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2024-25 Broadway season recap

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There’s no Tony for chemistry, but it can make or break a Broadway show

Matthew Wexler Jun 12, 2025 0

What creates Broadway chemistry? Inside the 2024-25 season's explosive hits and shows that couldn't find their spark.

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Rob Madge wears a yellow dress in "My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?"

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‘My Son’s a Queer’ creator Rob Madge turns a Broadway setback into a NYC victory lap

Matthew Wexler Jun 14, 2025

Jean Smart in "Call Me Izzy." Photo: Marc J. Franklin

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Jean Smart trades stand-up for stanzas in Broadway’s ‘Call Me Izzy’

Matthew Wexler Jun 12, 2025

John Krasinski in "Angry Alan."

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In ‘Angry Alan,’ John Krasinski’s mid-life meltdown takes a torch to male victimhood

Bobby McGuire Jun 11, 2025

Emily Swallow, Mark Linn-Baker, and Manoel Felciano in "The Imaginary Invalid."

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Red Bull’s treatment of Molière’s ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ shows promise; side effects may vary

Matthew Wexler Jun 2, 2025