Rehearsal footage is everywhere on Broadway and beyond. One critic asks if all that access is spoiling theater's best trick:…
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Set change: Our favorite 5-star shows still playing
Some are closing soon, one's transferring to Broadway, another just got a new leading man. Four shows worth a trip…
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August
The end of summer brings an eclectic mix of plays and musicals.
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Inside the boot camp training America’s next theater critics
National Critics Institute: how the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is training critics to outlast the algorithms.
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Bonnie Tyler dies at 75, leaving behind pop’s most unlikely vampire anthem
Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" started as a vampire love song for a shelved Nosferatu musical. Here's the…
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Dolly Parton’s new Broadway musical has us clocking in early, nerves and all
Dolly Parton's 'Dolly: A True Original Musical' is Broadway-bound this winter. Here's what has us excited, and a little nervous.
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What corn, Broadway, and the 4th of July have in common
Corn, courtrooms, and country music: how 'Shucked's' Tony-winning anthem became an unlikely 4th of July meditation.
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this July
Your regional theater summer guide: five shows worth the drive, the train, and the excuse to get off the couch.
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The $31.5 million question: Will ‘Death Becomes Her’ find life on the road?
"Death Becomes Her" has closed on Broadway, but it wasn't a verdict on the show—it was math. The national tour…
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Spring 2026 in culture: the 5 stories you couldn’t keep scrolling past
Vampires bit back on Broadway and beyond, Eurovision sparked debate & Frida Kahlo is having a moment. Your spring 2026…
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