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Mike Birbiglia’s Existential Exercises

 In his Broadway show The Old Man and the Pool, the comedian dives into the anxieties of aging. By Kathryn VanArendonk
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A One-Dimensional Robert Moses in Straight Line Crazy

 Ralph Fiennes stars in this talky, static retelling of Moses’s misdeeds. By Jackson McHenry
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1776’s Sara Porkalob Has Some Notes

 The actress behind the musical’s most explosive number on bringing a “dusty, old thing” to Broadway and the mistakes made along the way. By Jason P. Frank
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    By Jason P. Frank
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    By Jackson McHenry
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    By Rebecca Alter
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    By Jason P. Frank
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    By Jackson McHenry
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    By Kathryn VanArendonk
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    By Justin Curto
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    By Brock Colyar
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    By Melvin Backman
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    By Rebecca Alter
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    By Jason P. Frank
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    By James Frankie Thomas
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    By Zoe Guy
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