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View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Wednesday, March 2, 2016 NYTimes.com/Theater » Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Get all digital access to The Times for just 99¢. Forest Whitaker in "Hughie." Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: In 'Hughie,' With Forest Whitaker, Two Desolate Lost Souls By BEN BRANTLEY The actor makes his Broadway debut in this one-act play by Eugene O'Neill. ADVERTISEMENT Reviews In 'Pericles,' Much Ado About a Lot of Things By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Trevor Nunn directs "Pericles," one of Shakespeare's tumultuous late romances, in a Theater for a New Audience Production. 'But I Cd Only Whisper,' a Tale of a Violent Veteran By BEN BRANTLEY Kristiana Rae Colón's play at the Flea Theater portrays an unthinkable crime and its origins and aftermath. In 'The Wildness,' Defenses Against Adulthood By BEN BRANTLEY In this tuneful production by Lauren Worsham and Kyle Jarrow, friends gather at the start of the new year to retell and play out a fairy tale of their own. Features Dead 400 Years, but Still Very Much Alive By STEVEN MCELROY AND ERIK PIEPENBURG Shakespeare is said to have been born, and died, on April 23. This year, the 400th anniversary of his death has prompted an outpouring of celebrations. Here are a highly curated few. Snapshot Q. and A.: Timothy Olyphant, a Tough Lawman, Goes Country Onstage By KATHRYN SHATTUCK Mr. Olyphant, of "Justified" and "Deadwood," discusses his role as a down-on-his-luck singer in Kenneth Lonergan's new play, "Hold on to Me Darling." Learning to Act, but Hungry for Roles to Practice By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES A new program at colleges and universities aims at cultivating female playwrights and the creation of more female characters in their work. Hey, Sport! ​Know Your Old New York Slang? By MICHAEL PAULSON AND SCOTT BLUMENTHAL Lingo of the 1920s is back on Broadway. Test your knowledge, with help from Forest Whitaker. ADVERTISEMENT Critics' Picks 'The Humans,' a Family Thanksgiving for a Fearful Middle Class By CHARLES ISHERWOOD 'Nice Fish,' Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins's Quirky Ice Fishing Tale By CHARLES ISHERWOOD In 'Dot,' a Fading Matriarch Brings a Family Together By CHARLES ISHERWOOD 'I'll Never Love Again,' From a Teenage Girl's Diary 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 2016 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018