April 2025 - 1 Minute Critic

Diane Warren and Steven Reineke at Carnegie Hall

Music

‘This is f**kin’ amazing!’: Diane Warren’s raw reaction to star-studded Carnegie Hall tribute

Ryan Leeds Apr 30, 2025 0

The New York Pops celebrated Grammy winner and 16-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren with an all-star Carnegie Hall tribute.

Dancers from 'Buena Vista Social Club' on Broadway

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‘Buena Vista Social Club’ leads dance-tastic Chita Rivera Award nominations

Matthew Wexler Apr 29, 2025 0

Broadway's dance community gathers to celebrate the best choreographers, dancers, and ensembles in a ceremony named after legend Chita Rivera.

Reviews

No body better: ‘Dead Outlaw’ is Broadway’s most unlikely hit

Matthew Wexler Apr 27, 2025 0

From bungled heist to carnival attraction, Broadway's "Dead Outlaw" kills it as 2025's best new musical about life after death.

Reviews

Forget what you think about biomusicals: Jonathan Groff changes the game ‘Just in Time’

Matthew Wexler Apr 27, 2025 0

Jonathan Groff brings crooner Bobby Darin to life, but don't expect a traditional tribute performance. This one stops time. Literally.

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FIRST LOOK: ‘Real Women Have Curves’ arrives on Broadway

Matthew Wexler Apr 25, 2025 0

"Real Women Have Curves" heads to Broadway. Here's a first look, including 12 performers making their Broadway debuts!

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Broadway’s secret sauce: How ‘Theater Kid’ Jeffrey Seller cooked up ‘Hamilton’ & ‘Rent’

Matthew Wexler Apr 25, 2025 0

Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller tells all in a new memoir that traces his early years to the biggest hits of…

Ryan J. Haddad wears a bright pink shirt in his solo play "Hold Me in the Water."

Reviews

Ryan J. Haddad’s measured monologue leaves us thirsty for more

Matthew Wexler Apr 23, 2025 0

Disabled writer-actor Ryan J. Haddad returns with another solo show, but is the glass half full or empty?

Jeremy Jordan in "Floyd Collins" at Lincoln Center Theater.

Reviews

Jeremy Jordan shines in ‘Floyd Collins’ despite cavernous challenges

Matthew Wexler Apr 21, 2025 0

Jeremy Jordan isn't the only one feeling stuck in Lincoln Center Theater's "Floyd Collins," about a cave explorer trapped underground.

Jasmine Amy Rogers and the cast of "Boop! The Musical."

Reviews

Betty Boop jumps dimensions, but gets trapped in a 1D Broadway plot

Matthew Wexler Apr 20, 2025 0

Jasmine Amy Rogers carries the weight of two worlds in her shoulders in "BOOP! The Musical."

Sadie Sink in "John Proctor is the Villain."

Reviews

Sadie Sink leads a powerful Gen Z takedown of ‘The Crucible’

Jude Cramer Apr 19, 2025 0

In "John Proctor is the Villain," Sadie Sink and a powerful ensemble dismantle Arthur Miller's American classic

Firelei Báez, Untitled (Les tables de gé ographie réduites en un jeu de cartes) , 2022.

Art

‘This is f**kin’ amazing!’: Diane Warren’s raw reaction to star-studded Carnegie Hall tribute

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ leads dance-tastic Chita Rivera Award nominations

No body better: ‘Dead Outlaw’ is Broadway’s most unlikely hit

Forget what you think about biomusicals: Jonathan Groff changes the game ‘Just in Time’

FIRST LOOK: ‘Real Women Have Curves’ arrives on Broadway

Broadway’s secret sauce: How ‘Theater Kid’ Jeffrey Seller cooked up ‘Hamilton’ & ‘Rent’

Ryan J. Haddad’s measured monologue leaves us thirsty for more

Jeremy Jordan shines in ‘Floyd Collins’ despite cavernous challenges

Betty Boop jumps dimensions, but gets trapped in a 1D Broadway plot

Sadie Sink leads a powerful Gen Z takedown of ‘The Crucible’

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Can fabric and collage dismantle colonial history? Firelei Báez makes a breathtaking case

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Broadway’s best join The Public Theater’s People’s Filibuster

‘Blackout Songs’ spirals through a decade of addiction, but where does it land?

Book Review: Marc Shaiman’s tell-most memoir isn’t afraid to name names