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Orville Peck, ‘Return of the Jedi’ live & 13 more reasons fall belongs to Minneapolis
Minnesotans (and those who want to brave a nine-month winter) know where to look when the leaves turn and the…
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Why I’d rather see an average play than a great film
A couple of weeks ago, as I sat in a downtown theater watching a production of The Real Ivanov, I…
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Off-Broadway’s most flippant book report comes courtesy of one nearly nude penguin
"Garry Starr: Classic Penguins" strips the literary canon—and its performer—bare in a wild, near-naked Off-Broadway comedy at Studio Seaview.
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15 ways San Diego’s arts & culture scene is flexing its muscle this fall
From world-premiere musicals to Brandi Carlile at The Rady Shell, here are 15 fall arts and culture picks not to…
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At Signature Theatre, ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ makes every small choice count
Matthew Gardiner directs 'Merrily We Roll Along' at Signature, where small choices feel enormous. Our review.
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The book that explains every Beyoncé song & how you can win it for her birthday
Beyoncé remastered 'B'Day' for its 20th anniversary. We're marking the occasion with a deep dive and an epic book giveaway.
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An open letter to September L. Davis
1 Minute Critic has receipts. An open letter to September L. Davis as the Tony-nominated actress prepares for her highly…
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this September
This September's regional theater features parasocial obsession, censored theater, artistic icons under pressure, and a world-premiere musical.
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Kokandy makes its point with an intimate ‘Sunday in the Park with George’
Kokandy's 'Sunday in the Park with George' puts audiences inside the painting. Here's what the Chicago storefront production gets right.
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40 buffalo puppets are about to go free-range across New York City
Forty life-size buffalo puppets will roam Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, Sept. 18–19. Route, artists, and where to stand.
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The scariest thing in ‘Paranormal Activity’ isn’t the ghost
'Paranormal Activity' brings jumpscares to Broadway, and it will rattle you in the best way possible.
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John Turturro and Paul Giamatti go head-to-horn in A.R.T.’s ‘Rhinoceros’
In Rhinoceros, John Turturro and Paul Giamatti display how a community can talk itself out of its own humanity. By…
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