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Win Tickets! Candace Bushnell brings her ‘Sex and the City’ stories to NYC
Matthew Wexler Nov 30, 2025 0

We’re giving away two tickets to see the woman who invented Carrie Bradshaw live on stage! Enter to win seats…

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From Beyoncé deep cuts to Dolly in photos: 5 music books worth unwrapping this holiday season
Matthew Wexler Nov 28, 2025 0

Decision fatigue ends here. We've rounded up the year's best music books from Dolly, Paul McCartney, Beyoncé, and more.

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(l-r) Company XIV's "Nutcracker Rouge," Mandy Gonzalez at Carnegie Hall, and Shepard Fairey's "Out of Print."
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Mandy Gonzalez at Carnegie Hall and other reasons to stay thankful for live art & culture
Matthew Wexler Nov 27, 2025 0

From Mandy Gonzalez's powerful Carnegie Hall performance to intimate Off-Broadway discoveries and LA's thriving art scene, we're grateful for every…

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Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts in "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)."
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‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’ delivers more crumbs than confection
Matthew Wexler Nov 20, 2025 0

Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts serve up charm in Two Strangers, but this Broadway recipe needs more time in the…

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Kelli O'Hara and Tom Hanks in "This World of Tomorrow."
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Tom Hanks’ time travel romance gets stuck idling at The Shed
Matthew Wexler Nov 18, 2025 0

Tom Hanks writes and stars in a muddled multiverse romance that loops like Groundhog Day. Off-Broadway at The Shed.

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Nael Nacer, Raffi Barsoumian, Andrea Martin, Susan Pourfar, and Will Brill in "Meet the Cartozians."
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In ‘Meet the Cartozians,’ Talene Monahon asks who gets to be an American
Matthew Wexler Nov 17, 2025 0

Talene Monahon's "Meet the Cartozians" traces Armenian American identity from a 1925 court case to Kardashian-style reality TV.

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The cast of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
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‘Spelling Bee’ revival spells it out: J-O-Y
Matthew Wexler Nov 17, 2025 0

Twenty years on, "Spelling Bee" arrives Off-Broadway with fresh energy, proving the quirky musical's charm remains timeless.

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David Darrow and Ian Barford in "Amadeus."
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Steppenwolf’s ‘Amadeus’ orchestrates the bitter rivalry between genius and ambition
Matthew Wexler Nov 17, 2025 0

By Lauren Emily Whalen What is the price of genius—and who really “deserves” it? Inspired by an 1830 Pushkin play…

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Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and the cast of "Chess."
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‘Chess’ returns to Broadway with a Cold War that feels white hot
Matthew Wexler Nov 16, 2025 0

"Chess" returns to Broadway with Danny Strong's bold rewrite. Aaron Tveit and Lea Michele lead a Cold War musical that…

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Mark Strong and Lesley Manville in "Oedipus."
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Robert Icke’s ‘Oedipus’ turns Greek tragedy into an election night thriller
Matthew Wexler Nov 14, 2025 0

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville captivate in Robert Icke's contemporary "Oedipus," where ancient fate meets election night tension.

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Sophia Lillis and Brandon Flynn in the Off-Broadway production of "Data."
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‘Data’ asks the AI question Silicon Valley refuses to answer
Lindsay B. Davis Jan 26, 2026
Vin Knight in Elevator Repair Service’s "Ulysses" at The Public Theater, in partnership with Under The Radar festival. Photo by Joan Marcus.
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Review: ‘Ulysses’ compresses one day into a dense, demanding adaptation
Matthew Wexler Jan 25, 2026
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Book Review: ‘A Year of Nothing’ understands burnout without trying to fix it
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A collage of costumes by Paul Tazewell: "West Side Story," "Hamilton," and "Wicked."
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