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View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Wednesday, July 1, 2015 NYTimes.com/Theater » Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Get all digital access to The Times for just 99¢. News and Reviews Matthew Thompson Druid Theater Company Makes Shakespeare's Histories Its Own By ALEXIS SOLOSKI The acclaimed Irish troupe condenses "Richard II," "Henry IV, Part 1," "Henry IV, Part 2" and "Henry V" into a seven-hour marathon performance. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: 'Shows for Days,' With Patti LuPone as a Diva With Depth By BEN BRANTLEY Douglas Carter Beane's new play, at Lincoln Center, draws on his memories of working at a community playhouse as a teenager. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: In 'Of Good Stock,' Alicia Silverstone Is a Sister in Distress By BEN BRANTLEY This play from Melissa Ross centers on three sisters with romantic challenges and other issues. ADVERTISEMENT Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: In Beckett's 'Happy Days,' a Woman Buried Deep by Inertia By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub star in this production at the Flea Theater, directed by Andrei Belgrader. Hilary Swift/The New York Times Review: 'SeaWife' Is a Doleful Fairy Tale About Whaling By ALEXIS SOLOSKI The folk musical, at the South Street Seaport Museum, is set in the 19th century and centers on Percy, the son of a whaler. ArtsBeat Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The Wedding Is Off: 'It Shoulda Been You' Will Close in August By MICHAEL PAULSON The show is the third musical production to announce its closing since the Tony Awards. ArtsBeat Sara Krulwich/The New York Times 'The Audience' Finishes Broadway Run on a High Note By MICHAEL PAULSON In its final week on Broadway, the play, which starred Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, racked up $1,425,523. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times She'll Play the Jewish Mother, and Wants Other Asian-Americans to Get the Best Parts, Too By ALEXIS SOLOSKI As the National Asian American Theater Company readies a revival of "Awake and Sing!," a founder talks about the casting barriers her troupe is trying to surmount. Hunter Canning Review: 'Wild Women of Planet Wongo,' a Musical Comedy With a Sci-Fi Bent By ANDY WEBSTER In this play, two astronauts deal with Wongo Weed and big-haired natives after landing on a planet ruled by women. ArtsBeat Associated Press Rodgers and Hammerstein Biography on the Way By JOHN WILLIAMS A biography of the musical writing team Rodgers and Hammerstein is scheduled to be published in 2018. ADVERTISEMENT Mark Kauzlarich/The New York Times Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi in a Gay Pride March Debut By DAVE ITZKOFF The British actors, grand marshals and first-timers at New York's parade on Sunday, reflect on the progress they've seen in their often parallel lives. Manuel Harlan Arthur Miller's Screenplay 'The Hook' Finds a Home Onstage in England By ROSLYN SULCAS Miller wrote "The Hook," about a young dockworker who challenges corrupt union bosses, in 1950 and took it to Hollywood. But it was never produced. Review: 'Ada/Ava,' a Conjuring of Loneliness and Comfort in Plain Sight By BEN BRANTLEY Review: 'Gloria,' at the Vineyard Theater, Looks at a Toxic Workplace By BEN BRANTLEY Review: In 'Significant Other,' a Young Man Pines as His Pals Pair Off By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Review: In 'Preludes,' a Hypnotist Tries to Get Rachmaninoff to Make Music Again By BEN BRANTLEY FOLLOW THEATER FACEBOOK @nytimestheater Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. Subscribe » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Theater Update newsletter. As a member of the TRUSTe privacy program, we are committed to protecting your privacy. (....) Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2015 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018