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‘Oh, Mary!,’ a Surprise Downtown Hit, Will Play Broadway This Summer
Cole Escola’s madcap comedy about the former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln will begin performances in June.
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The Playwright Who Fearlessly Reimagines America
When the playwright Suzan- Lori Parks was in high school,a teacher asked what she wanted to be as an adult. Parks already knew. She had been sitting under the family piano writing songs and plays since elementary school. “I was like, ‘I wanna be a ...
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Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira Are Back. Will ‘Walking Dead’ Fans Follow?
When Rick Grimes, the rugged, righteous former sheriff played by Andrew Lincoln in AMC’s zombie horror series “The Walking Dead,” was written out of the series at Lincoln’s request in its ninth season, the show seemed to lose its hero, its heart and ...
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Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira Are Back. Will ‘Walking Dead’ Fans Follow?
When Rick Grimes, the rugged, righteous former sheriff played by Andrew Lincoln in AMC’s zombie horror series “The Walking Dead,” was written out of the series at Lincoln’s request in its ninth season, the show seemed to lose its hero, its heart and ...
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Mary Todd Lincoln, Thwarted Cabaret Star? That’s Cole Escola’s Take.
“Oh, Mary!,” which follows a boozing, romance-starved first lady, is the latest entertainment about the Lincolns, illustrating their staying power as irreverent genre figures.
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When Black Characters Double-Deal to Make Ends Meet, It’s Never Enough
In three Broadway plays this season, a quest for financial stability can’t undo the trauma of the past or dismantle the architecture that places a ceiling on Black futures.
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Jon Meacham Grew Up With Civil War Bullets in His Backyard
The presidential biographer was raised on a battlefield, so when he was dispirited by the state of the union, it made sense to look to Lincoln.
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A Lingering Gettysburg Battle: Where Did Lincoln Stand?
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Four score and 79 years ago this Saturday, Abraham Lincoln stood up in the newly dedicated cemetery for Union soldiers who fell ...