat Rivalry in Punchy David Mamet Revival
Michael McKean also stars in Patrick Marber’s Broadway production of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner about Chicago real estate hucksters driven to desperate measures.
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Alex Aster Went Viral on BookTok With a Fantasy Novel. Now She’s Venturing Into Romance: “It’s a Very Hopeful Genre”
The #BookTok star speaks on building community through social media, potential ‘Summer in the City’ castings and the relatability of romance novels.
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Craig Thomas, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Co-Creator, to Release Debut Novel
The audiobook will be narrated in part by 'How I Met Your Mother' stars Josh Radnor and Cobie Smulders.
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Willem Dafoe on How Theater Can Unite People, His First Venice Fest Program and That Big Experiment
The star discusses why he just had to bring Davide Iodice's 'Pinocchio' with performers with special needs to his first Biennale as artistic director and his focus on "theater that is very close to the actor."
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New ‘Hunger Games’ Book ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ Sells 1.5M Copies in First Week, Tripling ‘Mockingjay’ Tally
The prequel will also get a film adaptation treatment from Lionsgate that will be released on Nov. 20, 2026.
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Willem Dafoe Sets Venice Theater Festival Program, Including ‘Pinocchio,’ and He Will Perform, Too
The star unveiled his first lineup as artistic director of the Venice Biennale: "My impulse was to present pieces that express what is powerful in the theater — the body, poetry and ritual."
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John Krasinski to Star in Off-Broadway Play ‘Angry Alan’
The play will be the first production at the Studio Seaview space, formerly the Tony Kiser Theatre.
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‘Othello’ Director Kenny Leon and Denzel Washington Are “Absolutely” Discussing a Potential Film Adaptation
The play starring Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal officially opened Sunday at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and marks the third project Washington and Leon have collaborated on.
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‘Othello’ Theater Review: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Bring Star Wattage to Middling Revival Otherwise Short on Electricity
Kenny Leon directs the first production of Shakespeare’s tragedy to play Broadway in more than 40 years, also featuring Molly Osborne, Andrew Burnap and Kimber Elayne Sprawl.
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Jay Ellis Set to Star in ‘Duke & Roya’ Off-Broadway Opposite Stephanie Nur
John Legend's Get Lifted Film Co. is a producer on the play, which is set to run at the Lucille Lortel Theater this summer.
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‘Vladimir’ Author Julia May Jonas to Release Sophomore Novel
Jonas tells THR about 'Diana,' an exploration of a splintering friendship between two actresses coming in spring 2026, and offers an update on the Rachel Weisz-starring Netflix adaptation of 'Vladimir.'
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‘Purpose’ Review: In Broadway Directorial Debut, Phylicia Rashad Deftly Teases Out Caustic Portrait of Black Political Dynasty
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' latest play, starring LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kara Young, observes a powerful Black family during a chaotic birthday weekend in Chicago.
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Broadway Box Office: George Clooney, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook Shows Boost Industry Grosses
A number of new starry shows began previews last week, including 'Good Night, and Good Luck' starring George Clooney.
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Jesse L. Kearney Jr., Playwright and Arts Advocate, Dies at 49
He wrote musicals about the pioneering filmmaker Oscar Micheaux and worked for The STAGE Network, Audible Inc. and Black Broadway Men United.
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John Kani Pays Tribute to Dramatist and South African Countryman Athol Fugard: “He Believed in Me and My Anger” (Guest Column)
The 'Lion King' and 'Black Panther' actor wrote two searing protest plays about apartheid in the 1970s with his inspirational friend, who died this month.
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Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof on His New Play and Parallels Between Iran and the U.S.
“There is always a risk of totalitarianism,” warned the filmmaker, who fled to Germany last year and is currently heading up the jury of the Luxembourg City Film Festival.
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