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El Mago Pop announces first-ever magic stadium tour

Matthew Wexler Dec 12, 2025 0

Spain's highest-grossing entertainer El Mago Pop takes illusion to stadiums globally, starting at Santiago Bernabéu with stops in Miami and…

(l-r) Taylor Mac, Norm Lewis, and Justin Vivian Bond.

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The best holiday shows in NYC this December

Ryan Leeds Dec 9, 2025 0

From Brooklyn jazz to Taylor Mac's Christmas chaos, these six NYC holiday shows offer more bling than the tree at…

Regional theater production collage, December 2025

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this December

Lauren Emily Whalen Dec 2, 2025 0

Skip the usual suspects. These five productions—from campy housewives to gravity-defying circus acts—reinvent holiday theater nationwide.

"The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions," Manchester International Festival, 2023.

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From underground cult classic to theater spectacle, this queer manifesto finally lands in NYC

Matthew Wexler Dec 1, 2025 0

Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta's 1977 queer manifesto becomes creative resistance at Park Avenue Armory with baroque music and a…

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November

Lauren Emily Whalen Nov 3, 2025 0

November openings bring Mozart rivalry, 80s power suits, heartbreak ballads, and radical joy to regional theaters nationwide.

collage of regional theater productions for October 25

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this October

Lauren Emily Whalen Oct 2, 2025 0

From Pulitzer winners to unpredictable solo shows, October's regional theater serves female revolutionaries, immigrant stories, and William Finn's legacy.

Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in "Waiting for Godot."

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Are Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter a ‘Godot’ worth waiting for?

Matthew Wexler Sep 29, 2025 0

Keanu Reeves makes his Broadway debut in "Waiting for Godot" alongside Alex Winter. Critics are divided on Jamie Lloyd's take…

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Lou Wall’s truth budget: How much authenticity can one comic afford?

Matthew Wexler Sep 24, 2025 0

Lou Wall's viral Facebook Marketplace bed story sequel hits Off-Broadway.

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John Lithgow heads to Broadway to unleash the real Roald Dahl—and it’s no children’s book

Matthew Wexler Sep 16, 2025 0

John Lithgow stars as Roald Dahl in "Giant," the Olivier-winning play exploring the beloved author's controversial legacy, coming to Broadway…

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The New York Pops’ ultimate song swap: IP swings both ways when Hugh Panaro & Elizabeth Stanley take to the stage

Matthew Wexler Sep 15, 2025 0

The new York Pops opens 43rd season with Hugh Panaro & Elizabeth Stanley performing Broadway-to-film classics at Carnegie Hall.

Works from "Heroes, Villains, and Violence" by Slawn x Opake.

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El Mago Pop announces first-ever magic stadium tour

The best holiday shows in NYC this December

5 regional theater productions worth the trip this December

From underground cult classic to theater spectacle, this queer manifesto finally lands in NYC

5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November

5 regional theater productions worth the trip this October

Are Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter a ‘Godot’ worth waiting for?

Lou Wall’s truth budget: How much authenticity can one comic afford?

John Lithgow heads to Broadway to unleash the real Roald Dahl—and it’s no children’s book

The New York Pops’ ultimate song swap: IP swings both ways when Hugh Panaro & Elizabeth Stanley take to the stage

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Slawn and Opake’s Miami art show asks: Are you the hero or the villain?

Michelle Williams navigates a problematic classic in ‘Anna Christie’ at St. Ann’s Warehouse

El Mago Pop announces first-ever magic stadium tour

From Jenny Saville’s beauty deconstruction to the faces of Jean-Michel Basquiat: 5 new art books worth unwrapping