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Katie Finneran in "The Receptionist."
Katie Finneran in "The Receptionist."
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In ‘The Receptionist,’ good help is hard to find
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler May 8, 2026 0

Katie Finneran is the reason to see 'The Receptionist' Off-Broadway. Whether the slow-burn revival earns the wait is another question.

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(l-r) Cedric "The Entertainer," Taraji P. Henson, Joshua Boone, Nimene Sierra Wureh, and Savannah Commodore in "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."
(l-r) Cedric "The Entertainer," Taraji P. Henson, Joshua Boone, Nimene Sierra Wureh, and Savannah Commodore in "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."
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August Wilson’s words still sing in ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler May 4, 2026 0

Taraji P. Henson and Cedric "The Entertainer" are exactly as good as you'd hope. It's August Wilson who's the real…

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Tony Danza in "Broken Snow."
Tony Danza in "Broken Snow."
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Even Tony Danza can’t dig ‘Broken Snow’ out of its own drift
Jerry Portwood Jerry Portwood May 1, 2026 0

Tony Danza haunts "Broken Snow" as a father with unforgivable secrets, but the play is too tangled in its own…

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Brendan Hunt in "The Movement You Need."
Brendan Hunt in "The Movement You Need."
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Inside Brendan Hunt’s Beatles obsession lives a love letter to his mom
Lauren Emily Whalen Lauren Emily Whalen Apr 29, 2026 0

Emmy winner Brendan Hunt brings the Beatles and his late mother to Steppenwolf in a bittersweet solo triumph.

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Jack Holden in "KENREX."
Jack Holden in "KENREX."
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‘Kenrex’ puts a broken justice system on trial and the verdict will haunt you
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Apr 26, 2026 0

Jack Holden is electrifying in the Olivier-winning "KENREX," a true crime thriller now playing Off-Broadway.

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(l-r) LJ Benet, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Brian Flores, Dean Maupin, and Sean Grandillo in "The Lost Boys."
(l-r) LJ Benet, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Brian Flores, Dean Maupin, and Sean Grandillo in "The Lost Boys."
Reviews
‘The Lost Boys’: a bloody good blockbuster in a thirsty Broadway season
Bobby McGuire Apr 26, 2026 0

The Lost Boys delivers a gleefully propulsive blockbuster that breaks Broadway's vampire musical curse and gives a desperate season exactly…

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(l-r) Nyasha Hatendi, Ben Beatty, and John Kani in '"Master Harold" ... and the Boys' at Geffen Playhouse.
(l-r) Nyasha Hatendi, Ben Beatty, and John Kani in '"Master Harold" ... and the Boys' at Geffen Playhouse.
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The Geffen’s ‘ “Master Harold” … and the Boys’ reminds us why Athol Fugard endures
Steven Vargas, 1 Minute Critic Contributor Steven Vargas Apr 24, 2026 0

Athol Fugard's apartheid-era classic '"Master Harold" ... and the Boys' gets a devastating revival at L.A.'s Geffen Playhouse.

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Luke Evans and Josh Rivera in "The Rocky Horror Show."
Luke Evans and Josh Rivera in "The Rocky Horror Show."
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Luke Evans goes for it. But ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ isn’t sure what it’s going for
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Apr 23, 2026 0

Luke Evans brings heat and heels to Broadway's "The Rocky Horror Show," but Roundabout's revival never quite lets the freak…

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Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett in "Beaches."
Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett in "Beaches."
Reviews
Despite Jessica Vosk, Broadway’s ‘Beaches’ drowns in its own schmaltz
Lindsay B. Davis Lindsay B. Davis Apr 22, 2026 0

Jessica Vosk shines in Broadway's 'Beaches,' but a schmaltzy score and cringey book make this friendship story hard to love.

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Esco Jouléy (front), Namir Smallwood, and Jon Michael Hill in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s world premiere of "Windfall."
Esco Jouléy (front), Namir Smallwood, and Jon Michael Hill in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s world premiere of "Windfall."
Reviews
What is a life worth? Steppenwolf’s ‘Windfall’ makes the question burn
Lauren Emily Whalen Lauren Emily Whalen Apr 22, 2026 0

Tarell Alvin McCraney's 'Windfall' dazzles at Steppenwolf with an ensemble that's on fire, even if the finale loses its footing.

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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
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Oct 31, 2026
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
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(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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‘Spring Awakening’ gets a stylist. Will it sell seats?
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