Footsteps: The Roman Seasons of Tennessee Williams
To search for the author of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” in today’s Rome is to explore the vestiges of that heady period after the fall of Mussolini.
Theater Listings for May 13-19
Jennifer Simard in ‘Disaster!’
Ms. Simard received a Tony Award nomination for her role as a nun with a gambling problem in “Disaster!,” a 1970s disaster movie musical comedy.
Review: Passion Pursued in ‘Do I Hear a Waltz?’
Encores! revives a 1965 romantic work that features music by Richard Rodgers on the wane, and Stephen Sondheim on the rise.
Sheridan Smith on Hiatus From West End Production of ‘Funny Girl’
The production’s publicists cited “stress and exhaustion” as the reasons for her departure; Natasha J. Barnes will replace her temporarily.
In ‘The Humans,’ Jayne Houdyshell Embodies Mom
The actress, nominated for a Tony for playing an office manager and mother from Scranton, Pa., knew from an early age that she wanted to be onstage.
The Curtain Call: Dip, Kiss or Curtsy?
Tony nominees talk about their preferred styles of bowing at curtain call and how they came to adopt them.
A ‘Hamilton’ Star’s Story: How Leslie Odom Jr. Became Aaron Burr, Sir
The actor who plays the show’s antihero showed up ready when he was first asked to read for the role.
The Week Ahead: Penelope Skinner’s ‘The Ruins of Civilization’ Looks to the Future
A couple, played by Tim Daly and Rachael Holmes, are unsettled after one of them invites a guest to their home in this work, at City Center Stage II.
On Comedy: A Comic on the Verge, His Absurdism on the Fly
Rory Scovel is an improvisational experimentalist with a jazzy rhythm, veering off on tangents and looking to transform, even sabotage, his own sets.
Review: ‘This Time,’ a Woman Boldly Follows Her Heart in Search of Herself
The play, by Sevan K. Greene and directed by Kareem Fahmy, is inspired by a memoir written by Mr. Fahmy’s grandmother.
Oprah Winfrey Dreams of a Broadway Debut (Just Don’t Expect Her to Sing)
Ms. Winfrey said she has been thinking about performing in a play for the last three years, but first she has to find the “perfect material.”
City Center’s Season to Include a New Vail Dance Festival
Vail Dance Festival: ReMix NYC is to run from Nov. 3-Nov. 6; the season includes Fall for Dance and performances by the ballerina Natalia Osipova.
Review: ‘Evening — 1910,’ a Slice of Life on the Bowery With Movies on the Horizon
This sung-through show at Axis Theater, from Randy Sharp and Paul Carbonara, looks and sounds good, but the story is a murk of confusion.
‘Hamilton’ and Company: Tony Award Nominees in a Season That Reflected the World
Our discussion of the sophisticated works that focused on race, history and cultural reclamation — and defined this theatergoing season.
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