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Christopher Gregory for The New York Times
Spring Preview
Every Minute Counts on the Way to Opening Night
On one recent Tuesday, we spent an hour each with a dozen upcoming Broadway shows as they worked under looming deadlines. From the costume shop to the first curtain call, here's how the steps and stories, the stitches and salesmanship come together.
 
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Seth Rudetsky posing inside the Nederlander Theater, where his musical
Seth Rudetsky, Broadway's Go-To Guy, Flirts With 'Disaster!'
By CHARLES MCGRATH
Mr. Rudetsky is so immersed in New York theater, he's sometimes known as the mayor of Broadway. His latest project is a spoof of '70s disaster films.
Forest Whitaker in the play
Shame and Guilt Drives Several New Productions, Which is Good for Us
By BEN BRANTLEY
Some unpleasant emotions are at the heart of "Hughie," "Long Day's Journey Into Night," "The Crucible" and "Hold On to Me, Darling."
From left, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Terrence Mann and Lisa Gadja in the Atlanta production of
Left-Field Musicals Take Center Stage
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Broadway has had some success lately with shows that ignored tired templates. This spring offers worthy additions to that encouraging trend.
 
Newly Arrived
Zainab Jah
Zainab Jah, 'Eclipsed' Star, Is Ready for Battle
By ALEXIS SOLOSKI
Ms. Jah is slim and not quite 5-foot-2, but on stage she looms larger. Especially when she's holding a machine gun.
Naian González Norvind
Naian González Norvind Reaches for High Notes in 'Her Requiem'
By KATHRYN SHATTUCK
The actress will play a 17-year-old violinist in the play by Greg Pierce.
Lileana Blain-Cruz
For Director Lileana Blain-Cruz Things Are Going Swimmingly
By STEVEN MCELROY
In addition to Lucas Hnath's play "Red Speedo," Ms. Blain-Cruz's spring also includes directing works by Alice Birch and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
Sarah Charles Lewis
Sarah Charles Lewis Bids for Posterity in 'Tuck Everlasting'
By MICHAEL PAULSON
The 11-year-old actress has moved from Georgia to New York to star in the new musical.
 
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Reviews
Top from left, Jayne Houdyshell, Lauren Klein and Arian Moayed, and bottom, from left, Reed Birney, Sarah Steele and Cassie Beck — on David Zinn's set — in
'The Humans' Depicts a Family, and a Country, Under Pressure
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Stephen Karam's drama moves to Broadway without losing any of its power. Much credit goes to its remarkable cast, intact from its Off Broadway run.
Mark Rylance, left, and Jim Lichtscheidl in
'Nice Fish,' Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins's Quirky Ice Fishing Tale
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Drawing on Mr. Jenkins's prose poems, this play at St. Ann's Warehouse alludes to larger meanings beneath its homely surface.
Marjorie Johnson in
In 'Dot,' a Fading Matriarch Brings a Family Together
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Colman Domingo wrote and Susan Stroman directs this comedy-drama about a woman with Alzheimer's and how her family tries to adjust.
Brian Hutchison, left, and Zachary Quinto in
'Smokefall,' About Several Generations of an Eccentric Family
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
The characters' lives in Noah Haidle's comedy-drama are defined by their eccentricities and flights of odd lyricism.
 
Critics' Picks
David Edward Jackson, left, and Jonathan Randell Silver in
In 'Please Continue,' Human Nature Gets a Lab Test
By ANITA GATES

A scene from the theatrical adaptation of
A Whirlwind of Delicious Gossip in 'Sense & Sensibility'
By BEN BRANTLEY

Mike Birbiglia in
In 'Thank God for Jokes,' Mike Birbiglia Tells His Side of the Story
By NEIL GENZLINGER

Jessy Smith, foreground, and Erik Abbott-Main in
'The Grand Paradise' Summons a '70s Pleasure Palace
By BEN BRANTLEY

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