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Heather Headley in
Heather Headley in "The Color Purple." Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
How to Keep a Musical Great: Call Heather Headley and Marin Mazzie
By BEN BRANTLEY
The actresses who replaced Jennifer Hudson in "The Color Purple" and Kelli O'Hara in "The King and I" brought a new feistiness to the roles.
 
News and Features
The TKTS booth in Times Square.
Broadway Defies the Odds With Another Record-Breaking Season
By MICHAEL PAULSON
The season that ended on Sunday brought in more money and people than ever before because of strong tourism and unusually diverse programming.
Jamal Lee Harris at the Kitchenette in Harlem on Amsterdam Avenue, where he once worked, talking with the owner Lisa Hall.
The First Role for Many Actors: Waiter
By LEAH ROZEN
Broadway performers recall their days of being low thespian on the food chain.
From left, Curtis Wiley, Ato Blankson-Wood and Jahi Kearse in the musical
What's New for Stew? A Blues Fable Told in Story and Song
By ROB WEINERT-KENDT
In his new show, "The Total Bent," the music is always the play, and vice versa.
August Darnell
Dapper as Ever, Kid Creole Dresses Up His Songs for a New Musical
By JON PARELES
The musical, at La MaMa, uses songs from Kid Creole and the Coconuts and tells an old-fashioned tale.
Snapshot
Sean Hayes, who will play God in the return engagement of David Javerbaum's comedy
Q. and A. With Sean Hayes: Playing God on Broadway
By ERIK PIEPENBURG
Mr. Hayes talks about his role in the return engagement of David Javerbaum's comedy "An Act of God."
 
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Reviews
Rachael Holmes and Tim Daly in
'The Ruins of Civilization' Reveals a Bleak Future, Brightly Told
By BEN BRANTLEY
Presented by the Manhattan Theater Club, Penelope Skinner's account of British family life in a not too distant time bears a disquieting resemblance to today.
From left, Frank Wood, Alison Fraser, Ryan-James Hatanaka and Phyllis Somerville in Edward Albee's
'Signature Plays' Triple Bill Reveals Truth in the Mirror's Lies
By BEN BRANTLEY
The collection of three short vintage works at the Pershing Square Signature Theater includes Edward Albee's "The Sandbox."
Damon Daunno and Nabiya Be in
'Hadestown' Reanimates a Well-Known Myth
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
The classic story of Orpheus and Eurydice has been told for centuries, and now it has become a folk opera by the gifted songwriter Anaïs Mitchell.
From left, Heather Lind, Morgan Spector, Geneva Carr and Charlie Cox in the play
In 'Incognito,' the Brain Is Dramatic and Mysterious
By BEN BRANTLEY
This Nick Payne play uses 21 characters to pursue the elusive knowledge of how the mind works.
Joe Morton as Dick Gregory in
In 'Turn Me Loose,' Raw Jokes That Still Sear and Bite
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
The play, which stars Joe Morton as the comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, feels as vital as Mr. Gregory's work did in the 1960s.
 
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Critics' Picks
Adina Verson, left, and Katrina Lenk in
'Indecent' Revisits a Play Colliding With Broadway Mores and More
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

Ben Platt in
'Dear Evan Hansen' Puts a Twist on Teenage Angst
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

Samira Wiley, left, and Vanessa Aspillaga in
'Daphne's Dive,' Where Everybody Knows You're Broke
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

Gillian Anderson in a daring revival of
A Darwinian 'Streetcar' With a Feminist Streak
By BEN BRANTLEY

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