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Idina Menzel in "Redwood"
Idina Menzel in "Redwood"
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If Idina Menzel sings from a tree, will anyone on Broadway listen?
Matthew Wexler Feb 14, 2025 0

The star of "Rent" and "Wicked" returns to Broadway, hoping to reach new heights.

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The cast of Sanaz Toossi’s "English."
The cast of Sanaz Toossi’s "English."
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‘V’ is for word. So vhat?
Matthew Wexler Feb 2, 2025 0

Playwright Sanaz Toossi's "English" reminds us that listening is a dying art form desperate for a revival.

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Najah Hetsberger (center) with (l-r) Krystal Hernandez. Gianna Yanelli, Taylor Marie Daniel, and Kay Sibal in "Six" on Broadway.
Najah Hetsberger (center) with (l-r) Krystal Hernandez. Gianna Yanelli, Taylor Marie Daniel, and Kay Sibal in "Six" on Broadway.
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Dead queens still throwing shade: ‘SIX’ serves up tudor drama with a beat
Ryan Leeds Feb 1, 2025 0

From divorce to beheading, six queens battle through song to prove who had the worst royal marriage to Henry VIII.

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Lauren 'Lolo' Pritchard and Stephen Michael Spencer in "Music City."
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‘Music City’ screams Nashville until one performer just lives it
Lindsay B. Davis Jun 25, 2026
Billy Porter and the cast of "La Cage aux Folles."
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Wayne Brady and Billy Porter find the heart of ‘La Cage aux Folles.’ Everything else needs a little more mascara
Matthew Wexler Jun 24, 2026
Denise Burse, Charlayne Woodard, an dDeborah Joy Winans in "Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous."
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‘Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous’ asks who owns an artistic legacy
Steven Vargas Jun 23, 2026
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