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
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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‘Animal Wisdom:’ a haunting love letter to the parts of your past that won’t stay quiet
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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Calling all shelter dogs! Goodspeed Musicals searches for its next Sandy
There’s a role opening up in Connecticut this fall, and the lead doesn’t need a headshot — just a wagging…
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Beyond Gatsby, ‘The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul’ puts Zelda center stage
A new musical about F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald had its industry reading in NYC — and it's one to…
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5 regional productions worth the trip this May
Our top picks include a world premiere by Liz Duffy Adams and new takes on Little Women and Oedipus.
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‘The Lost Boys’: a bloody good blockbuster in a thirsty Broadway season
The Lost Boys delivers a gleefully propulsive blockbuster that breaks Broadway's vampire musical curse and gives a desperate season exactly…
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Luke Evans goes for it. But ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ isn’t sure what it’s going for
Luke Evans brings heat and heels to Broadway's "The Rocky Horror Show," but Roundabout's revival never quite lets the freak…
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Despite Jessica Vosk, Broadway’s ‘Beaches’ drowns in its own schmaltz
Jessica Vosk shines in Broadway's 'Beaches,' but a schmaltzy score and cringey book make this friendship story hard to love.
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‘Schmigadoon!’ has the charm, the corn pudding & a cast that deserves more to chew on
Alex Brightman and Sara Chase star in 'Schmigadoon,' the Broadway adaptation of the Apple TV+ musical satire.
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