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The most exciting theater to see around D.C. and New York this spring

The most exciting theater to see around D.C. and New York this spring

Washington Post19-02-2025
Spring is a season for renewal. Onstage, we'll get reimagined classics — Vanyas galore, plus 'Hamlet' from the women's point of view — and new plays from some of the most daring writers working today, including Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney. Plus, George Clooney as Edward R. Murrow! John Wilkes Booth from the creator of 'Mad Men'! And musicals that prove the world is tremendously full of possibilities, whatever life outside the theater might lead you to believe. Step inside, the weather is fine.
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