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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

New Off Broadway Plays From Melissa James Gibson and Joshua Harmon

NYTimes.com: The British are coming! The British are coming! Yawn.

Season in and season out, a steady tide of London imports swamps Broadway, and the haul is as heavy as ever this spring. It’s Off Broadway where new American playwriting flourishes. And no, while that’s not breaking news either, I can confirm that this spring’s lineup boasts an unusually promising slate of shows from writers whose work I’ve admired in the past. For theatergoers more interested in new currents than the trials of British royals, here’s my version of a cheat sheet suggesting where your dollars might be profitably spent.

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