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Bobby Moreno, Bartley Booz, Cricket Brown, Donetta Lavinia Grays, Jeff Biehl, and Bruce McKenzie in "The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire."

Anne Washburn’s ‘The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire’ needs more time to simmer

Billy McEntee Nov 9, 2025 0

Anna Washburn's world premiere play about intentional living needs more intentional storytelling. Strong performances can't clarify the vision.

Exterior view of the Studio Museum in Harlem's new building, 2025. Courtesy Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Albert Vecerka/Esto.

Art

The Studio Museum in Harlem opens a new home, featuring Tom Lloyd and neighborhood soul

Matthew Wexler Nov 7, 2025 0

After 7 years away, Studio Museum reclaims its Harlem corner with bold new digs. The capital of Black America gets…

Reviews

Yes we can: ’44 The Musical’ makes politics laughable again

Ryan Leeds Nov 6, 2025 0

Political satire gets musical makeover in Eli Bauman's "44 The Musical," spoofing Obama, Biden, and GOP eccentrics with wit and…

Julia Lester and Marin Ireland in "Queens by Martyna Majok.

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Martyna Majok’s ‘Queens’: Where a basement becomes urgent refuge for immigrant women

Matthew Wexler Nov 5, 2025 0

Martyna Majok's "Queens" Off-Broadway stars Marin Ireland in MTC's timely story of immigrant women surviving in a Queens basement apartment.

MONUMENTS exhibit at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and The Brick.

Art

In Downtown LA, MOCA’s ‘MONUMENTS’ turns America’s toppled past into urgent art

Karan Singh Nov 5, 2025 0

Downtown LA's MOCA hosts decommissioned statues alongside new works. "MONUMENTS" asks: Who deserves to be remembered, and who deserves to…

Taylor Trensch, Alex Newell, and Gabi Carrubba in "Bat Boy The Musical."

Reviews

Can a tabloid legend soar onstage? Taylor Trensch makes ‘Bat Boy’ believe it can

Matthew Wexler Nov 4, 2025 0

Tony nominee Taylor Trensch meets his match in "Bat Boy" but the musical's wacky plot may leave you in a…

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November

Lauren Emily Whalen Nov 3, 2025 0

November openings bring Mozart rivalry, 80s power suits, heartbreak ballads, and radical joy to regional theaters nationwide.

The cast of "Messy White Gays" by Drew Droege.

Reviews

Drew Droege skewers queer culture in ‘Messy White Gays,’ but who’s in on the joke?

Matthew Wexler Nov 2, 2025 0

Drew Droege's "Messy White Gays" delivers laughs early but loses steam faster than a Sniffies hookup gone wrong.

Betsy Aidem, Kristolyn Lloyd, Irene Sofia Lucio, Adina Verson, Audrey Corsa, and Susannah Flood in the Broadway production of "Liberation."

Reviews

Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ reveals why 70s feminism was more complicated than the sisterhood myth

Lindsay B. Davis Nov 1, 2025 0

Bess Wohl's "Liberation" examines a 1970s women's consciousness-raising group through the eyes of the present day, with an ensemble that…

Anne Washburn’s ‘The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire’ needs more time to simmer

The Studio Museum in Harlem opens a new home, featuring Tom Lloyd and neighborhood soul

Yes we can: ’44 The Musical’ makes politics laughable again

Martyna Majok’s ‘Queens’: Where a basement becomes urgent refuge for immigrant women

In Downtown LA, MOCA’s ‘MONUMENTS’ turns America’s toppled past into urgent art

Can a tabloid legend soar onstage? Taylor Trensch makes ‘Bat Boy’ believe it can

5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November

Drew Droege skewers queer culture in ‘Messy White Gays,’ but who’s in on the joke?

Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ reveals why 70s feminism was more complicated than the sisterhood myth

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Why Morgan Bassichis won’t let Frank Maya stay dead

Fame is fleeting in Broadway’s ‘Celebrity Autobiography’

‘Animal Wisdom:’ a haunting love letter to the parts of your past that won’t stay quiet

What the water holds in Jesmyn Ward’s ‘On Witness and Respair’