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View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Wednesday, July 8, 2015 NYTimes.com/Theater » Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Get all digital access to The Times for just 99¢. News and Reviews Cory Weaver Review: 'Oklahoma!' Preserves a Classic While Adding Punch By BEN BRANTLEY Daniel Fish's excavation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic at Bard College asks that we listen with virgin ears to the show that changed the Broadway musical. Mary Altaffer/Associated Press Misty Copeland of American Ballet Theater to Join 'On the Town' By MICHAEL COOPER Misty Copeland of American Ballet Theater will replace Megan Fairchild of New York City Ballet in "On the Town" for two weeks in late August. ADVERTISEMENT Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The Cast of 'Amazing Grace' Grapples With Slavery By MICHAEL PAULSON The Broadway show, which opens on July 16, has raised emotions among the actors who will portray slaves and slave traders. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: 'Shows for Days,' With Patti LuPone as a Diva With Depth By BEN BRANTLEY Douglas Carter Beane's new play, at Lincoln Center, draws on his memories of working at a community playhouse as a teenager. T .Charles Erickson Review: 'Legacy,' an Uneasy Comedy of Morals at Williamstown Festival By BEN BRANTLEY This play by Daniel Goldfarb focuses on an older author (Eric Bogosian) who becomes obsessed with having a child, to the dismay of his wife (Jessica Hecht). Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: In 'Of Good Stock,' Alicia Silverstone Is a Sister in Distress By BEN BRANTLEY This play from Melissa Ross centers on three sisters with romantic challenges and other issues. Matthew Thompson Druid Theater Company Makes Shakespeare's Histories Its Own By ALEXIS SOLOSKI The acclaimed Irish troupe condenses "Richard II," "Henry IV, Part 1," "Henry IV, Part 2" and "Henry V" into a seven-hour marathon performance. ADVERTISEMENT New Productions of Classics Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: In Beckett's 'Happy Days,' a Woman Buried Deep by Inertia By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub star in this production at the Flea Theater, directed by Andrei Belgrader. Jill Jones Review: 'The Tempest' Brings Music and Spirits to Marcus Garvey Park By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES Carl Cofield directs the Classical Theater of Harlem's production, which stars Ron Cephas Jones as Prospero. Review: 'Ada/Ava,' a Conjuring of Loneliness and Comfort in Plain Sight By BEN BRANTLEY Review: 'Gloria,' at the Vineyard Theater, Looks at a Toxic Workplace By BEN BRANTLEY Review: In 'Significant Other,' a Young Man Pines as His Pals Pair Off By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Review: In 'Preludes,' a Hypnotist Tries to Get Rachmaninoff to Make Music Again 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. As a member of the TRUSTe privacy program, we are committed to protecting your privacy. (...) | Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2015 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018