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Delia Cunningham in "Here There Are Blueberries."
Delia Cunningham in "Here There Are Blueberries."
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When a picture is worth a thousand unspeakable words
Matthew Wexler Nov 9, 2026 0

I was 10 when my Sunday school teacher rolled out a projector, spooled a 16mm film, turned off the lights,…

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Ato Blankson-Wood in "Ms. Blakk for President."
Ato Blankson-Wood in "Ms. Blakk for President."
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The drag queen who crashed the 1992 Democratic National Convention gets an encore
Matthew Wexler Nov 9, 2026 0

Long before the recent blue wave that saw Democrats take control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Senate, and five…

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The principal cast of "Paddington The Musical."
The principal cast of "Paddington The Musical."
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The bear is the bonus. Jessie Mueller returns to Broadway in ‘Paddington’
By Editors Nov 9, 2026 0

Can Paddington The Musical shake up Broadway’s family business? For more than 30 years, that business has largely belonged to…

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(l to r) Solea Pfeiffer, Ledisi, and Liisi LaFontaine in "Wanted."
(l to r) Solea Pfeiffer, Ledisi, and Liisi LaFontaine in "Wanted."
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‘Wanted’ rides onto Broadway with rafter-shaking vocals and a few holes in its holster
Matthew Wexler Nov 8, 2026 0

WANTED: A new, original Broadway musical that forgoes familiar IP and draws instead on its creators’ imaginations. DESCRIPTION: Be on…

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Matte Martinez and the cast of "In the Heights."
Matte Martinez and the cast of "In the Heights."
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Could Broadway make room for a third Lin-Manuel Miranda musical?
Matthew Wexler Nov 8, 2026 0

If there’s one American musical theater composer who could pull off a Broadway trifecta, it’d be Lin-Manuel Miranda. New York…

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(l-r) Jaspal Binning, Lauren Ambrose, Tom Riley, Brittany Bradford, Nina Ross, and Elizabeth Yeoman in "The Unbelievers."
(l-r) Jaspal Binning, Lauren Ambrose, Tom Riley, Brittany Bradford, Nina Ross, and Elizabeth Yeoman in "The Unbelievers."
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In ‘The Unbelievers,’ Lauren Ambrose lives inside every parent’s nightmare
Matthew Wexler Nov 6, 2026 0

“You have no idea what it’s like.” People have said that to me several times while I’ve tried to be…

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Carl Sprinchorn, "Lumberjacks, Shin Pond," 1941, Collection of Jay DeMartine. Photo by Luc Demers.
Carl Sprinchorn, "Lumberjacks, Shin Pond," 1941, Collection of Jay DeMartine. Photo by Luc Demers.
Art
I went to Ogunquit for a musical and left with a crush on Carl Sprinchorn
Matthew Wexler Oct 31, 2026 0

I came to Ogunquit for a world-premiere musical and a lobster roll. I left thinking about a Swedish painter I’d…

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The cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's "The Heart."
The cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's "The Heart."
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The hardest-working performer in this new musical never takes a bow
Matthew Wexler Oct 30, 2026 0

What if a musical’s central character wasn’t a person, but an organ? Enter The Heart, a pulsating, if occasionally arrhythmic,…

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(foreground) Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth in "A Few Good Men."
(foreground) Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth in "A Few Good Men."
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Bradley Whitford unleashes the line you came to hear in ‘A Few Good Men’
Matthew Wexler Oct 29, 2026 0

A lot of testosterone is oozing off the Vivian Beaumont stage, and Aaron Sorkin fans will likely lap it up.…

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Cast members of "Spring Awakening," styled by Nuuly.
Cast members of "Spring Awakening," styled by Nuuly.
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‘Spring Awakening’ gets a stylist. Will it sell seats?
Matthew Wexler Oct 29, 2026 0

Can a red-carpet look fill a theater seat? Seaview is about to find out. The producers have named Nuuly, the…

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Delia Cunningham in "Here There Are Blueberries."
Reviews
When a picture is worth a thousand unspeakable words
Matthew Wexler Nov 9, 2026
Ato Blankson-Wood in "Ms. Blakk for President."
Reviews
The drag queen who crashed the 1992 Democratic National Convention gets an encore
Matthew Wexler Nov 9, 2026
The principal cast of "Paddington The Musical."
Hot Sec
The bear is the bonus. Jessie Mueller returns to Broadway in ‘Paddington’
By Editors Nov 9, 2026
(l to r) Solea Pfeiffer, Ledisi, and Liisi LaFontaine in "Wanted."
Reviews
‘Wanted’ rides onto Broadway with rafter-shaking vocals and a few holes in its holster
Matthew Wexler Nov 8, 2026
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