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The cast of "Dead Outlaw."
The cast of "Dead Outlaw."
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No body better: ‘Dead Outlaw’ is Broadway’s most unlikely hit
Matthew Wexler Apr 27, 2025 0

From bungled heist to carnival attraction, Broadway's "Dead Outlaw" kills it as 2025's best new musical about life after death.

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Jonathan Groff in "Just in Time."
Jonathan Groff in "Just in Time."
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Forget what you think about biomusicals: Jonathan Groff changes the game ‘Just in Time’
Matthew Wexler Apr 27, 2025 0

Jonathan Groff brings crooner Bobby Darin to life, but don't expect a traditional tribute performance. This one stops time. Literally.

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Real Women Have Curves on Broadway
Real Women Have Curves on Broadway
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FIRST LOOK: ‘Real Women Have Curves’ arrives on Broadway
Matthew Wexler Apr 25, 2025 0

"Real Women Have Curves" heads to Broadway. Here's a first look, including 12 performers making their Broadway debuts!

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"Theater Kid" by Jeffrey Seller
"Theater Kid" by Jeffrey Seller
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Broadway’s secret sauce: How ‘Theater Kid’ Jeffrey Seller cooked up ‘Hamilton’ & ‘Rent’
Matthew Wexler Apr 25, 2025 0

Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller tells all in a new memoir that traces his early years to the biggest hits of…

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Ryan J. Haddad wears a bright pink shirt in his solo play "Hold Me in the Water."
Ryan J. Haddad wears a bright pink shirt in his solo play "Hold Me in the Water."
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Ryan J. Haddad’s measured monologue leaves us thirsty for more
Matthew Wexler Apr 23, 2025 0

Disabled writer-actor Ryan J. Haddad returns with another solo show, but is the glass half full or empty?

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Jeremy Jordan in "Floyd Collins" at Lincoln Center Theater.
Jeremy Jordan in "Floyd Collins" at Lincoln Center Theater.
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Jeremy Jordan shines in ‘Floyd Collins’ despite cavernous challenges
Matthew Wexler Apr 21, 2025 0

Jeremy Jordan isn't the only one feeling stuck in Lincoln Center Theater's "Floyd Collins," about a cave explorer trapped underground.

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Jasmine Amy Rogers and the cast of "Boop! The Musical."
Jasmine Amy Rogers and the cast of "Boop! The Musical."
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Betty Boop jumps dimensions, but gets trapped in a 1D Broadway plot
Matthew Wexler Apr 20, 2025 0

Jasmine Amy Rogers carries the weight of two worlds in her shoulders in "BOOP! The Musical."

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Nicholas Barasch, Ramin Karimloo and Jinkx Monsoon in "Pirates! The Penzance Musical"
Nicholas Barasch, Ramin Karimloo and Jinkx Monsoon in "Pirates! The Penzance Musical"
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PHOTOS: First look at this modern major ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’
Matthew Wexler Apr 18, 2025 0

A first look at Roundabout Theatre Company's jazzy reimagining of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic.

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The cast of "Stranger Things: The First Shadow"
The cast of "Stranger Things: The First Shadow"
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PHOTOS: Broadway gets ‘Stranger’ with the biggest spectacle of the season
Matthew Wexler Apr 17, 2025 0

Are monsters born or made? Broadway audiences will have the chance to decide when "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" arrives.

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Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in "The Last Five Years."
Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in "The Last Five Years."
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‘The Last Five Years’: Nick Jonas, Adrienne Warren, and a temporally twisted love story
Matthew Wexler Apr 16, 2025 0

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren bring Jason Robert Brown's fractured love story to Broadway.

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Spring 2026 in culture: the 5 stories you couldn’t keep scrolling past
Matthew Wexler Jun 26, 2026
Lauren 'Lolo' Pritchard and Stephen Michael Spencer in "Music City."
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‘Music City’ screams Nashville until one performer just lives it
Lindsay B. Davis Jun 25, 2026
Billy Porter and the cast of "La Cage aux Folles."
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Wayne Brady and Billy Porter find the heart of ‘La Cage aux Folles.’ Everything else needs a little more mascara
Matthew Wexler Jun 24, 2026
Denise Burse, Charlayne Woodard, an dDeborah Joy Winans in "Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous."
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‘Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous’ asks who owns an artistic legacy
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