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Dolly Parton’s new Broadway musical has us clocking in early, nerves and all

Matthew Wexler Jul 7, 2026 0

Dolly Parton's 'Dolly: A True Original Musical' is Broadway-bound this winter. Here's what has us excited, and a little nervous.

Tony Awards 2026 musicals (l-r): Ragtime, Schmigadoon!, The Lost Boys, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

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The Tony Awards reached America’s living room. Did Broadway make the sale?

Matthew Wexler Jun 8, 2026 0

We polled three people watching the Tony Awards from a couch in Cleveland. Their verdicts on every nominated musical are…

A collage of "The Lost Boys" and Schmigadoon!"

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My Tony pick for Best Musical may blow up. And I’m weirdly OK with it

Matthew Wexler Jun 6, 2026 0

Tony Awards predictions 2026: I voted with my gut, now I'm second-guessing. Can 'The Lost Boys' beat 'Schmigadoon!' for Best…

2026 Tony Award featured actor and actress nominees

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The hardest Tony category to define. And the one performance that defines it anyway

Matthew Wexler May 24, 2026 0

What does it mean to win Best Featured Actor at the Tonys? A critic's framework for the most confounding category…

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The 2025-26 Broadway season, reviewed

Matthew Wexler May 24, 2026 0

1 Minute Critic reviewed every Tony-nominated Broadway show of the 25-26 season. Here's the full verdict in 60 seconds each.

Scott Adsit, Keenan Thompson, and Jackie Hoffman on opening night of "Celebrity Autobiography." Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.

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Fame is fleeting in Broadway’s ‘Celebrity Autobiography’

Matthew Wexler May 21, 2026 0

“Celebrity” is subjective. In a 24/7 news cycle, where many of us get our virtual thrills from a swipe or…

Collage of 2026 Tony Award nominees and snubs.

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Tony Award nominations: 7 standouts, surprises and snubs

Matthew Wexler May 5, 2026 0

Our hot take on the 2026 Tony nominations: who earned it, who got overlooked, and one category that needs a…

(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’

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…

(l-r) LJ Benet, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Brian Flores, Dean Maupin, and Sean Grandillo in "The Lost Boys."

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‘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…

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

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…

Dolly Parton’s new Broadway musical has us clocking in early, nerves and all

The Tony Awards reached America’s living room. Did Broadway make the sale?

My Tony pick for Best Musical may blow up. And I’m weirdly OK with it

The hardest Tony category to define. And the one performance that defines it anyway

The 2025-26 Broadway season, reviewed

Fame is fleeting in Broadway’s ‘Celebrity Autobiography’

Tony Award nominations: 7 standouts, surprises and snubs

August Wilson’s words still sing in ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’

‘The Lost Boys’: a bloody good blockbuster in a thirsty Broadway season

Luke Evans goes for it. But ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ isn’t sure what it’s going for

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‘The Potluck’ conjures ghosts of the Greensboro Massacre that fade too soon

‘The Whoopi Monologues’ is a triumph, even divided five ways

Inside the boot camp training America’s next theater critics

Bonnie Tyler dies at 75, leaving behind pop’s most unlikely vampire anthem