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View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Wednesday, December 30, 2015 NYTimes.com/Theater » Wednesday, December 30, 2015 Get all digital access to The Times for just 99¢. Checking Back 'The King and I,' With Hoon Lee as a More Tragic Monarch By BEN BRANTLEY Mr. Lee, who stepped in as His Majesty in September, invests his character with a wit and poignancy and an electric attraction to Kelli O'Hara's Anna. 'Kinky Boots' With Wayne Brady as a Cross-Dresser You Could Take Home to Mother By BEN BRANTLEY This Broadway show's latest star plays a cabaret drag artist with broad, wholesome appeal. 'The Curious Incident' Is on the Grid With a New Christopher By ALEXIS SOLOSKI Tyler Lea steps into the principal role in this mystery, using posture and gesture to convey his distress in certain situations. Blue Man Group Shows a Sense of Fun at Astor Place Theater By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES The group still performs its signature brand of entertainment at the theater, a space where the company has been performing since 1991. ADVERTISEMENT News and Features Andrea Martin and Tracee Chimo, Funny Women on Broadway, Tackle 'Noises Off' By ALEXIS SOLOSKI The two comedians discuss their Broadway show and how to make an audience laugh. Immersive Theater's Next Stop: A Sexy '70s Fantasy Island By DIEP TRAN The team behind the immersive hit "Then She Fell" recreates the era in "The Grand Paradise," a bigger production set at a hedonistic Florida resort. Tonya Pinkins to Depart From 'Mother Courage' Off Broadway By ALEXIS SOLOSKI The show's opening, which was slated for Jan. 7, will be postponed. For Many Shows, A Happy Holiday Week at Broadway Box Office By JONATHAN WOLFE Eighteen shows earned more than $1 million at the box office, with "Aladdin" and "School of Rock" setting records. Backstage on Broadway With the Holiday Spirit By ERIK PIEPENBURG Stars of "Finding Neverland, "Wicked" and "On Your Feet" decorate their personal spaces to remind them of the season. The Year in Theater 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. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The Stage's Best Moments This Year By THE NEW YORK TIMES Critics and reporters for The Times pick out their favorite experiences in the theater in 2015. ADVERTISEMENT Reviews American Dance Machine Offers 70 Years of Steps By ALASTAIR MACAULAY Directed by Wayne Cilento, this choreographic anthology of numbers from musicals, TV shows and films is at the Joyce Theater through Jan. 3. 'Land of Fire' Centers on a Victim Who Reaches Out to a Terrorist By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES Mario Diament's play, at Theater for the New City, is partly based on the life of Yulie Cohen, an Israeli who sought to forgive a Palestinian involved in the attack that injured her. 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' and 'Linda' By MATT WOLF These two tales of power and madness bring strong women characters to the front of the London stage. Critics' Picks Review: A 'Fiddler on the Roof' Revival With an Echo of Modernity By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Review: In 'Marjorie Prime,' Lois Smith Connects With the Past By BEN BRANTLEY Review: In 'MotherStruck!' Staceyann Chin Chronicles Her Quest to Become Pregnant By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Review: 'The Golden Bride' Walks Down the Aisle Again By LAURA COLLINS- HUGHES 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