Photo Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Times Insider Why I’ll Never Stop Being a Theater Critic After 27 years on the job, the writer Ben Brantley bids farewell with one last recommendation: Watch a show as if you were a reviewer. By Ben Brantley
Photo Credit Brian Stauffer exit interview Ben Brantley on Shutting the Stage Door Behind Him After 27 years and more than 2,500 reviews, The Times’s co-chief theater critic reviews his own tenure and talks about why he’s (quietly) making an exit. By Jesse Green and Ben Brantley
Photo Credit via Geffen Playhouse critic’s pick Review: What’s ‘Inside the Box’? A Rewarding (Rewording) Time In a new show by David Kwong, the noted cruciverbalist offers a collection of games built for Zoom that let the audience be part of the puzzle. By Jesse Green
Photo Credit Screen grab critic’s pick ‘That Kindness’ Review: Nurses Didn’t Sign Up for This Stars including Marisa Tomei, Billy Porter and Rosie O’Donnell dramatize the words of real-life nurses pushed to the brink by the pandemic. By Elisabeth Vincentelli
Theater Review Photo Credit Oliver Holms Politics, Poems and Charm in Two London Monologues Two young Black playwrights chronicle tales of the Nigerian diaspora in performances at the Bridge Theater, but only one digs deep. By Matt Wolf
Photo Credit Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist for The New York Times ‘Little Shop,’ Big Relief: How One Theater Safely Put on an Indoor Show A rural locale. Few Covid-19 cases nearby. Performers in a bubble. And a man-eating plant that couldn’t quite chow down on its victims. By Michael Paulson
Photo Credit Stefani Pelletier, via Laurie Tavan Miss Live Theater? You’re Not Alone. We miss theater. And we know you do too. So we asked you to share some memories with us. By Michael Paulson
Critic’s Notebook Photo Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times How Weird Were the Tony Nods? Well, How Weird Was the Season? The nominators did the best they could with a Broadway slate hobbled by Covid-19. But some of the Tonys’ problems predate (and will outlast) the pandemic. By Jesse Green
Photo Credit Jeenah Moon for The New York Times Jeremy O. Harris, Author of ‘Slave Play,’ on the Show’s Record Haul Twelve nominations, including one for Best Play, is an encouraging sign: “It feels very invigorating that the community wants to have this conversation right now.” By Sarah Bahr
Photo Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times ‘Jagged Little Pill’ and ‘Slave Play’ Lead 2020 Tony Nominations In a Broadway season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, jukebox musicals and plays about race are recognized. By Michael Paulson
Photo Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times How Weird Were the Tony Nods? Well, How Weird Was the Season? The nominators did the best they could with a Broadway slate hobbled by Covid-19. But some of the Tonys’ problems predate (and will outlast) the pandemic. By Jesse Green
Photo Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees The 74th annual Tony nominations were announced at noon. By Peter Libbey
Photo Credit Jeenah Moon for The New York Times Jeremy O. Harris, Author of ‘Slave Play,’ on the Show’s Record Haul Twelve nominations, including one for Best Play, is an encouraging sign: “It feels very invigorating that the community wants to have this conversation right now.” By Sarah Bahr
Photo Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Jake Gyllenhaal on His First Tony Nomination “I’m so deeply moved,” said the actor, who was nominated for best lead actor for his role in “Sea Wall/A Life” and was a producer for that show and “Slave Play.” By Sarah Bahr