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‘The Motherf**ker With the Hat’ Finds Its Laughs in Unlikely Places

Stephen Adly Guirgis’ ruthlessly funny “The Motherf**ker With the Hat,” about love, fidelity, and substance abuse, gets an expertly acted staging from South Coast Repertory.

Tracee Chimo Makes Her Mark in 'Bad Jews'

Tracee Chimo talks about working in downtown theater, the pressure to move to Los Angeles, and believing in yourself no matter what.

'Three Trees' Considers the Transformative Power of Art

Presented by Pan Asian Rep and intelligently directed by Ernest Abuba, this exquisitely acted play about Alberto Giacometti is entrancing despite Alvin Eng’s heavy-handed script.

John Stamos Says ‘Gore Vidal’s The Best Man’ Has Been ‘Life-Changing’

John Stamos, currently appearing in "Gore Vidal's The Best Man" on Broadway, chatted with Backstage about playing the bad guy, working with James Earl Jones, and his future in musical theater.

'Figaro' Is a Saucy and Sassy Beaumarchais Adaptation

The Pearl Theatre Company opens its new home with a fun, frolicsome, and freely adapted edition of Beaumarchais’ “The Marriage of Figaro” that holds its own against the famed opera.

‘The Coarse Acting Show’ Presents the Best Worst Night of Theater Imaginable

In the assured hands of director Paul Plunkett and a deft ensemble headed by Ruth Silveira’s soused theatrical doyenne, “The Coarse Acting Show” at Sacred Fools is a riotous satiric romp.

Flimsy ‘Lucky Guy’ Relies on Hanks for Heft

Tom Hanks makes his Broadway debut in Nora Ephron’s “Lucky Guy,” a breezy but thin account of the life and career of columnist Mike McAlary, displaying potent theatrical technique.

Inventive ‘Macbeth’ Provides New Perspectives on Shakespeare’s Tragedy

A stunningly versatile Alan Cumming leads us into dark corridors of the human mind in this near-solo staging of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth, from the National Theatre of Scotland.

'Murder Ballad' Is a Hot Night of Theater

Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash’s sex-fueled new rock musical “Murder Ballad,” at Manhattan Theatre Club’s New York City Center Studio at Stage II, is electric with energy.

Kelli O'Hara, Will Swenson To Guest Star in Season 3 of 'Submissions Only'

The “Submissions Only” group launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a third season in November and was able to raise $60,000, exceeding their fundraising goal by $10,000.