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Henrik Ibsen’s world-(in)famous play “A Doll’s House” has not been seen on Broadway in over 25 years, when Janet McTeer led a production under the direction of Anthony Page. Now, into the shoes of legendary character Nora Helmer steps Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, starring in a work adapted by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Amy Herzog and directed by Tony Award nominee Jamie Lloyd. “A Doll’s House” opened March 9 at the Hudson Theatre and will play through June 10, just one day before the Tonys.

Joining Chastain in Ibsen’s form-defining domestic drama about the oppressive gender politics of the so-called private sphere in nineteenth-century Norway are Emmy nominee Arian Moayed as her husband Torvald, Okieriete Onaodowan as the opportunistic Nils Krogstad, Michael Patrick Thornton as the sympathetic Dr. Rank, Jesmille Darbouze as Nora’s old friend Kristine Linde, and Tasha Lawrence as the Helmers’ nanny.

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Jessica Chastain is already seated onstage, in character as Nora Helmer, when the audience starts filing in for A Doll’s House. Looking every inch the gorgeous, troubled trophy wife in a period-nonspecific black dress, her expression a mask of numb absence, she circuits the stage over and over on a slow turntable. She will rarely leave that chair over the course of this transfixing slow-boil take on the landmark Ibsen drama, which builds a bridge between its original 1879 setting and the present day in Amy Herzog’s laser-focused new modern adaptation.

Mounted with daring austerity even by the usual pared-down standards of director Jamie Lloyd, the production finds scorching intensity in stillness. Simple wooden chairs — plus the wheelchair used by actor Michael Patrick Thornton, who plays sickly cynic Dr. Rank with delicious bone-dry affectlessness and simmering sexual tension — are the only scenic or prop elements in the stark playing space.

A Doll’s House starring Jessica Chastain and Succession‘s Arian Moayed has extended its Broadway run by a week, and will now play through Saturday, June 10.

The extension announced by producer The Jamie Lloyd Company comes just a day before the revival’s March 9 opening at the Hudson Theatre. The new version of Ibsen’s classic is adapted by Amy Herzog and directed by Lloyd.

The Lloyd company said the week-long extension of the limited engagement was due to popular demand. Last week, A Doll’s House grossed $742,696 and filled a strong 93% of seats at the Hudson.

Chastain and Moayed are joined onstage by a cast that includes Jesmille Darbouze, Tasha Lawrence, Michael Patrick Thornton and Okieriete Onaodowan.

We’re now about halfway through the 2022-23 Broadway season, and there are currently nine productions of plays set to open this spring. Could we be seeing any of them contend at this year’s Tony Awards? Below is a plot overview of each play as well as the awards history of its author, cast, and creative teams, plus the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.

“Pictures From Home” (opens February 9; closes April 30)

This stage adaptation of Larry Sultan’s 1992 photo memoir is a comic and dramatic portrait of a mother and father, and the son who photographed their lives. As Larry tries to capture his parents, their reality explodes from the frame in an exploration of the power of art and how much it reveals.

Adapted for the stage by WGA nominee Sharr White, the production stars Tony winner Danny Burstein, three-time Tony winner Nathan Lane, and four-time Tony nominee Zoë Wanamaker.

Now streaming on VOD and Digital, Sanctioning Evil is a new action-thriller directed by Ante Novakovic and written by Kyle Travis Sharp. The film follows Sergeant Barnes, who was dishonorably discharged from the military following an incident with one of his soldiers. However, Barnes finds himself back in action when a wealthy politician asks for his help with a top-secret operation.

Tobias Truvillion has worked on several films and appeared in shows such as Empire and New Amsterdam. Zach McGowan is formerly known for playing King Roan on The 100, while Taryn Manning can be seen in Sons of Anarchy and Orange is the New Black. The cast also includes Chris Tardio, Tasha Lawrence, Carrie Kim, Kyle Travis Sharp, Kresh Novakovic, Ebony Jo-Ann, James Biberi, Betsy Beutler, and John D. Alexander.

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Stars Tobias Truvillion, Zach McGowan, and Taryn Manning chat...

"We're not criminals, we're sanitation workers taking out the trash." Vertical Entertainment has revealed an official trailer for an indie action thriller titled Sanctioning Evil, from filmmaker Ante Novakovic. This has such a strange concept and all the synopses are extremely vague in actually describing what's going on. After being dishonorably discharged from the U.S. military, a Staff Sergeant finds his way back into society through a charismatic politician deploying a covert military operation to eliminate an underground criminal entity on U.S soil. So he's recruited to kill someone this politician doesn't like, but why? Which side is on? What's the message here, what exactly is it trying to say? This stars Tobias Truvillion, Zach McGowan, Taryn Manning, Ebony Jo-ann, Chris Tardio, Carrie Kim, Kyle Sharp, Tasha Lawrence, Kresh Novakovic, and James Biberi. This trailer only make everything a bit more confusing trying to decipher who's who and...

Tobias Truvillion (Hitch), Taryn Manning (Orange is the New Black), Zach McGowan (Shameless), Chris Tardio (Younger) and Tasha Lawrence (The Looming Tower) have been tapped to star in Sanctioning Evil, an indie action-thriller from Jars Media Group and Novakovic Brothers Films.

Directed by Ante Novakovic, the story centers on Staff Sgt. Barnes (Truvillion), a recently discharged Army veteran who finds his way back into society via a charismatic congressman named Ambrose (McGowan). Barnes and Ambrose walk a fine line between covert military operations on civilian soil and unsanctioned retribution toward an underground criminal element, all while being tracked by FBI special agent Kensington (Manning).

Rounding out the cast are Carrie Kim, James Biberi, Kyle Travis Sharp, Kresh Novakovic, Betsy Beutler, Al Linea, Peter Patrikios, Ebony Jo-Ann, Taheim Bryan, Tony Ferro, Artie Pasquale and Byron Clohessy.

Kyle Travis Sharp and Lance Sharp wrote the screenplay, which is being produced by Rob Simmons,...

Tasha Lawrence, Morocco Omari, Karen Pittman, Namir Smallwood, Jaime Lincoln Smith, and Heather Velazquez are featured in Lincoln Center Theater's production of Pipeline, a new play by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, which opened just lastnight, July 10, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 150 West 65 Street.

Tasha Lawrence, Morocco Omari, Karen Pittman, Namir Smallwood, Jaime Lincoln Smith, and Heather Velazquez are featured in Lincoln Center Theater's production of Pipeline, a new play by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, which opens tonight, July 10, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 150 West 65 Street. Watch highlights from the production below...

Roundabout Theatre Company presentsSteven Levenson's The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin Dear Evan Hansen new play, If I Forget, directed by Daniel Sullivan. The cast includes Larry BryggmanPicnic, Maria Dizzia 'Orange is the New Black', Tasha Lawrence Good People, Jeremy Shamos Noises Off, Seth Steinberg, Kate Walsh 'Grey's Anatomy', and Gary Wilmes Irrational Man. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below...

Roundabout Theatre Company will soon present Steven Levenson's The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin Dear Evan Hansen new play, If I Forget, directed by Daniel Sullivan. The cast includes Larry BryggmanPicnic, Maria Dizzia 'Orange is the New Black', Tasha Lawrence Good People, Jeremy Shamos Noises Off, Seth Steinberg, Kate Walsh 'Grey's Anatomy', and Gary Wilmes Irrational Man. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below...

Roundabout Theatre Company will soon present Steven Levenson's The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin Dear Evan Hansen new play, If I Forget, directed by Daniel Sullivan. The cast includes Larry Bryggman Picnic, Maria Dizzia 'Orange is the New Black', Tasha Lawrence Good People, Jeremy Shamos Noises Off, Seth Steinberg, Kate Walsh 'Grey's Anatomy', and Gary Wilmes Irrational Man.

McC Theater presents theNew York premiere of John Pollono's Lost Girls. Golden Globenominated star of stage and screen, Piper Perabo --who recently completed five seasons of the USA's popular drama series Covert Affairs for which she received a Golden GlobeAward nomination, and was last seen onstage in the Broadway and McC Theater productions of Neil Labute's Reasons to be Pretty --stars alongsideEbon Moss-Bachrach HBO's Girls, Meghann Fahy Next to Normal, Tasha Lawrence Good People, The Whale, and newcomers Lizzy DeClement and Josh Green. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below...

McC Theaterpresents theNew York premiere of John Pollono's Lost Girls.Golden Globe nominated star of stage and screen, Piper Perabo-who recently completed five seasons of the USA's popular drama series 'Covert Affairs' for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination, and was last seen onstage in the Broadway and McC Theater productions of Neil Labute's Reasons to be Pretty-stars alongside Ebon Moss-Bachrach HBO's 'Girls', Meghann Fahy Next to Normal, Tasha Lawrence Good People, The Whale, and newcomers Lizzy DeClement and Josh Green.

McC Theater has just announced the the New York premiere of John Pollono's Lost Girls. Golden Globe nominated star of stage and screen, Piper Perabo-who recently completed five seasons of the USA's popular drama series 'Covert Affairs' for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination, and was last seen onstage in the Broadway and McC Theater productions of Neil Labute's Reasons to be Pretty-stars alongside Ebon Moss-BachrachHBO's 'Girls', Meghann Fahy Next to Normal,Tasha Lawrence Good People, The Whale, and newcomers Lizzy DeClement and Josh Green.

McC Theater has just announced thethe New York premiere of John Pollono's Lost Girls, BroadwayWorld has confirmed. Golden Globe nominated star of stage and screen, Piper Perabo-who recently completed five seasons of the USA's popular drama series Covert Affairs for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination, and was last seen onstage in the Broadway and McC Theater productions of Neil Labute's Reasons to be Pretty-stars alongside Ebon Moss-Bachrach HBO's Girls, Meghann Fahy Next to Normal, Tasha Lawrence Good People, The Whale, and newcomers Lizzy DeClement and Josh Green.

Why Watch? An angry, bittersweet little film, this short from writer/director Cavan Campbell features a couple who would probably care deeply for each other if they could only push past the brick wall of their entrenched insecurities. Driven like a mac truck by Tasha Lawrence and Dylan Scott Smith’s fist-clenching performances, the outstanding single-take cinematography allows us to be passive observers. That’s equally comforting and frustrating as there are moments you feel lucky not to be cramped in the small bathroom with their anger and others where you want to grab Roz and Kenny, hold them close and promise them it’ll all be okay. It’s a portrait of sharing a difficult life that defies cliche and magnetizes empathy. What Will It Cost? About 11 minutes. A New Short Film Every Week Day...

The Drama Desk Awards — commonly known as the theater world’s Golden Globes, though nominees are represented across all NYC productions in a season — are the last precursor to the Tony Awards (check EW.com tomorrow morning for a full list of those). And judging by the list below, it’s going to be quite a competitive year, with some pretty heavy-hitters mixed in with longshots, not to mention some major snubs (Alan Cumming, Cyndi Lauper, Fiona Shaw, Chaplin’s Rob McClure to name a few). The winners will be announced at NYC’s Town Hall on May 19. Below is...

The Whale Playwrights Horizons, NYC

Leaving a play with the sense that you need a minute to walk off the weight of its strength is a rare and wonderful sensation. It means that the work has hit you, that its words have somehow found their way through the cracks of the protective exterior we all wear to get through the day and reached the vulnerable core where we are still capable of change. This is the place where good plays are meant to take hold, and The Whale, currently running at Playwrights Horizons, is one of these extraordinary plays. Plunging into a depth of unconventional characters adrift in a sea of uncovered territory, playwright Samuel D. Hunter has harpooned an unlikely hero and the swells of torment and love that surround him.

Shuler Hensley takes on the ample skin of Charlie, down to the sleep apnea that can only be...