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Caitlin Kunnunen (center) in "Predictor."
Reviews
The graphic designer who created the home pregnancy test finally gets her due
Lindsay B. Davis Dec 17, 2025 0

Caitlin Kinnunen stars in Jennifer Blackmer's inventive play "Predictor" about the woman who created the home pregnancy test at Off-Broadway's…

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Amber Gray, Matthew Broderick, and David Cross in New York Theatre Workshop's "Tartuffe."
Reviews
Matthew Broderick’s ‘Tartuffe’: The gentleman con and how to spot him
Matthew Wexler Dec 16, 2025 0

David Cross and Matthew Broderick anchor Lucas Hnath's verbose, witty "Tartuffe" at New York Theatre Workshop—a Molière for the moment.

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Works from "Heroes, Villains, and Violence" by Slawn x Opake.
Art
Slawn and Opake’s Miami art show asks: Are you the hero or the villain?
Karan Singh Dec 15, 2025 0

British street artists Slawn and Opake transform comic book heroes into emotional studies at Miami's Art of Hip Hop through…

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Michelle Williams in "Anna Christie" at St. Ann's Warehouse.
Reviews
Michelle Williams navigates a problematic classic in ‘Anna Christie’ at St. Ann’s Warehouse
Matthew Wexler Dec 14, 2025 0

Michelle Williams stars in an atmospheric "Anna Christie" at St. Anne's Warehouse, but O'Neill's 1921 gender politics feel like a…

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El Mago Pop
Hot Sec
El Mago Pop announces first-ever magic stadium tour
Matthew Wexler Dec 12, 2025 0

Spain's highest-grossing entertainer El Mago Pop takes illusion to stadiums globally, starting at Santiago Bernabéu with stops in Miami and…

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art book composite featuring works by Jenny Saville, Kerry James Marshall, Gabriele Münter, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Art Books
From Jenny Saville’s beauty deconstruction to the faces of Jean-Michel Basquiat: 5 new art books worth unwrapping
Karan Singh Dec 11, 2025 0

Five new titles on Jenny Saville, Greer Lankton, Kerry James Marshall, Gabriele Münter, and Jean-Michel Basquiat prove art books aren't…

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Ana Gasteyer
Music
Ana Gasteyer swings into The Town Hall with ‘Sugar & Booze’
Matthew Wexler Dec 10, 2025 0

SNL legend Ana Gasteyer brings her acclaimed "Sugar & Booze" holiday show to The Town Hall Dec 15 with big-band…

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MIKA
Music
MIKA announces ‘Spinning Out’ world tour with a kaleidoscopic new album on the horizon
Karan Singh Dec 10, 2025 0

After two decades of pop eccentricity, MIKA's most ambitious tour promises kaleidoscopic energy across two continents with brand new synth-laden…

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(l-r) Taylor Mac, Norm Lewis, and Justin Vivian Bond.
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The best holiday shows in NYC this December
Ryan Leeds Dec 9, 2025 0

From Brooklyn jazz to Taylor Mac's Christmas chaos, these six NYC holiday shows offer more bling than the tree at…

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June Squibb in "Marjorie Prime" on Broadway.
Reviews
June Squibb in ‘Marjorie Prime’ asks if AI can ease grief or just complicate it
Matthew Wexler Dec 8, 2025 0

June Squibb leads a stellar cast through "Marjorie Prime," Jordan Harrison's unsettling play about AI, grief, and why we keep…

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Books
In ‘Small Town Girls,’ Jayne Anne Phillips leaves West Virginia then writes her way back
Lauren Emily Whalen Apr 21, 2026
The cast of Broadway's "Schmigadoon!"
Reviews
‘Schmigadoon!’ has the charm, the corn pudding & a cast that deserves more to chew on
Billy McEntee Apr 20, 2026
Kelli O'Hara, Mark Consuelos, and Rose Byrne in "Fallen Angels."
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Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara make irresistible boozy besties in ‘Fallen Angels’
Matthew Wexler Apr 19, 2026
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Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle, and a Broadway revival that doesn’t add up
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