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   'Gun & Powder' Review: Twin Vigilantes Stake Claim to the American West

   The musical traces the story of Black twin sisters who pass as white, and exact their own form of justice for the crime of slavery, in 19th-century Texas.

    By Naveen Kumar

   CreditEvan Zimmerman

2. Review: 'The Wiz' Eases Back to Broadway

   Almost 50 years after it debuted, this classic Black take on "The Wizard of Oz" tries to update its original formula.

    By Maya Phillips

   CreditRichard Termine for The New York Times

3. 1. Video Games Are a Playwright's Muse, Not Her Hobby

      In Bekah Brunstetter's new play "The Game," women withhold sex from their partners who are obsessed with a Fortnite-like game. Her previous work includes "The Oregon Trail."

       By Eric Grode

      CreditDaniel Dorsa for The New York Times

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      Review: In 'Sally & Tom,' Plantation Scandal Meets Backstage Farce

      The 30-year relationship between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson is the basis for Suzan-Lori Parks's hilarious and harrowing nesting doll of a play.

       By Jesse Green

      CreditJeenah Moon for The New York Times

1. A First Album, a First Restaurant, a First Time on Broadway: Ten Debuts Happening Right Now

   This season's beginners, from Ice Spice to Tyla to Sarah Pidgeon.

    Interviews by Juan A. Ramírez and Emily Lordi

   CreditPhotograph by Shikeith. Styled by Ian Bradley

2. In Belfast and Ballybeg, Forging a Bolder Future

   "Agreement," at Irish Arts Center, and "Philadelphia, Here I Come!," at Irish Repertory Theater, have a timeless feel, rooted in their eras and resonant in ours.

    By Laura Collins-Hughes

   CreditNir Arieli

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3. Abe Koogler's New Play Is an Ode to Intense Culinary Experiences

   In "Staff Meal," in previews at Playwrights Horizons, a restaurant becomes a refuge as the world ends.

    By Rachel Sherman

   CreditJulieta Cervantes for The New York Times

4. Marian Zazeela, an Artist of Light and Design, Dies at 83

   She pivoted from painting to lighting exhibitions, performance art, graphic design and minimalist music, performed with her husband, the composer La Monte Young.

    By Walker Mimms

   Creditvia Zazeela family

5. The Snubs and Surprises of the 2024 Olivier Awards

   Our theater critics and a reporter discuss the big winner — "Sunset Boulevard" — and the rest of the honorees at Britain's equivalent of the Tonys.

    By Houman Barekat, Matt Wolf and Alex Marshall

   CreditGareth Cattermole/Getty Images

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1. Review: In 'Suffs,' the Thrill of the Vote and How She Got It

   Shaina Taub's new Broadway musical about Alice Paul and the fight for women's suffrage is smart and noble and a bit like a rally.

   By Jesse Green

2. Review: It's No Sunday in the Park With 'Lempicka'

   A musical about the groundbreaking Art Deco painter is vocally thrilling but historically a blur.

   By Jesse Green

3. 'Sunset Boulevard,' Heading to Broadway, Wins Big at Olivier Awards

   The musical, which stars Nicole Scherzinger, won seven awards at Britain's version of the Tonys. And Sarah Snook won best actress for "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

   By Alex Marshall

4. Lincoln's Murder Is Often Re-enacted, but Not at Ford's Theater

   The theater says that allowing the assassination to be recreated there would undermine the gravity and significance of Abraham Lincoln's death.

   By Rebecca J. Ritzel

5. Review: In 'Symphony of Rats' Revival, a Darkness Goes Underexplored

   The Wooster Group's staging of Richard Foreman's play operates like a delightful love letter from one giant of experimental theater to another.

   By Jason Zinoman

6. 'Player Kings' Review: Ian McKellen's Juicy Assignment as Falstaff

   In Robert Icke's adaptation of Parts 1 and 2 of "Henry IV," the veteran stage actor's performance belies his age.

   By Matt Wolf

7. Review: In 'The Outsiders,' a New Song for the Young Misfits

   The classic coming-of-age novel has become a compelling, if imperfect, musical about have-not teenagers in a have-it-all world.

   By Jesse Green

8. There's a Bright Spot in New York Theater. It's Not Where You Think.

   Commercial Off Broadway, a long-dormant sector of the city's theater economy, is having a banner season. But can it last?

   By Michael Paulson

9. New York Today

   It's April on Broadway. This Man Wants to Sell You on a Show.

   Rick Miramontez, a veteran theater press agent, is gearing up for the craziest stretch of the Broadway season.

   By Sarah Bahr

10. Huey Lewis Lost His Hearing. That Didn't Stop Him From Making a Musical.

    "The Heart of Rock and Roll," a Broadway show built around the songs of Huey Lewis and the News, has given the singer a reason to "get out of bed."

    By Dave Itzkoff

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