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Looking Back at Bad Men: Dark Noon and Pre-Existing Condition

 Colonialism and abuse, addressed onstage. By Sara Holdren
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The 2024 Tony Awards Winners

 Which water feature/fire/flying car did the Tonys love the most? By Jason P. Frank
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What to See on (and Off)(and Off–Off) Broadway

 Let Vulture’s theater desk be your guide. By Vulture Editors
  1. theater review
    Looking Back at Bad Men: Dark Noon and Pre-Existing ConditionColonialism and abuse, addressed onstage.
    By Sara Holdren
  2. health
    Ian McKellen Hospitalized After Fall During Performance“I am looking forward to returning to work,” he said in a statement.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  3. scene report
    A Tonys Diary: Seeing Outsiders Coming, the Co-Pro Conundrum, and Party-HoppingOur critic reports on making the rounds inside and after Broadway’s biggest night.
    By Jackson McHenry
  4. bienven-ew
    So You Saw That Creepy Eddie Redmayne Cabaret PerformanceYou’re not alone. There is help.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. tony awards 2024
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2024 Tony AwardsAriana DeBose’s third year hosting saw tears, rain indoors, but sadly no onstage elephants.
    By Vulture Editors
  7. awards szn
    The 2024 Tony Awards WinnersWhich water feature/fire/flying car did the Tonys love the most?
    By Jason P. Frank
  8. stay gold
    Angelina Jolie’s Tonys Date Was Her Daughter, VivienneAs a producer assistant, Vivienne even took the stage when The Outsiders won Best Musical.
    By Bethy Squires
  9. coming soon
    The Odes of Tammy Faye Will Play the Palace (Sans Andrew Rannells)Contrary to previous announcements, Rannells won’t be in the Elton John Broadway show.
    By Jason P. Frank
  10. theater review
    Return of the Musical Rumble: The OutsidersDoes the Tony Award-winning stage adaptation stay gold?
    By Sara Holdren
  11. theater review
    Here’s to Them. Who’s Like Them? Damn Few.Turns out what Merrily We Roll Along needs most is three actors who can really bring it home, and here they are.
    By Sara Holdren
  12. what about weird al?
    Daniel Radcliffe Thanks Dad for Playing Sondheim in the CarWinning his first Tony Award for Merrily We Roll Along.
    By Bethy Squires
  13. tony awards 2024
    Kendall Roy Still Loves the Little GuyJeremy Strong went long on his Tony acceptance speech to thank the ushers.
    By Jason P. Frank
  14. theater review
    Stereophonic Moves to Broadway, and Thunder HappensThe Tony Award-winning play is a love song, bittersweet and wounded and ferociously loyal, to the act of making art.
    By Sara Holdren
  15. awards chatter
    Jay-Z Zooms in to the 2024 Tony AwardsDuetting “Empire State of Mind” with Alicia Keys.
    By Bethy Squires
  16. jamie is over and jamie is gone
    Nick Jonas to Cheat on Adrienne Warren on BroadwayIn The Last Five Years opposite Adrienne Warren.
    By Jason P. Frank
  17. musicals
    Nas Wants to Bring Beat Street to BroadwayHe’s working on a stage musical adaptation of the 1984 film.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  18. tonys 2024
    Our 100 Percent Accurate Tonys PredictionsA very unsettled season means there could be plenty of surprises. We’ve correctly anticipated them all.
    By Jackson McHenry
  19. diva-off
    Idina Menzel Is Venturing Into the RedwoodAnd, even more importantly, into the 2025 Best Actress in a Musical Tony race.
    By Jason P. Frank
  20. theater review
    Time Out of Mind: The Welkin and HilmaTwo plays that mess with your sense of now.
    By Sara Holdren
  21. theater review
    The Encores! Titanic Gives Its Level BestNo hydraulic tilt lifts on this return voyage.
    By Jackson McHenry
  22. theater review
    Coach Coach Goes to Camp CampDoes Bailey Williams’s wellness-industry satire self-actualize?
    By Sara Holdren
  23. good golly
    There’s a New Dolly Coming to BroadwayDolly Parton’s jukebox musical, Hello, I’m Dolly, will hit the stage in 2026.
    By Justin Curto
  24. theater review
    There and Back Again, in Home, Breaking the Story, and What Became of UsThree onstage journeys between realms.
    By Jackson McHenry
  25. vulture pets
    Demi Moore’s Dog Disagrees With London Theater CriticsPilaf the Chihuahua was “quite moved” by Tom Holland’s Romeo & Juliet.
    By Jason P. Frank
  26. audra’s turn
    Audra. Gypsy. It’s On.Audra McDonald, our greatest musical-theater actress, is finally playing the greatest musical-theater role ever written. We’re a little excited.
    By Jason P. Frank
  27. get a job challenge
    Job Will Put the ‘Bro’ in ‘Broadway’Max Wolf Friedlich’s internet-age drama for Billions fans.
    By Jason P. Frank
  28. summer preview 2024
    11 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See This SummerFrom Titanic (not the movie) to Cats (very much not the movie).
    By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
  29. starcrossed
    Rachel Zegler to Play Juliet for Real This TimeTrading Elizabethan collars for suburban angst.
    By Jason P. Frank
  30. last night on late night
    The Merrily Crew Knows How to Mount a Charm OffensiveDaniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez went on The Late Show to sing “Old Friends” and elicit awe.
    By Jason P. Frank
  31. theater review
    Isolation, Set to Harmony: Three Houses and The Lonely FewBlue notes from lockdown and from musicians on the road.
    By Jackson McHenry
  32. album review
    The Curious Case of the Stereophonic Cast RecordingPaying homage to a band without catalog access is usually a recipe for terrors. Will Butler’s Fleetwood Mac experiment is an impressive exception.
    By Craig Jenkins
  33. theater
    We’ve Hit Peak TheaterNobody knows how to succeed on Broadway anymore.
    By Boris Kachka
  34. theater review
    Yale Drama Meets the Psych Ward: Invasive SpeciesMaia Novi applies humor, and Goop, and also Andrew Lloyd Webber, to her fraught experience as a drama student.
    By Jackson McHenry
  35. theater review
    Here There Are Blueberries Keeps This Moment at Arm’s LengthAs powerful as this Pulitzer-finalist play about Auschwitz is, it studiously avoids the conversations people are having right now.
    By Sara Holdren
  36. broadway baby
    George Clooney Is Switching RolesIn a Broadway adaptation of the 2005 film he directed, co-wrote, and starred in, Good Night, and Good Luck.
    By Jason P. Frank
  37. immersive theater
    The Mysterious Fidi Coffee Shop That’s a Front for Sleep No More’s SuccessorConwell Coffee Hall at 20 Exchange Place is part of Emursive’s next production, Life and Trust — but it’s also a real café and bar.
    By Joey Sims
  38. theater review
    The Beautiful Oddness of Shimmer and HerringbonePlus: Peregrine Teng Heard’s Redemption Story.
    By Sara Holdren
  39. last night on late night
    Mary Todd Lincoln Makes Late Night Debut, Heals Broken NationHer children were not mentioned.
    By Jason P. Frank
  40. last night on late night
    I Got My Ticket to Stereophonic’s ‘Masquerade’The Broadway cast, fresh from their record-breaking Tony nominations, performed their standout stomper on The Tonight Show.
    By Devon Ivie
  41. the critics
    Welcome to the PhonysOur theater critics dreamt up their own theater award categories for the year, including a prize for the worst mom on Broadway.
    By Madeline Leung Coleman
  42. theater review
    The On-and-Off Sparks of The Keep Going SongsAbigail and Shaun Bengson’s music-theater piece soars when it’s not trapped in twee.
    By Sara Holdren
  43. tonys 2024
    Tony Noms Debrief: Niche Rules and the Fall of BoomersicalsBut it’s good news for ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ‘Stereophonic,’ and three Elphaba alumna.
    By Vulture Staff
  44. equity news
    Patti LuPone Stages a Stage ComebackShe’s starring on Broadway again, alongside Mia Farrow in The Roommate.
    By Jason P. Frank
  45. ballot breakdown
    ‘I Didn’t Love-Love Any of the Musicals’: Tony Voters Dissect This Year’s BallotWith a few “disappointing” snubs and “glaring omissions,” our voters reflect on an uneven season.
    By Devon Ivie
  46. how’d they do it
    How Stereophonic Beat the Tony-Nominations RecordThirteen nominations? That doesn’t just happen.
    By Jason P. Frank
  47. award szn
    The 2024 Tony Award NominationsHell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic lead with 13 nods apiece.
    By Jason P. Frank
  48. theater review
    Staff Meal Deserves Five Stars on YelpA play about restaurant-making that’s likely to resonate with any underpaid, overwhelmed, hyperpassionate, exhausted creator.
    By Sara Holdren
  49. theater review
    An Evictable Menagerie: Paula Vogel’s Mother PlayRevisiting her chaotic upbringing with intermittent insight.
    By Jackson McHenry
  50. theater review
    Stomping As They Climb in JordansIfe Olujobi’s claws-out satire doesn’t quite reach the tragic potential of its DEI-in-the-workplace premise.
    By Sara Holdren
  51. theater review
    The New Uncle Vanya’s Aims Are OffSteve Carell & Co. are individually appealing in Heidi Schreck’s translation, but the show itself never comes to life.
    By Sara Holdren
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