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John Lithow as Roald Dahl in "Giant." Photo by Joan Marcus.
Reviews
What makes a beloved children’s author so unlovable? John Lithgow in ‘Giant’ towers over the answer
Matthew Wexler Mar 29, 2026 0

John Lithgow transforms into Roald Dahl in 'Giant,' Broadway's sharpest ask of who we cancel and why it's never that…

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"Limelight" author Andrew Keenan-Bolger.
Books Take 5
Andrew Keenan-Bolger on ‘Limelight,’ chosen family & why “give in to love, or live in fear” still lands
Matthew Wexler Mar 26, 2026 0

By Matthew Wexler Author Andrew Keenan-Bolger knows New York City. He also knows what it was like growing up gay…

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"One Word, Six Letters" book cover by Adib Khorram.
Books
Adib Khorram’s ‘One Word, Six Letters’ asks who bears the weight of a single moment
Matthew Wexler Mar 24, 2026 0

Adib Khorram's new YA novel "One Word, Six Letters" turns a real-life slur into a story about who bears the…

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John Kelly in "Bughouse" at Vineyard Theatre.
Reviews
Artist Henry Darger built a universe. ‘Bughouse’ merely knocks at the door
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."
Reviews
Daniel Radcliffe high-fives the entire Hudson Theatre, and that’s kind of the problem
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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(l-r) Suzzy Roche, Grace McLean, Alana Rquel Bowers, Nina Ross in "Cold War Choir Practice."
Reviews
‘Cold War Choir Practice’ has a plan for the end of the world. You just won’t see it coming
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"
Hot Sec
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star Bosco goes full supervillain on 33-city tour
Matthew Wexler 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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(l-r) Daniel Jenkins, Allyson Kaye Daniel, Eddie Korbich, and Lynne Wintersteller in "About Time."
Reviews
‘About Time’ embraces aging wisely and warmly, then overstays its welcome
Matthew Wexler Mar 9, 2026 0

"About Time" musical review: Maltby and Shire at their best is very good, but the duo doesn't always know when…

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The cast of "Burnout Paradise": (l-r) Dominic Weintraub, Claire Bird, Hugo Williams, and William Strom.
Reviews
‘Burnout Paradise’ stacks the odds against itself and wins anyway
Matthew Wexler Mar 5, 2026 0

Four treadmills, a grant application, and an Italian dinner: Pony Cam's "Burnout Paradise" is participatory theater with a mission.

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Lenin Izquierdo in Goodman's "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao."
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Goodman’s ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ has a gifted cast and one glaring problem
Matthew Wexler Mar 5, 2026 0

Goodman's The Brief Life of Oscar Wao wants to celebrate Dominican lives. It just keeps stepping on the women to…

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John Lithow as Roald Dahl in "Giant." Photo by Joan Marcus.
Reviews
What makes a beloved children’s author so unlovable? John Lithgow in ‘Giant’ towers over the answer
Matthew Wexler Mar 29, 2026
Lucky Stiff in "Theater of the Mind."
Reviews
‘Theater of the Mind’: David Byrne knows you better than you think
Lauren Emily Whalen Mar 28, 2026
"Limelight" author Andrew Keenan-Bolger.
Books Take 5
Andrew Keenan-Bolger on ‘Limelight,’ chosen family & why “give in to love, or live in fear” still lands
Matthew Wexler Mar 26, 2026
Zabryna Guevara in "Public Charge" at The Public Theater.
Reviews
‘Public Charge’ reclaims what diplomacy looks like, while we still remember
Jerry Portwood Mar 25, 2026
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