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The drag queen who crashed the 1992 Democratic National Convention gets an encore
The principal cast of "Paddington The Musical."
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Orville Peck in concert
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Orville Peck brings heartache and a Broadway surprise to Brooklyn

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Delia Cunningham in "Here There Are Blueberries."
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When a picture is worth a thousand unspeakable words
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Ato Blankson-Wood in "Ms. Blakk for President."
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The drag queen who crashed the 1992 Democratic National Convention gets an encore
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'SUBMERGE Project at ARTECHOUSE DC.
'SUBMERGE Project at ARTECHOUSE DC.
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At ARTECHOUSE DC’s ‘SUBMERGE Project,’ interactive art levels up
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ARTECHOUSE DC's 'SUBMREGE Project' invites you to sculpt, quiz AI philosophers, and send neon space junk flying.

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Zachary Desmond and Christopher Dylan White in Else Went's "Degenerates."
Zachary Desmond and Christopher Dylan White in Else Went's "Degenerates."
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Love looks like a threat to the self-declared unlovable of ‘Degenerates’
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“Get out of my discord shit-stain,” says Miller, a 28-year-old White incel infuriated that one of his group members has…

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Before ‘Wicked,’ Glinda had a family full of secrets
Lauren Emily Whalen Sep 29, 2026 0

Gregory McGuire's 'Galinda: A Charmed Childhood' follows the future Good Witch as she dances, schemes, and daydreams her way toward…

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Denée Benton and Jasmine Amy Rogers in "School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play."
Denée Benton and Jasmine Amy Rogers in "School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play."
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Denée Benton & Jasmine Amy Rogers turn a Ghanaian cafeteria into Broadway’s most cutthroat pageant race
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'School Girls' on Broadway brings Jocelyn Bioh's 1986 boarding school comedy to MTC, where a pageant recruiter's visit exposes who…

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Josh Young as Jean Valjean in "Les Misérables" at Hudson Valley Shakespeare.
Josh Young as Jean Valjean in "Les Misérables" at Hudson Valley Shakespeare.
Off Script
My Walkman never prepared me for this Jean Valjean
Matthew Wexler Sep 27, 2026 0

Jean Valjean got two summer showcases in NYC and the Hudson Valley, and Josh Young's open-air turn made an old…

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Snow can wait: Denver’s fall arts season, from Doja Cat to Nikki Glaser
Matthew Wexler Sep 25, 2026 0

Denver fall arts picks for 2026: Zac Brown Band at Red Rocks, the V&A's "DIVA" in its only U.S. stop,…

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Johnny Galecki and Jacob Moskovitz as Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando.
Johnny Galecki and Jacob Moskovitz as Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando.
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In ‘Kowalski,’ Johnny Galecki’s Tennessee Williams plays hard to get
Lauren Emily Whalen Sep 22, 2026 0

Johnny Galecki returns to the stage in 'Kowalski,' turning Marlon Brando's audition for Tennessee Williams into can't-miss theater.

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Krystal Joy Brown in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's "Play On!"
Krystal Joy Brown in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's "Play On!"
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If music be the food of love, ‘Play On!’ serves the full Harlem buffet
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"Play On!" trades Illyria for Harlem, and Chicago Shakespeare's 40th season opener dares you not to dance. Our five-star review.

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Jamie Wilkes and Brian Cox in "The Score." Photo by Teresa Castracane.
Jamie Wilkes and Brian Cox in "The Score." Photo by Teresa Castracane.
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In ‘The Score,’ Brian Cox plays a composer who tests how much truth a king can take
Teniola Ayoola Sep 21, 2026 0

Brian Cox stars in 'The Score' at Shakespeare Theatre Company, where a fugue becomes a face-off over power and conscience.

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"The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor." Photo by Tom Visser.
"The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor." Photo by Tom Visser.
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Steven Vargas Sep 20, 2026 0

'The Surge' turns Sinéad O'Connor's music into a dance of protest, rage and self-love. Sonya Tayeh choreographs at The Joyce.…

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Sarah Jones in "America, Who Hurt You?"
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The world has a group chat about America, and Sarah Jones brings the whole family to respond
Matthew Wexler Sep 18, 2026 0

"America, Who Hurt You?" Sarah Jones answers with a country's worth of relatives, a therapeutic intervention and a hand on…

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Broadway revivals, a Lichtenstein retrospective, and a John Legend premiere. NYC's fall arts calendar is stacked. Here are the 15…

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Orville Peck in concert
Music
Orville Peck brings heartache and a Broadway surprise to Brooklyn
Ryan Leeds Nov 11, 2026
Delia Cunningham in "Here There Are Blueberries."
Reviews
When a picture is worth a thousand unspeakable words
Matthew Wexler Nov 9, 2026
Ato Blankson-Wood in "Ms. Blakk for President."
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The drag queen who crashed the 1992 Democratic National Convention gets an encore
Matthew Wexler Nov 9, 2026
The principal cast of "Paddington The Musical."
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The bear is the bonus. Jessie Mueller returns to Broadway in ‘Paddington’
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