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Photo: OHIO STATE MURDERS by Adrienne Kennedy; directed by Kenny Leon With Audra McDonald Bryce Pinkham Mister Fitzgerald Lizan Mitchell Abigail Stephenson Dress rehearsal photographed: Thursday, November 10, 2022; at James Earl Jones Theatre ; Photograph: © 2022 Richard Termine. PHOTO CREDIT - Richard Termine

Ohio State Murders: Uncomfortable Truths on B’way

The celebrated African-American playwright Adrienne Kennedy made her belated Broadway debut with a mystifying, powerful production of her 1991 work Ohio State Murders featuring a stellar turn from six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald. Unfortunately, there is no mystery as to why it took so long for the 91-year-old author, the winner of several Obie Awards, …

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Three Broadway Shows Disappoint Despite Big Stars

The fall Broadway season is in full swing with a trio of star-studded revivals of small-cast plays, each failing their author’s intent by varying degrees. Sam Shepherd’s Fool for Love, Harold Pinter’s Old Times, and D.L. Coburn’s The Gin Game present dark visions of human connections and the clash of memory and personality, but only …

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