The Play's The Thing
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Summer festivals, big noses, world premieres and more!
[Best Bets: May 25th – May 31st](/content/2026/05/25/best-bets-may-25th-may-31st/ "Best Bets: May 25th – May 31st"/index.html)
Kate Baldwin stars in Opera Theatre of Saint Louis' "The Light in the Piazza"
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The world premiere of Tyshawn Sorey's "For Marilyn Crispell" tops my picks this week
[Best Bets: May 4th – May 10th](/content/2026/05/04/best-bets-may-4th-may-10th/ "Best Bets: May 4th – May 10th"/index.html)
National Theatre's "Hamlet" arrives in Brooklyn
[Tarell Alvin McCraney on “Windfall” and the Need to Dream Together](/content/2026/04/21/tarell-alvin-mccraney-on-windfall-and-the-need-to-dream-together/ "Tarell Alvin McCraney on “Windfall” and the Need to Dream Together"/index.html)
"'Windfall' is a play that scares me. Because it engages directly with systems, with power, with voices that haven’t always been given space."
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Six Broadway shows get in under the wire to qualify for this year's Tony Award nominations
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Adrien Brody's Broadway debut and a Historic Pairing top this week's list
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Four Broadway shows open this week, plus opera, world premieres and more.
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Stephen Adley Guirgis' adaptation of "Dog Day Afternoon" opens on Broadway this week
[Best Bets: March 23rd – March 29th](/content/2026/03/23/best-bets-march-23rd-march-29th/ "Best Bets: March 23rd – March 29th"/index.html)
The first week of spring has many a Giant amongst the cultural offerings!