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‘Heated Rivalry’ parody plays exactly as horny and heartfelt as you’d hope
The hit HBO Max ice hockey romance arrives Off-Broadway. 'Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody' scores a win.
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‘Fade’ at Studio Museum in Harlem finds power in the in-between
'Fade' gathers 17 artists in Studio Museum in Harlem's new home and asks them to hold the in-between.
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The hardest Tony category to define. And the one performance that defines it anyway
What does it mean to win Best Featured Actor at the Tonys? A critic's framework for the most confounding category…
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The 2025-26 Broadway season, reviewed
1 Minute Critic reviewed every Tony-nominated Broadway show of the 25-26 season. Here's the full verdict in 60 seconds each.
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Why Morgan Bassichis won’t let Frank Maya stay dead
Morgan Bassichis shines a spotlight on comedian Frank Maya at Soho Playhouse. Directed by Sam Pinkleton.
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Fame is fleeting in Broadway’s ‘Celebrity Autobiography’
“Celebrity” is subjective. In a 24/7 news cycle, where many of us get our virtual thrills from a swipe or…
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‘Animal Wisdom:’ a haunting love letter to the parts of your past that won’t stay quiet
A memory play with a musical soundtrack. A Southern gospel-infused, folk-rock opera. A deeply personal, emotional, and spiritual purge told…
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What the water holds in Jesmyn Ward’s ‘On Witness and Respair’
Jesmyn Ward's debut essay collection is luminous and at times repetitive, but essential reading on Black Southern life.
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DARA’s ‘Bangaranga’ won Eurovision. The word has been borrowed before, just not like this
DARA won Eurovision 2026 with 'Bangaranga,' but the song of the summer has questions to answer.
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