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Jamie Wilkes and Brian Cox in "The Score." Photo by Teresa Castracane.
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"The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor." Photo by Tom Visser.
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Lydia Wilson and Phia Saban in "The Maids."
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In ‘The Maids,’ good help is hard to find
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Kip Williams updates Genet's "The Maids" with AR filters and influencer culture at St. Ann's Warehouse.

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Jimin Moon and Jay Armstrong Johnson in "Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody."
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‘Heated Rivalry’ parody plays exactly as horny and heartfelt as you’d hope
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The hit HBO Max ice hockey romance arrives Off-Broadway. 'Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody' scores a win.

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London Pierre Williams is among the 17 artists showcased in "Fade" at Studio Museum in Harlem.
London Pierre Williams is among the 17 artists showcased in "Fade" at Studio Museum in Harlem.
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'Fade' gathers 17 artists in Studio Museum in Harlem's new home and asks them to hold the in-between.

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2026 Tony Award featured actor and actress nominees
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The hardest Tony category to define. And the one performance that defines it anyway
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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
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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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Why Morgan Bassichis won’t let Frank Maya stay dead
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Morgan Bassichis shines a spotlight on comedian Frank Maya at Soho Playhouse. Directed by Sam Pinkleton.

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“Celebrity” is subjective. In a 24/7 news cycle, where many of us get our virtual thrills from a swipe or…

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A memory play with a musical soundtrack. A Southern gospel-infused, folk-rock opera. A deeply personal, emotional, and spiritual purge told…

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Jesmyn Ward's debut essay collection is luminous and at times repetitive, but essential reading on Black Southern life.

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DARA wins the 70th Eurovision Song Contest for Bulgaria, at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.
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DARA won Eurovision 2026 with 'Bangaranga,' but the song of the summer has questions to answer.

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Hugh Jackman is quietly devastating in "New Born," Ella Hickson's brilliant but breathless evening of monologues at Minetta Lane.

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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
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"The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor." Photo by Tom Visser.
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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
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