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  1. How Hollywood Glamour Is Reviving the Endangered Broadway Play

    George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Denzel Washington and Mia Farrow are coming to Broadway, where some producers see plays with stars as safer bets than musicals.

     By Michael Paulson

    Stars are headlining a number of Broadway plays this season, including, clockwise from left, George Clooney in “Good Night, and Good Luck”; Robert Downey Jr. in “McNeal”; Mia Farrow in “The Roommate” and Denzel Washington in “Othello.”
    Stars are headlining a number of Broadway plays this season, including, clockwise from left, George Clooney in “Good Night, and Good Luck”; Robert Downey Jr. in “McNeal”; Mia Farrow in “The Roommate” and Denzel Washington in “Othello.”
    CreditClockwise from top left: Magdalena Wosinska for The New York Times, Chantal Anderson for The New York Times, Roy Rochlin/Getty Images, Jesse Dittmar for The New York Times

  1. Compassion Is in Short Supply at This Grief Support Group

    In “Someone Spectacular,” Domenica Feraud skewers group therapy and the futility of sharing trauma in a fishbowl.

     By Rhoda Feng

    From left, Damien Young, Gamze Ceylan, Ana Cruz Kayne and, with her back to the camera, Alison Cimmet in “Someone Spectacular” at Signature Center in Manhattan.
    CreditJulieta Cervantes
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  2. A ‘Stranger Things’ Prequel Is Coming to Broadway Next Spring

    The play, now running in London, is set 24 years before the start of the Netflix series.

     By Michael Paulson

    “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” is to begin previews March 28 at the Marquis Theater in Manhattan. The cast has yet to be announced.
    CreditManuel Harlan

  3. Why ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Other Broadway Shows Are Turning to Influencers

    To reach younger and more diverse audiences, Broadway shows are increasingly looking to Instagram and TikTok creators.

     By Sarah Bahr

    TikTok, Instagram, X and YouTube creators gathered in late June at a lounge in a Midtown hotel to celebrate the release of the “Great Gatsby” cast album.
    CreditYe Fan for The New York Times

  4. A Jingle Put Cellino & Barnes on the Map. Their Split Inspired a Play.

    Many New Yorkers can rattle off the phone number by heart. “Cellino v. Barnes” chronicles the rise and fall of these prominent injury lawyers.

     By Matt Stevens

    Noah Weisberg as Steve Barnes and Eric William Morris as Ross M. Cellino Jr. in the play “Cellino v. Barnes” at Asylum NYC.
    CreditMarc Franklin

  5. Out and About at the Edinburgh Fringe

    The streets of the Scottish capital are packed as thousands of performers seek to entertain and entice.

     By Robert Ormerod

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  6. What to See at the Edinburgh Fringe

    Previous editions of the performing arts event launched shows like “Baby Reindeer” and “Fleabag.” Maybe there’s another breakout hit among this year’s more than 3,600 shows.

    By Isobel Lewis

     
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