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Future legends
Who makes up New York theater’s next generation of superstars? You heard it here first. Prognostication is a mug’s game. No New York theater critic...
It’s incredibly hard to find only 50 things to love about theater in New York. We could name hundreds of actors, playwrights, directors and companies that deserve a standing O for enriching our playgoing lives. Here you’ll find a cross section of what’s great about the scene, from Broadway to Off-Off, as well as our picks for future legends—the artists we’ll be talking about decades from now. To paraphrase Oscar Hammerstein II, these are just a few of our favorite things.—Edited by David Cote and Adam Feldman
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Who makes up New York theater’s next generation of superstars? You heard it here first. Prognostication is a mug’s game. No New York theater critic...
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