Can Paddington The Musical shake up Broadway’s family business? For more than 30 years, that business has largely belonged to…
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‘Wanted’ rides onto Broadway with rafter-shaking vocals and a few holes in its holster
WANTED: A new, original Broadway musical that forgoes familiar IP and draws instead on its creators’ imaginations. DESCRIPTION: Be on…
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$525,600 for ‘Rent’: Gates Foundation matches the livestream minute for minute
The Gates Foundation will match 'Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert' livestream with original cast members up to $525,600. Tickets are…
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Carly Rae Jepsen’s Broadway songwriting debut gets a date before it gets a theater
Lena Dunham, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Christopher Wheeldon's '10 Things I Hate About You' musical has a Broadway date.
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Set change: Our favorite 5-star shows still playing
Some are closing soon, one's transferring to Broadway, another just got a new leading man. Four shows worth a trip…
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Dolly Parton’s new Broadway musical has us clocking in early, nerves and all
Dolly Parton's 'Dolly: A True Original Musical' is Broadway-bound this winter. Here's what has us excited, and a little nervous.
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The Tony Awards reached America’s living room. Did Broadway make the sale?
We polled three people watching the Tony Awards from a couch in Cleveland. Their verdicts on every nominated musical are…
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My Tony pick for Best Musical may blow up. And I’m weirdly OK with it
Tony Awards predictions 2026: I voted with my gut, now I'm second-guessing. Can 'The Lost Boys' beat 'Schmigadoon!' for Best…
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The hardest Tony category to define. And the one performance that defines it anyway
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
1 Minute Critic reviewed every Tony-nominated Broadway show of the 25-26 season. Here's the full verdict in 60 seconds each.
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