Against all odds, there was astonishing work everywhere you looked this year.
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); and the autumn avalanche of conventional stagings.
What has been thrilling about looking back is finding astonishing work in all three types of dramatic creation.
This top tens policy is not to relist productions that have transferred, no matter how gorgeous they are.
10.The Mother
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9.Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran
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8.Six
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7.Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
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6.Taxilandia
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Modesto Flako Jimenez was not deterred by the weird requirements of pandemic theater; he was inspired by them.
It wasnt a tour, but it was aride.
5.Trouble in Mind
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4.Lackawanna Blues
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Ruben Santiago-Hudsons bluesy solo performance actually had more folks in it than any other Broadway show this season.
3.The Long Goodbye
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2.Only an Octave Apart
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1.Caroline, or Change
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