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NYC Broadway Week highlights
NYC Broadway Week highlights
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5 picks to make the most out of NYC Broadway Week
Matthew Wexler Aug 20, 2025 0

1 Minute Critic lends a helping hand with our recommendations for NYC Broadway Week, when theatergoers can snag 2-for-1 tickets.

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"Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride." Photo by Emilio Madrid.
"Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride." Photo by Emilio Madrid.
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Roastmaster Jeff Ross offers a sentimental simmer in his Broadway debut
Matthew Wexler Aug 18, 2025 0

Expecting savage roasts? Jeff Ross delivers heartfelt family tales instead in his Broadway show. A gentler side of the Roastmaster…

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Sam Tutty and Christianni Pitts in "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).
Sam Tutty and Christianni Pitts in "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).
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‘Two Strangers,’ one cake, and theater’s multi-course food obsession
Matthew Wexler Aug 18, 2025 0

From Two Strangers' cake to "The Worst Pies in London," food-centered musicals are Broadway's hottest trend. Here are 5 productions…

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Roundabout Theatre Company groundbreaking event at the Todd Haimes Theatre.
Roundabout Theatre Company groundbreaking event at the Todd Haimes Theatre.
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Broadway’s $24 million glow-up: What’s in store for Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre?
Matthew Wexler Aug 6, 2025 0

While the feds slash arts funding, Roundabout raises $24M for the Todd Haimes Theatre renovation in time for a spring…

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A page from the working libretto of "A Chorus Line."
A page from the working libretto of "A Chorus Line."
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How “Nothing” almost didn’t make it into ‘A Chorus Line’
Matthew Wexler Jul 27, 2025 0

Priscilla Lopez recalls how "Nothing" found it's way back into "A Chorus Line" thanks to the musical's vocal arranger.

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Andrew Barth Feldman
Andrew Barth Feldman
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Andrew Barth Feldman gets plugged in as new ‘Oliver’ in Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’
Matthew Wexler Jul 24, 2025 0

The Tony-winning musical Maybe Happy Ending welcomes a new Helperbot as Darren Criss takes a nine-week hiatus this fall. Andrew…

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Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock in "Little Bear Ridge Road" by Samuel D. Hunter.
Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock in "Little Bear Ridge Road" by Samuel D. Hunter.
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What playwright Samuel D. Hunter has to say about ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’
Matthew Wexler Jul 7, 2025 0

"I wanted to write a play about people watching television," says playwright Samuel D. Hunter.

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Jean Smart in "Call Me Izzy." Photo: Marc J. Franklin
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 0

Jean Smart trades Vegas luxury for Louisiana drama in "Call Me Izzy," her first time on Broadway in 25 years.

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2024-25 Broadway season recap
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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Bobby Cannavale, Neil Patrick Harris, and James Corden will star in a Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza's "ART."
Bobby Cannavale, Neil Patrick Harris, and James Corden will star in a Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza's "ART."
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Cannavale, Corden & Harris are about to go head to head on Broadway
Matthew Wexler May 22, 2025 0

Yasmina Reza's 1994 play, ART, returns to Broadway with an all-star cast.

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