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Curated book recommendations featuring John of John by Douglas Stuart and Kids Wait Till You Hear This by Liza Minnelli with 1 Minute Critic tote bag
Curated book recommendations featuring John of John by Douglas Stuart and Kids Wait Till You Hear This by Liza Minnelli with 1 Minute Critic tote bag
Books
Douglas Stuart, Tayari Jones, Han Kang & 27 more reasons to put your phone down
By Editors Mar 20, 2026 0

Douglas Stuart, Tayari Jones, Han Kang, and 27 more picks: five shelves of curated reads. Fresh picks each season.

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Ben Platt and Gianmarco Soresi at Joe's Pub.
Ben Platt and Gianmarco Soresi at Joe's Pub.
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The theater kid in you never takes a final bow. Gianmarco Soresi’s ‘Theater Adult’ proves it
Jude Kramer Jude Cramer Mar 18, 2026 0

Gianmarco Soresi's Theater Adult turns theater kids in recovery into the stars of the show — with a little help…

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Abigain Bengson and Shaun Bengson in "My Joy is Heavy" at New York Theatre Workshop.
Abigain Bengson and Shaun Bengson in "My Joy is Heavy" at New York Theatre Workshop.
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‘My Joy is Heavy’ asks something of you: be present
Jerry Portwood Jerry Portwood Mar 17, 2026 0

Grief, joy, houseplants, and a voice that yodels and keens: The Bengsons' 'My Joy Is Heavy' turns loss into something…

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Theatre Group Asia's "A Chorus Line."
Theatre Group Asia's "A Chorus Line."
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‘A Chorus Line’ turns 50, goes global & proves it was always bigger than Broadway
Ryan Leeds Ryan Leeds Mar 15, 2026 0

Theatre Group Asia's all-Filipino cast and an Emmy-winning director-choreographer make this a 50th anniversary production 'A Chorus Line' deserves.

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John Kelly in "Bughouse" at Vineyard Theatre.
John Kelly in "Bughouse" at Vineyard Theatre.
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Artist Henry Darger built a universe. ‘Bughouse’ merely knocks at the door
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Mar 14, 2026 0

Gorgeous production design can't rescue this visually rich but dramatically thin portrait of outsider artist Henry Darger.

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Daniel Radcliffe in "Every Brilliant Thing."
Daniel Radcliffe in "Every Brilliant Thing."
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Daniel Radcliffe high-fives the entire Hudson Theatre, and that’s kind of the problem
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Mar 12, 2026 0

Daniel Radcliffe is everything you want in "Every Brilliant Thing." The Hudson Theatre just isn't the venue for it.

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Celia Keenan-Bolger and Susannah Perkins in "Antigone (This Play I Read in High School.)
Celia Keenan-Bolger and Susannah Perkins in "Antigone (This Play I Read in High School.)
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‘Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)’ swaps burial rites for reproductive rights
Billy McEntee Billy McEntee Mar 11, 2026 0

Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) explores reproductive rights through the lens of Greek tragedy. The cast mostly…

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"Showstoppers: The Art of Stage and Screen" at Helicline Fine Art. (l-r) Meryl Streep in "Happy End" by Al Hirschfeld, "Opera Box" by William Gropper," and a costume design for Diana Ross by Bob Mackie.
"Showstoppers: The Art of Stage and Screen" at Helicline Fine Art. (l-r) Meryl Streep in "Happy End" by Al Hirschfeld, "Opera Box" by William Gropper," and a costume design for Diana Ross by Bob Mackie.
Art
Bob Mackie, Edith Head, and a bronze Michael Jackson walk into a gallery
Jude Kramer Jude Cramer Mar 11, 2026 0

Showstoppers at Helicline Fine Art brings stage and screen design into the gallery—Irene Sharaff, Jo Mielziner, and 43 other reasons…

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(l-r) Suzzy Roche, Grace McLean, Alana Rquel Bowers, Nina Ross in "Cold War Choir Practice."
(l-r) Suzzy Roche, Grace McLean, Alana Rquel Bowers, Nina Ross in "Cold War Choir Practice."
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‘Cold War Choir Practice’ has a plan for the end of the world. You just won’t see it coming
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Mar 10, 2026 0

Ro Reddick's 'Cold War Choir Practice' detonates: magical realism, a fractured family, and America's gift for global anxiety.

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Bosco "Marvelous Miss Gender"
Bosco "Marvelous Miss Gender"
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star Bosco goes full supervillain on 33-city tour
By Editors Mar 10, 2026 0

Bosco's solo tour "The Marvelous Miss Gender" hits 33 cities this summer—a full theatrical production blending camp, burlesque, and comic…

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Music
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Jennifer Nettles in "Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo."
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Jennifer Nettles can write a hit. ‘Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo’ needs more
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Anthony Alfaro in "The Potluck."
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‘The Potluck’ conjures ghosts of the Greensboro Massacre that fade too soon
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The company of "The Whoopi Monologues."
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‘The Whoopi Monologues’ is a triumph, even divided five ways
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