Skip to content
1 Minute Critic
  • Reviews
  • Hot Sec
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Dance
    • Music
  • Tix & Merch
    • Broadway Tickets
    • Broadway Cast Recordings
    • Limited-edition Merch
  • Meet the Minutes
"Around the Table" by Diana Henry.
Books
Diana Henry’s ‘Around the Table’ proves food writing can be as satisfying as the meal itself
Matthew Wexler Oct 3, 2025 0

Diana Henry's 52 essays explore food, travel, and memory without relying on a single recipe to satisfy.

Read More
Justin Vivian Bond
Music
Justin Vivian Bond brings Marianne Faithfull’s gravel-voiced wisdom to Brooklyn’s holiest stage
Matthew Wexler Sep 26, 2025 0

Justin Vivian Bond's signature storytelling meets Faithfull's "Broken English" at St. Ann's—a haunting tribute to songs that improve with age.

Read More
Nina West
Books
‘No Tea, No Shade’: Nina West & queens get real about life in drag
Matthew Wexler Sep 24, 2025 0

Nina West, Olivia Lux & 4 more drag queens share intimate essays in "No Tea, No Shade" — essential reading…

Read More
Roderick George's "The Missing Fruit (Part I)."
Dance
Fall for Dance Festival rises above the culture war chaos with a provocative, international line-up
Matthew Wexler Sep 23, 2025 0

New York City Center's Fall for Dance features a stellar lineup, including Gibney Company, Paris Opera Ballet, and a new…

Read More
"Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail."
Art
The New York Botanical Garden goes gothic with ‘Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail’
Matthew Wexler Sep 18, 2025 0

The New York Botanical Garden brings "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail" to life through Nov 30.

Read More
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Jacquelin Harris in "Grace," choreographed by Ronald K. Brown.
Dance
22 years in, Fall for Dance still knows how to make us kick up our heels
Matthew Wexler Aug 27, 2025 0

New York City Center's Fall for Dance returns with 15 companies across 12 days. From Paris Opera Ballet to Argentine…

Read More
"Beyoncé - All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track"
Books
528 pages of pure Beyoncé: New book unpacks every track from Queen B’s legendary career
Matthew Wexler Aug 26, 2025 0

The most comprehensive Beyoncé retrospective ever hits shelves October 14, examining every song from the superstar's career.

Read More
The Limón Dance Company
Dance
Why the Limón Dance Company’s 80th anniversary could be the year’s boldest retrospective
Matthew Wexler Aug 24, 2025 0

The Limón Dance Company's 80th anniversary celebration tackles questions about identity and power with a reimagined retrospective and new work.

Read More
"Tan Tan Bo, aka Gerotan: Scorched by the Blaze in the Purgatory of Knowledge," 2018. Takashi Murakami. ©2018 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Art
From Louis Vuitton to a spectacular Hall of Dreams: Inside artist Takashi Murakami’s CMA retrospective
Matthew Wexler Aug 14, 2025 0

Takashi Murakami's retrospective at Cleveland Museum of Art transforms nuclear war and natural disasters into a spectacular, immersive experience with…

Read More
(l-r) George Clooney in "Good Night, and Good Luck," Jack W. Batman and Sidney J. Burgoyne, Sadie Sink in "John Proctor is the Villain."
Culture
Broadway producer Jack W. Batman dies at 81 after a record-breaking final season
Matthew Wexler Aug 11, 2025 0

Jack W. Batman, Broadway producer who helped bring George Clooney to stage and broke box office records with "Good Night,…

Read More

Posts pagination

1 2 3

Best Broadway ticket deals*
  • Chicago
  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  • Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for a Ride
  • Six
  • Stranger Things: The First Shadow

*Based on last week's Broadway grosses, availability, and TodayTix discounts

Best hotels near Broadway
Set your alarm! Opening soon
  • Beau The Musical, Off-Broadway, October 27
  • Liberation, Broadway, October 28
  • Romy & Michele, Off-Broadway, October 28
  • Little Bear Ridge Road, Broadway, October 30

Clock's ticking! Closing soon
  • House of McQueen, Off-Broadway, November 2
  • Punch, Broadway, November 2
  • Prince Faggot, Off-Broadway, November 9
  • Caroline, Off-Broadway, November 16
  • The Other Americans, Off-Broadway, November 23
Have a sec? 1MC in your Inbox
Have another minute? ⏰
(l-r) "Here's To Life," Al Johnson; "Oracle," Sanford Biggers; "Fiori di Como," Dale Chihuly.
Art
The Las Vegas Strip’s secret art scene hides in plain sight—if you know where to look
Matthew Wexler Oct 24, 2025
"Discoshow" 1st anniversary performance. Photo courtesy of Spiegelworld.
Culture
How ‘Discoshow’ honors the genre’s roots while keeping Vegas dancing
Matthew Wexler Oct 23, 2025
RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE
Culture
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race LIVE’ proves drag’s mainstream moment is revolutionary
Matthew Wexler Oct 22, 2025
The cast of "Not Ready for Prime Time." Photo by Russ Rowland.
Reviews
‘Not Ready for Prime Time’ nails SNL’s early years chaos. The narrative? Still in rehearsal.
Lindsay B. Davis Oct 21, 2025

Copyright © 2025 Wexler Communications| Powered by WordPress

  • Reviews
  • Hot Sec
  • Culture
  • Take 5
  • Broadway Tickets
  • Privacy Policy

Logo
Your inbox left at intermission.
It wants better content.
By subscribing you agree to Substack’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Information Collection Notice.