Known as one of the greatest mimes of all time, Marcel Marceau’s lesser-known heroism will take center stage in Marcel on the Train, a new Off-Broadway play set to make its world premiere at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater (136 East 13th Street) in February 2026. The production stars Ethan Slater—who also co-wrote the story … This new Off-Broadway play centers on famed mime Marcel Marceau’s mission to rescue Jewish children during the Holocaust

Although William Shakespeare wrote The Merchant of Venice in the late 1500s, experts still debate whether the play, about a merchant named Antonio who defaults on a loan he takes out on behalf of his friend Bassanio through Jewish moneylender Shylock, is replete with antisemitic tropes or simply explores the very concept of antisemitism through … ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star T.R. Knight to star in Off-Broadway production of ‘The Merchant of Venice’