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View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Wednesday, December 9, 2015 NYTimes.com/Theater » Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Get all digital access to The Times for just 99¢. Photographs by Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The Best Theater of 2015 By BEN BRANTLEY AND CHARLES ISHERWOOD "Hamilton," "An American in Paris" and "Eclipsed" are among the highlights. ADVERTISEMENT Reviews 'School of Rock' Teaches the ABCs of Power Chords By BEN BRANTLEY Starring a bouncing Super Ball of energy named Alex Brightman, this is Andrew Lloyd Webber's friskiest musical in decades. In David Mamet's 'China Doll,' Al Pacino as an Urban Warrior in Winter By BEN BRANTLEY No play opening on Broadway this fall has had a more fraught back story, though star power always guaranteed a commercial slam dunk. David Bowie Songs and a Familiar Alien in 'Lazarus' By BEN BRANTLEY Michael C. Hall stars in Ivo van Hove's New York Theater Workshop production of this sequel to "The Man Who Fell to Earth." In 'Invisible Thread,' a Gay New Yorker Goes to Uganda By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Directed by Diane Paulus, this musical by Griffin Matthews and Matt Gould is drawn from Mr. Matthews's real experiences working in Africa. In 'The Reenactors,' a Play About a Suicide Pact Has a Twist By NEIL GENZLINGER This Juliana Francis Kelly work revolves around the rehearsal of a play about four teenagers. Chen Shi-Zheng's 'Double It,' Feats of Derring-Do, With Vignettes By ALEXIS SOLOSKI This chamber spectacle, described as "a living room circus," features a cast of 12 Chinese acrobats and martial artists at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. ADVERTISEMENT News and Features Chicago Will Get Its Own 'Hamilton' Production By MICHAEL PAULSON The musical will open in September for an open-ended run. Matthew Morrison Is Leaving 'Neverland' By MICHAEL PAULSON No replacement has been named for the part of J.M. Barrie. Cameron Scoggins Brings the 'Bro' to a Very Strange Family in 'Hir' By STEVEN McELROY He portrays a tightly wound former Marine in this production at Playwrights Horizons. Critics' Picks In 'Steve,' Contemplating Middle Age and Monogamy By BEN BRANTLEY 'A View From the Bridge' Bears Witness to the Pain of Fate By BEN BRANTLEY 'Pike St.,' Where One Woman Speaks for All By CHARLES ISHERWOOD 'Henry IV,' Donmar Warehouse's All-Female Version By BEN BRANTLEY FOLLOW THEATER FACEBOOK @nytimestheater Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. Subscribe » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Theater Update newsletter.   (...)| Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2015 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018