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  1. it's so... metaphorical
    Jeremy O. Harris Tweeted About the Slave Play Good Fight Episode, ObviouslyJoin him on this meta-theatrical journey #SlavePlayGoodFight.
    By Chris Murphy
  2. satire?
    Of Course The Good Fight Did a Slave Play EpisodeC**ksucker in Chains, the most talked-about play of the season.
    By Jackson McHenry
  3. have i got a girl for you
    We Almost Got the Queer Broadway Company of Our DreamsInstead, the gender-swapped lead, Bobbie, dates only men in the new production.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  4. theater without a theater
    What Do the Blue Men Do When They’re Not in a Group?“We got used to never touching our faces when we have our makeup on.”
    By Sonia Weiser
  5. awards
    Colson Whitehead Wins Second Pulitzer Prize, A Strange Loop Wins for DramaPlus, New York’s own Justin Davidson is a finalist in criticism.
    By Justin Curto
  7. hat trick
    How the Sondheim 90th-Birthday Concert Came Together (an Hour or So Late)When the audio cut out, “it was panic. It was dry mouth.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  8. streaming theater review
    Richard Nelson’s Apple Family Is Muted in Grief and Unmuted on ZoomIn What Do We Need to Talk About?
    By Helen Shaw
  9. documentaries
    A Documentary on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Freestyle Love Supreme Is Coming to HuluThe film premiered at Sundance this spring.
    By Jackson McHenry
  10. theater
    What It’s Like to Stage a New Play Over ZoomJay O. Sanders and Maryann Plunkett explain what it’s like to stage a new Apple family play in a pandemic.
    By Jackson McHenry
  11. and all that jazz
    Catherine Zeta-Jones and Her Karaoke Machine Will Give You the Old Razzle-Dazzle“You may be wondering why I’m sitting on the floor in my bathrobe with flashing lights on my face.”
    By Justin Curto
  14. coronavirus
    Broadway’s Waitress Cast Sings Cover to Raise Donations for Nick CorderoThe actor has been hospitalized with severe complications from COVID-19 since March 31.
    By Halle Kiefer
  15. it's our time starting late
    Everybody Rise and Discuss Sondheim’s 90th Birthday LivestreamA night of pure chaotic joy.
    By Vulture Editors
  16. zoom concerts
    Who Gets to Call Stephen Sondheim ‘Steve’? A 90th-Birthday InvestigationHappy birthday, Mr. Stephen Sondheim, your excellency, sir.
    By Jackson McHenry
  17. happy birthday sondheim!
    Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald Booze It Up for Sondheim’s 90thA toast to that invincible bunch.
    By Halle Kiefer
  18. musicals
    Phantom of the Opera Sequel Love Never Dies Is Here, Inside Your DenIt never made Broadway, but hopefully it will make your weekend.
    By Halle Kiefer
  19. podcasts
    Broadway Stars in Blanket Forts: Reimagining a Musical As a PodcastAn audio production of a show, written in 2011, that’s about being afraid to go outside.
    By Helen Shaw
  20. theater
    Live-Online-Theater Tips From the Stream Team Behind Buyer & CellarHow to light, how to stage, which phone camera to use.
    By Helen Shaw
  21. revive parade
    Ariana Grande Is Singing With Jason Robert Brown and We Have DemandsAlongside Shoshana Bean on April 27.
    By Madison Malone Kircher and Jackson McHenry
  22. broadway
    Jerry Seinfeld Punched Up a Joke for David Byrne’s American Utopia“I’ve never met him before and he’s given me a note.”
    By Devon Ivie
  23. theater review
    A Benefit Buyer & Cellar Is Proof-of-Concept for Streamed TheaterMichael Urie’s short-run online benefit performance that works.
    By Helen Shaw
  26. shakespeare in the park
    Shakespeare in the Park Canceled as Public Theater Furloughs StaffRichard II and As You Like It were planned for this summer.
    By Jackson McHenry
  27. theater review
    A Play for Your Ears Only: Heather Christian’s Prime: A Practical BreviaryAn audio-only play (but not exactly a radio drama) for our particular time.
    By Helen Shaw
  28. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Broadway Stars’ CouchesWe asked the leads in dozens of shuttered shows to take a self-portrait on the sofa wherever they are quarantining.
    By Jackson McHenry and Madison Malone Kircher
  29. theater review
    WrestleMania Broke MeDispatches from two full nights of WrestleContent.
    By Helen Shaw
  30. theater
    How Can Broadway Recover From This Pandemic?Lower ticket prices? Reconfiguring the theaters for social distanced entertaining? When will the tourists return?
    By Mark Harris
  31. press briefings
    Cuomo Says He Wouldn’t Use Broadway’s Reopening ‘As a Barometer of Anything’Give us your thoughts on Tonys eligibility next.
    By Zoe Haylock
  32. broadway
    Broadway Will Officially Remain Closed Until June 7 Amid Coronavirus PandemicTheaters were originally set to reopen on April 13.
    By Jackson McHenry
  33. a very special guest
    You Simply Must Stay To The End of This Phoebe Waller-Bridge Video About FleabagMaybe things really will be all right.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  34. vulture lists
    Even More Things to Stream While Broadway Is Shut DownDid you know that the SpongeBob musical is on Amazon Prime?
    By Helen Shaw
  35. fleabag
    Now Is Your Chance to Stream the Stage Version of Fleabag OnlinePhoebe Waller-Bridge’s one-woman stage show will stream via Amazon and the Soho Theatre.
    By Jackson McHenry
  38. theater
    Hamilton Cast Reunion Happens in Separate RoomsAll thanks to John Krasinski’s new YouTube show, Some Good News.
    By Zoe Haylock
  39. coronavirus news
    In Drama School, the Spring Showcase Is Everything. Now What?Everything that agents and bookers might see has been canceled.
    By Helen Shaw
  40. coronavirus
    Sara Bareilles Says She Had the Coronavirus and Is ‘Fully Recovered’Her Waitress costar Gavin Creel previously said he thought he had it, but did not want to use a test.
    By Justin Curto
  41. theater
    Livestreaming and Labor: A Clash of Good Intentions at Red Bull TheaterA dispute with Actors’ Equity shuts down a virtual production.
    By Helen Shaw
  42. quarantine diary
    Darren Criss Is Learning Japanese and Playing With LEGOs in QuarantineHe was supposed to be doing David Mamet’s American Buffalo on Broadway. Here’s how he’s keeping himself occupied instead.
    As told to Madison Malone Kircher
  43. streaming
    You Can Now Start Streaming National Theatre Productions at HomeStarting with One Man, Two Guvnors on April 2.
    By Jackson McHenry
  44. quarantine diary
    Debra Messing Is Baking and Watching Love Is Blind in QuarantineThe star of Birthday Candles, which was scheduled to start previews April 2, on what she’s doing since she’s not onstage.
    As told to Jackson McHenry
  45. first listens
    Listen to Moses Belt a New Song From the The Prince of Egypt Stage Musical“Footprints on the Sand” serves as his new act one solo.
    By Jackson McHenry
  46. vulture recommends
    What to Stream While Broadway Is Shut DownSuggested substitutes for the shows you’re missing while theaters are dark.
    By Madison Malone Kircher, Frank Rich, and Helen Shaw
  47. for good?
    Like a Seed Dropped by a Skybird, the Wicked Movie Is Delayed Yet AgainUniversal has replaced Elphaba with Sing 2.
    By Jackson McHenry
  50. coronavirus news
    Even the $2 Trillion Rescue Isn’t Great for the ArtsA few crumbs for a significant part of the economy.
    By Helen Shaw
  51. appreciation
    ‘I Was Always Astounded by the Level of Constant Invention’: On Terrence McNallyThe playwright’s broad palette and essential humanity.
    By Helen Shaw
  52. theater
    Tony Awards Postpone, With Plans to Reschedule Once Broadway ReturnsThe ceremony was officially set to air June 7.
    By Jackson McHenry
  53. roll clip!
    Watch Michael Shannon Monologue at Home With a Perfect Camera AngleShannon performed it as part of 24 Hour Plays’ “Viral Monologues” series.
    By Jackson McHenry
  54. theater
    Playwright Terrence McNally Dead at 81 From Coronavirus ComplicationsThe author of Love! Valour! Compassion! and Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.
    By Jackson McHenry
  55. honey you mean hunkcules
    The Hercules Musical Is Coming to Some Stage, Somewhere, SomedayComposer and songwriter Alan Menken told Rosie O’Donnell during a livestream fundraiser.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  56. the theatre
    Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen Won’t Open On Broadway Post-CoronavirusProducers say they don’t have the “economic resources” to sustain the production through Broadway’s closure.
    By Halle Kiefer
  57. yay!
    The New York Arts Scene Is Getting Some Much-Needed Financial ReliefA multi-foundation effort to save nonprofits has begun.
    By Helen Shaw
  58. jimmy awards
    Oh No, Sorry, Theater Teens, the Jimmy Awards Have Also Been CanceledNo official word from the Tonys yet, though.
    By Jackson McHenry
  59. coronavirus
    How One Theater Company Is Facing a Dark SpringA snapshot from downtown.
    By Helen Shaw
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