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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August
The end of summer brings an eclectic mix of plays and musicals.
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The man who made me a critic never called himself one
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler on Playhouse Square, memories of his father, and how a childhood at the theater…
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‘Spelling Bee’ revival spells it out: J-O-Y
Twenty years on, "Spelling Bee" arrives Off-Broadway with fresh energy, proving the quirky musical's charm remains timeless.
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‘The Pass’ brings soccer’s closet drama to New York, but the tackles get sloppy
'The Pass' wins on set design, fumbles on chemistry
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The future is already here: ‘Disruption’ brings AI anxiety Off-Broadway
Andrew Stein's 'Disruption,' an AI thriller that feels less speculative than inevitable, arrives Off-Broadway.
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Before the Whitney Biennial closes, don’t miss the shrines of street queen Agosto Machado
Agosto Machado spent decades building altars to a vanished queer New York. Find his tribute inside the Whitney Biennial before…
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In ‘John of John,’ Douglas Stuart returns to familiar and fertile territory
Douglas Stuart's “John of John” delivers a quietly devastating portrait of a father and son who struggle to tell their…
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I went to ‘Les Misérables’ at Radio City and came home a singing student revolutionary
One critic's neighbors have not recovered from a week of 'Les Mis' earworms. Here's what the arena concert spectacular gets…
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Before ‘Purple Rain’ hits Broadway, meet the photographer who knew Prince best
Broadway is getting ready to resurrect another pop icon when Purple Rain opens at the Majestic Theatre next March. Based…
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