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Reasons to Be Happy

Rated as: 2/5
Price band: 3/4

Reasons to Be Happy. Lucille Lortel Theatre (see Off Broadway). Written and directed by Neil LaBute. With Jenna Fischer, Josh Hamilton. 2hrs 15mins. One intermission. Reasons to Be Happy: plot synopsis Emotional-button pusher Neil LaBute returns to his MCC Theater stomping grounds to direct his new

121 Christopher St, between Bleecker and Hudson Sts
$69–$89
Wed Jun 19 - Sat Jun 29

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Venice

Rated as: 2/5
Price band: 1/4

Venice. Public Theater (Off Broadway). Book by Eric Rosen. Music by Matt Sax. Lyrics by Sax and Rosen. Director: Rosen. With ensemble cast. Running time: 2hrs 30mins. One intermission. Venice: synopsis Citizens rich and poor, including a pair of young lovers, try to unite their fractured city in a

425 Lafayette St, between Astor Pl and E 4th St
$15, after June 23 $45
Wed Jun 19 - Sun Jun 30

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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Rated as: 5/5
Price band: 2/4
Critics choice

Theater review by Adam Feldman. Kazino (Off Broadway). By Dave Malloy. Dir. Rachel Chavkin. With Malloy, Phillipa Soo, Lucas Steele. 2hrs 40mins. One intermission. Revisiting a favorite show, like reuniting with a lover after months of separation, can be a source of concern. Has it changed since

W 13th St, at Washington St, 10011
$125–$175 (includes dinner and one drink),...
Wed Jun 19 - Sun Sep 1

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The Comedy of Errors

Rated as: 4/5
Critics choice
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The Comedy of Errors.Delacorte Theater (see Off Broadway). By William Shakespeare. Directed by Daniel Sullivan. With Hamish Linklater, Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Running time: 1hr 30mins. No intermission. The Comedy of Errors: plot synopsis Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Hamish Linklater are the rare actors

Central Park, at 81st St
Wed Jun 19 - Sun Jun 30

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Lesbian Love Octagon

Rated as: 4/5
Price band: 2/4
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Lesbian Love Octagon. Kraine Theater (see Off-Off Broadway). Music and lyrics by Will Larche. Book and lyrics by Kimberlea Kressal. Directed by Kressal. With ensemble cast. Running time: 2hrs. One intermission. Lesbian Love Octagon: Plot synopsis Kimberlea Kressal and Will Larche's musical comedy

85 E 4th St, between Bowery and Second Ave, 10003
$18
Wed Jun 19 - Sat Jun 29

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Somewhere Fun

Rated as: 4/5
Price band: 3/4
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Somewhere Fun. Vineyard Theatre (see Off Broadway). By Jenny Schwartz. Dir. Anne Kauffman. With ensemble cast. 2hrs 15mins. Two intermissions. Somewhere Fun: plot synopsis The team behind 2008's compelling God's Ear, playwright Jenny Schwartz and director Anne Kauffman, returns to the Vineyard

108 E 15th St, between Union Sq East and Irving Pl
$30–$75, premium $100
Wed Jun 19 - Sun Jun 23

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Pippin

Rated as: 5/5
Price band: 3/4
Critics choice

Theater review by Adam Feldman. Music Box Theatre (Broadway). Book by Roger O. Hirson. Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Dir. Diane Paulus. With Matthew James Thomas, Patina Miller, Rachel Bay Jones. 2hrs 30mins. One intermission. Ladies and gentlemen, step right up to the greatest show of the

239 W 45th St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave
$59–157.50
Wed Jun 19 - Sun Jan 5

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Sleep No More

Rated as: 4/5
Price band: 2/4
Critics choice

To untimely rip and paraphrase a line from Macbeth: Our eyes are made the fools of the other senses, or else worth all the rest. A multitude of searing sights crowd the spectator's gaze at the bedazzling and uncanny theater installation Sleep No More. Your sense of space and depth---already

530 W 27th St, between Tenth and Eleventh Aves
$75–$95, premium $125–$162.50
Wed Jun 19 - Tue Dec 31

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Good Television

Rated as: 4/5
Price band: 2/4
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Good Television. Atlantic Stage 2 (Off Broadway). By Rod McLachlan. Dir. Bob Krakower. With Kelly McAndrew, Talia Balsam. 1hr 45mins. One intermission. Good Television plot synopsis: A reality-TV producer travels to South Carolina to interview a meth addict in the Off Broadway playwriting debut of

330 W 16th St, between Eighth and Ninth Aves, downstairs
$30, after June 16 $45
Wed Jun 19 - Fri Jun 21

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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Rated as: 4/5
Price band: 3/4
Critics choice

Theater review by David Cote. John Golden Theatre (see Broadway). By Christopher Durang. Dir. Nicholas Martin. With David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, Sigourney Weaver. 2hrs 30mins. One intermission. Maybe I was trapped in an Ivanov-like funk when I reviewed Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike