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Talent aboard VACAYA's 2026 Caribbean cruise: (clockwise from top left) Rufus Wainwright, Jenifer Lewis, Jay Jurden, Ginger Minj, Brooke Eden, Anthony Rapp, and Adam Pascal.

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VACAYA proves that the best entertainment at sea is on a private charter

Matthew Wexler Jan 15, 2026 0

Rufus Wainwright, Jenifer Lewis, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, and more headline VACAYA's upcoming queer Caribbean cruise. We've got the full…

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NYC Broadway Week cheat sheet: 5 picks from critics who’ve seen them all

Matthew Wexler Jan 11, 2026 0

NYC Broadway Week runs Jan 20–Feb 12. We narrowed 27 shows to five must-sees, including our first 5-star musical of…

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5 regional productions worth the trip this January

Lauren Emily Whalen Jan 2, 2026 0

From Amy Herzog's "Mary Jane" to James Ijames' "Good Bones," regional theaters are staging intimate stories about community, caregiving and…

Regional theater production collage, December 2025

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this December

Lauren Emily Whalen Dec 24, 2025 0

Skip the usual suspects. These five productions—from campy housewives to gravity-defying circus acts—reinvent holiday theater nationwide.

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El Mago Pop announces first-ever magic stadium tour

Matthew Wexler Dec 12, 2025 0

Spain's highest-grossing entertainer El Mago Pop takes illusion to stadiums globally, starting at Santiago Bernabéu with stops in Miami and…

(l-r) Taylor Mac, Norm Lewis, and Justin Vivian Bond.

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The best holiday shows in NYC this December

Ryan Leeds Dec 9, 2025 0

From Brooklyn jazz to Taylor Mac's Christmas chaos, these six NYC holiday shows offer more bling than the tree at…

"The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions," Manchester International Festival, 2023.

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From underground cult classic to theater spectacle, this queer manifesto finally lands in NYC

Matthew Wexler Dec 1, 2025 0

Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta's 1977 queer manifesto becomes creative resistance at Park Avenue Armory with baroque music and a…

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November

Lauren Emily Whalen Nov 3, 2025 0

November openings bring Mozart rivalry, 80s power suits, heartbreak ballads, and radical joy to regional theaters nationwide.

collage of regional theater productions for October 25

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this October

Lauren Emily Whalen Oct 2, 2025 0

From Pulitzer winners to unpredictable solo shows, October's regional theater serves female revolutionaries, immigrant stories, and William Finn's legacy.

Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in "Waiting for Godot."

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Are Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter a ‘Godot’ worth waiting for?

Matthew Wexler Sep 29, 2025 0

Keanu Reeves makes his Broadway debut in "Waiting for Godot" alongside Alex Winter. Critics are divided on Jamie Lloyd's take…

Cheyenne Jackson and Jane Krakowski in "Oh, Mary!"

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VACAYA proves that the best entertainment at sea is on a private charter

NYC Broadway Week cheat sheet: 5 picks from critics who’ve seen them all

5 regional productions worth the trip this January

5 regional theater productions worth the trip this December

El Mago Pop announces first-ever magic stadium tour

The best holiday shows in NYC this December

From underground cult classic to theater spectacle, this queer manifesto finally lands in NYC

5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November

5 regional theater productions worth the trip this October

Are Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter a ‘Godot’ worth waiting for?

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Why Broadway can’t stop obsessing over ‘Oh, Mary!’ & its rotating roster of stars

Inside the French museum where Marie Antoinette’s last luxury still lingers

Picasso got a free studio on the French Riviera and left 23 paintings behind

Review: Dylan Baker steals the show in ‘The Disappear,’ but there’s nowhere to go