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The cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's "The Heart."
The cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's "The Heart."
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The hardest-working performer in this new musical never takes a bow
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Oct 30, 2026 0

What if a musical’s central character wasn’t a person, but an organ? Enter The Heart, a pulsating, if occasionally arrhythmic,…

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(foreground) Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth in "A Few Good Men."
(foreground) Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth in "A Few Good Men."
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Bradley Whitford unleashes the line you came to hear in ‘A Few Good Men’
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Oct 29, 2026 0

A lot of testosterone is oozing off the Vivian Beaumont stage, and Aaron Sorkin fans will likely lap it up.…

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Rachel Kaly in "Hospital Hour."
Rachel Kaly in "Hospital Hour."
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Why has Rachel Kaly been to the hospital 300 times and the Hamptons only once?
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Oct 26, 2026 0

Rachel Kaly wants you to know she isn’t well, and over the course of her solo show, Hospital Hour, she…

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The cast of Ogunquit Playhouse's world premiere musical, "Small Town."
The cast of Ogunquit Playhouse's world premiere musical, "Small Town."
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What happened to John Mellencamp’s Jack and Diane? Hint: don’t drink the water
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Oct 26, 2026 0

Anyone who grew up in the 80s will remember “Jack & Diane,” the chart-topping single from American Fool. The little…

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(l to r) Bill Irwin, Dylan Baker, Rachel Bloom, Ava Lalezarzadeh, and Daniel Croix Henderson in "The Imaginary Invalid."
(l to r) Bill Irwin, Dylan Baker, Rachel Bloom, Ava Lalezarzadeh, and Daniel Croix Henderson in "The Imaginary Invalid."
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Can anyone afford to be sick? Molière asked first in ‘The Imaginary Invalid’
Jerry Portwood Jerry Portwood Oct 22, 2026 0

Is there a doctor in the house? In a culture dominated by algorithmic health optimization, premium supplements, and medical anxiety…

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Kelsee Kimmel and Andrew Durand (center) and the company of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
Kelsee Kimmel and Andrew Durand (center) and the company of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
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Andrew Durand grows younger by the minute in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Oct 21, 2026 0

Turning The Curious Case of Benjamin Button into a musical is, indeed, curious. Within the first few moments of The…

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Billy Crystal in "860." Photo by Avery Brunkus.
Billy Crystal in "860." Photo by Avery Brunkus.
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Billy Crystal returns to Broadway with the one thing the Palisades Fire couldn’t take
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Oct 21, 2026 0

I’d love to share a pastrami sandwich with Billy Crystal. Well, maybe not the kind he had with Meg Ryan…

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Bobby Conte, Cathryn Wake, and the cast of "Copperfield!"
Bobby Conte, Cathryn Wake, and the cast of "Copperfield!"
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Dickens’ most personal novel finds its voice in ‘Copperfield!’
Ryan Leeds Ryan Leeds Oct 19, 2026 0

"Copperfield! The Musical" finds light in Dickens’ gloom, as Bobby Conte and a do-everything ensemble sail from Yarmouth to London.

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Crystal Finn in "ANON" at MCC Theater.
Crystal Finn in "ANON" at MCC Theater.
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Love thy neighbor gets a stress test in Anne Washburn’s ‘ANON’
Ryan Leeds Ryan Leeds Oct 19, 2026 0

In Anne Washburn’s "ANON" at MCC Theater, a Pride flag ignites a suburban Texas feud between a QAnon influencer and…

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Allison Janney and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Other Desert Cities."
Allison Janney and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Other Desert Cities."
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In ‘Other Desert Cities,’ Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives on Broadway as the mother every memoirist fears
Lindsay B. Davis Lindsay B. Davis Oct 19, 2026 0

"Other Desert Cities" seats Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Lily Rabe and Joe Keery around a Christmas Eve tell-all.

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Carl Sprinchorn, "Lumberjacks, Shin Pond," 1941, Collection of Jay DeMartine. Photo by Luc Demers.
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I went to Ogunquit for a musical and left with a crush on Carl Sprinchorn
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The cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's "The Heart."
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The hardest-working performer in this new musical never takes a bow
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Oct 30, 2026
(foreground) Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth in "A Few Good Men."
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Bradley Whitford unleashes the line you came to hear in ‘A Few Good Men’
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Oct 29, 2026
Cast members of "Spring Awakening," styled by Nuuly.
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