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The cast of "Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends."
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PHOTOS: A first look at ‘Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends’
Matthew Wexler Mar 28, 2025 0

A cast of Broadway favorites, including Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, pays tribute to the late, great Stephen Sondheim.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The 26 faces of Sarah Snook
Matthew Wexler Mar 28, 2025 0

Director Kip Williams creates a Dorian Gray for the selfie generation with "Succession"'s Sarah Snook at its center.

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"Penn's Treaty" by Edward Hicks
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Revisionist history at The Met
Matthew Wexler Mar 18, 2025 0

A viewing of Edward Hicks' 1847 painting "Penn's Treaty" rubbed me the wrong way. Here's why.

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The cast of "Sumo" at The Public Theater.
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‘Sumo’: Six rikishi, one heya, & countless secrets
Matthew Wexler Mar 7, 2025 0

Playwright Lisa Sanaye Dring brings the world of sumo to life in a new play at The Public Theater.

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Book cover of "Eating Ashes" and author Brenda Navarro.
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Book Review: Can you grieve a brother and a country at the same time? Novelist Brenda Navarro says yes
Laura Zornosa Jan 20, 2026
(l-r) Golda Rosheuvel, Ian McKellen, Rosie Sheehy, and Arinzé Kene in "An Ark."
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Heaven can wait: Ian McKellen elevates ‘An Ark,’ but mixed reality can’t bridge the digital divide
Matthew Wexler Jan 20, 2026
Cheyenne Jackson and Jane Krakowski in "Oh, Mary!"
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Why Broadway can’t stop obsessing over ‘Oh, Mary!’ & its rotating roster of stars
Lindsay B. Davis Jan 19, 2026
An illustration of Marie Antoinette.
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Inside the French museum where Marie Antoinette’s last luxury still lingers
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