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(l-r) Daniel Jenkins, Allyson Kaye Daniel, Eddie Korbich, and Lynne Wintersteller in "About Time."
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‘About Time’ embraces aging wisely and warmly, then overstays its welcome
Matthew Wexler Mar 9, 2026 0

"About Time" musical review: Maltby and Shire at their best is very good, but the duo doesn't always know when…

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(l-r) "Miss Julie," "Here Lies Love," and "Chinese Republicans."
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What three productions are saying about Asian visibility right now
Laura Zornosa Mar 4, 2026 0

From disco Marcos to corporate climbers, three regional theater productions are asking who gets to rise and what the climb…

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"Blood/Love" now playing Off-Broadway.
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‘Blood/Love’: The vampire pop opera thirsty for your attention
Jerry Portwood Mar 4, 2026 0

"Blood/Love" is a goth-glam fever dream with genuine theatrical ambition: messy in the best possible way, and impossible to look…

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Grey Henson in "Bigfoot!" Off-Broadway
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In ‘Bigfoot!’ everyone’s a little othered. Until one very hairy hero takes a giant leap for all of them
Matthew Wexler Mar 1, 2026 0

'Bigfoot!' is a furry, funky love letter to misfits, packed with kooky characters, 80s synth-pop charm, and a heart bigger…

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(l-r) Kayla Amistad, Reanne Acasio, and Danielle Louise Mendoza in Center Theatre Group's production of "Here Lies Love."
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‘Here Lies Love’ asks who gets to tell Filipino history, then dances around the answer
Matthew Wexler Feb 27, 2026 0

Center Theatre Group's 'Here Lies Love' captivates with Filipino talent but can't reconcile disco spectacle with political history.

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The cast of "Chez Joey" at Arena Stage.
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Arena Stage’s ‘Chez Joey’ has big ambition. Does the classic framework hold it back?
Matthew Wexler Feb 19, 2026 0

In the opening sequence of Arena Stage’s Chez Joey, a bustling group of musicians and dancers arrives in a 1940s…

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NYC Off-Broadway Week picks: Mexodus, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 11 to Midnight.
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NYC Off-Broadway cheat sheet: ‘Mexodus,’ ‘Spelling Bee,’ TikTok stars Cost n’ Mayor & more
Jude Cramer Feb 18, 2026 0

Our picks for NYC Off-Broadway Week 2026: hip-hop sensation Mexodus, TikTok stars Cost n' Mayor in 11 to Midnight, Spelling…

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Andrea Martin and the cast of "High Spirits" at New York City Center Encores!
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‘High Spirits’: A musical ghost story that overstays its welcome
Ryan Leeds Feb 6, 2026 0

"High Spirits" at New York City Encores!: stellar cast, gorgeous orchestra, but a dated script that needed to stay in…

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"Chicago The Musical"
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‘Chicago’ still has plenty to say about America’s ugliest impulses
Matthew Wexler Feb 5, 2026 0

The longest-running American musical on Broadway remains shockingly relevant. "Chicago"'s warnings about America ring truer than ever.

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Collage of regional theater productions February 2026
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5 regional productions worth the trip this February
Lauren Emily Whalen Feb 2, 2026 0

From Pulitzer Prize winners to disco dictatorships, February's regional theater lineup proves the best antidote to winter malaise is a…

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Daniel Radcliffe in "Every Brilliant Thing."
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Daniel Radcliffe high-fives the entire Hudson Theatre, and that’s kind of the problem
Matthew Wexler Mar 12, 2026
Celia Keenan-Bolger and Susannah Perkins in "Antigone (This Play I Read in High School.)
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‘Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)’ swaps burial rites for reproductive rights
Billy McEntee Mar 11, 2026
"Showstoppers: The Art of Stage and Screen" at Helicline Fine Art. (l-r) Meryl Streep in "Happy End" by Al Hirschfeld, "Opera Box" by William Gropper," and a costume design for Diana Ross by Bob Mackie.
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Bob Mackie, Edith Head, and a bronze Michael Jackson walk into a gallery
Jude Cramer Mar 11, 2026
(l-r) Suzzy Roche, Grace McLean, Alana Rquel Bowers, Nina Ross in "Cold War Choir Practice."
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‘Cold War Choir Practice’ has a plan for the end of the world. You just won’t see it coming
Matthew Wexler Mar 10, 2026
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