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Comedian Lou Wall
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Lou Wall’s truth budget: How much authenticity can one comic afford?
Matthew Wexler Sep 24, 2025 0

Lou Wall's viral Facebook Marketplace bed story sequel hits Off-Broadway.

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Roderick George's "The Missing Fruit (Part I)."
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Fall for Dance Festival rises above the culture war chaos with a provocative, international line-up
Matthew Wexler Sep 23, 2025 0

New York City Center's Fall for Dance features a stellar lineup, including Gibney Company, Paris Opera Ballet, and a new…

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J. Harrison Ghee and the cast of "Saturday Church" at New York Theatre Workshop.
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Sia’s new musical ‘Saturday Church’ has the voice, but needs more than faith to soar
Matthew Wexler Sep 19, 2025 0

Sia's new musical "Saturday Church" boasts powerhouse vocals from Bryson Battle but gets lost in familiar LGBTQ+ coming-of-age tropes.

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Anthony Roth Costanzo in "Galas" at Little Island.
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In ‘Galas,’ Anthony Roth Costanzo proves that camp and coloratura can co-exist
Matthew Wexler Sep 14, 2025 0

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo brings vocal chops to Charles Ludlam's drag-inspired "Galas" at Little Island through September 28.

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John McCrea and Mihir Kumar in "Prince Faggot."
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‘Prince Faggot’: A meta-theatrical queer reckoning that hits like a London downpour
Matthew Wexler Sep 11, 2025 0

What's more shocking than royal scandal? Royal truth. Jordan Tannahill's meta-masterpiece crowns itself king of uncomfortable conversations.

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Alani iLongwe and André Holland in "The Brothers Size."
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Tarell Alvin McCraney’s ‘The Brothers Size’ returns with a force more potent than ever
Billy McEntee Sep 10, 2025 0

Tarell Alvin McCraney's powerful drama about two Black brothers navigating life after incarceration returns in a stellar Off-Broadway revival starring…

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Luke Newton as Alexander McQueen and Jonina Thorsteinsdottir in "House of McQueen." Photo by Thomas Hodges.
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‘House of McQueen’ brings trauma, tears and runway-ready drama
Jude Cramer Sep 9, 2025 0

"Bridgerton" star Luke Newton takes on iconic fashion designer Alexander McQueen, but it's the costumes that steal the spotlight.

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Sandra Oh and Lupita Nyong'o in Free Shakespeare in the Park's "Twelfth Night."
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Free Shakespeare in the Park roars back to life with Lupita Nyong’o & Sandra Oh in a dazzling ‘Twelfth Night’
Matthew Wexler Aug 21, 2025 0

The newly renovated Delacorte Theater debuts with a star-studded Shakespeare comedy featuring real-life siblings Lupita and Junior Nyong'o.

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Anthony Roth Costanzo
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‘Galas’ at Little Island: Can Anthony Roth Costanzo scale Charles Ludlam’s comic mountain?
Matthew Wexler Aug 16, 2025 0

Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines Little Island's revival of Charles Ludlam's rarely produced Galas, promising vocal chops and comic genius against…

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Elizabeth McGovern in "Ava: The Secret Conversations."
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Elizabeth McGovern peels back the glamour in ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations’
Matthew Wexler Aug 7, 2025 0

Elizabeth McGovern transforms from Downton's refined countess into Hollywood's foul-mouthed femme fatale.

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Sasha Velour's 'Travesty' at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
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Sasha Velour’s ‘Travesty’: a gorgeous queer portrait, unfinished
Matthew Wexler Apr 8, 2026
(top to bottom) Leiomy, Kya Azeen, and Dava Huesca in "Cats: The Jellicle Ball."
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With a dip and a fan clack, ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ pounces back to Broadway
Matthew Wexler Apr 7, 2026
Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen.
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From Jay-Z to Springsteen: 5 musician memoirs & where to see them perform live
Bil Browning Apr 7, 2026
Ingrid Michaelson performs at Lincoln Center's American Songbook series.
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Ingrid Michaelson is funny. And she’ll crack your heart wide open
Matthew Wexler Apr 5, 2026
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