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Louis McCartney in "Stranger Things: The First Shadow."

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The upside downer: Broadway’s ‘Stranger Things’ prequel bleeds out

Matthew Wexler May 3, 2025 0

Broadway's "Stranger Things" delivers visual spectacle but narrative chaos.

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No body better: ‘Dead Outlaw’ is Broadway’s most unlikely hit

Matthew Wexler Apr 27, 2025 0

From bungled heist to carnival attraction, Broadway's "Dead Outlaw" kills it as 2025's best new musical about life after death.

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Forget what you think about biomusicals: Jonathan Groff changes the game ‘Just in Time’

Matthew Wexler Apr 27, 2025 0

Jonathan Groff brings crooner Bobby Darin to life, but don't expect a traditional tribute performance. This one stops time. Literally.

Ryan J. Haddad wears a bright pink shirt in his solo play "Hold Me in the Water."

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Ryan J. Haddad’s measured monologue leaves us thirsty for more

Matthew Wexler Apr 23, 2025 0

Disabled writer-actor Ryan J. Haddad returns with another solo show, but is the glass half full or empty?

Jeremy Jordan in "Floyd Collins" at Lincoln Center Theater.

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Jeremy Jordan shines in ‘Floyd Collins’ despite cavernous challenges

Matthew Wexler Apr 21, 2025 0

Jeremy Jordan isn't the only one feeling stuck in Lincoln Center Theater's "Floyd Collins," about a cave explorer trapped underground.

Jasmine Amy Rogers and the cast of "Boop! The Musical."

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Betty Boop jumps dimensions, but gets trapped in a 1D Broadway plot

Matthew Wexler Apr 20, 2025 0

Jasmine Amy Rogers carries the weight of two worlds in her shoulders in "BOOP! The Musical."

Sadie Sink in "John Proctor is the Villain."

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Sadie Sink leads a powerful Gen Z takedown of ‘The Crucible’

Jude Cramer Apr 19, 2025 0

In "John Proctor is the Villain," Sadie Sink and a powerful ensemble dismantle Arthur Miller's American classic

Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in "The Last Five Years."

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‘The Last Five Years’: Nick Jonas, Adrienne Warren, and a temporally twisted love story

Matthew Wexler Apr 16, 2025 0

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren bring Jason Robert Brown's fractured love story to Broadway.

Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk in "Glengarry Glen Ross"

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In ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ Broadway leverages TV stars Kieran Culkin & Bob Odenkirk as prime real estate

Matthew Wexler Apr 13, 2025 0

"Succession" and "Better Call Saul" fans are paying big bucks to see Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk on Broadway—is it…

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Marilyn in triplicate: ‘Smash’ is Broadway’s most meta moment yet

Matthew Wexler Apr 10, 2025 0

After more than a decade, "Smash" transports from TV to the Broadway stage.

Firelei Báez, Untitled (Les tables de gé ographie réduites en un jeu de cartes) , 2022.

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The upside downer: Broadway’s ‘Stranger Things’ prequel bleeds out

No body better: ‘Dead Outlaw’ is Broadway’s most unlikely hit

Forget what you think about biomusicals: Jonathan Groff changes the game ‘Just in Time’

Ryan J. Haddad’s measured monologue leaves us thirsty for more

Jeremy Jordan shines in ‘Floyd Collins’ despite cavernous challenges

Betty Boop jumps dimensions, but gets trapped in a 1D Broadway plot

Sadie Sink leads a powerful Gen Z takedown of ‘The Crucible’

‘The Last Five Years’: Nick Jonas, Adrienne Warren, and a temporally twisted love story

In ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ Broadway leverages TV stars Kieran Culkin & Bob Odenkirk as prime real estate

Marilyn in triplicate: ‘Smash’ is Broadway’s most meta moment yet

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Can fabric and collage dismantle colonial history? Firelei Báez makes a breathtaking case

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Broadway’s best join The Public Theater’s People’s Filibuster

‘Blackout Songs’ spirals through a decade of addiction, but where does it land?

Book Review: Marc Shaiman’s tell-most memoir isn’t afraid to name names