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Why Morgan Bassichis won’t let Frank Maya stay dead

Matthew Wexler Aug 5, 2025 0

Morgan Bassichis shines a spotlight on comedian Frank Maya in a new solo show at Soho Playhouse. Directed by Sam…

August 2025 regional theater composite: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Signature, Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August

Matthew Wexler Aug 1, 2025 0

Discover the best regional theater this August, from Broadway stars at Ogunquit Playhouse to a fresh take on Oscar Wilde…

Aneesa Folds and Russell Daniels in "Ginger Twinsies."

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‘Ginger Twinsies’ turns ‘The Parent Trap’ into high camp heaven

Matthew Wexler Jul 29, 2025 0

"Ginger Twinsies" transforms "The Parent Trap" into a camp masterpiece with nonstop pop culture jokes and writer-director Kevin Zak's deliciously…

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Dylan Mulvaney to write & star in ‘The Least Problematic Woman in the World’

Matthew Wexler Jul 28, 2025 0

After a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dylan Mulvaney brings her one-woman show to New York City.

Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock in "Little Bear Ridge Road" by Samuel D. Hunter.

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What playwright Samuel D. Hunter has to say about ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’

Matthew Wexler Jul 7, 2025 0

"I wanted to write a play about people watching television," says playwright Samuel D. Hunter.

The cast of "The Reservoir" at Geffen Playhouse

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In ‘The Reservoir,’ bubbies, tough love & Jazzercise pave the road to recovery

Lindsay B. Davis Jun 27, 2025 0

In Jack Brasch's new play, "The Reservoir," a quartet of elders rallies to help their college-age grandson get sober.

Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur in "Duke & Roya."

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Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur navigate war-torn romance in ‘Duke & Roya’

Matthew Wexler Jun 24, 2025 0

By Matthew Wexler A pop singer and her bodyguard (The Bodyguard), a prominent executive and her assistant (The Proposal), and…

Namir Smallwood and Amy Morton in "You Will Get Sick."

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‘You Will Get Sick’ delivers brains, heart & courage, but ocassionally stumbles over its own yellow brick road

Lauren Emily Whalen Jun 17, 2025 0

Noah Diaz's "You Will Get Sick" offers a unique take on mortality and human connection through the lens of "The…

Jean Smart in "Call Me Izzy." Photo: Marc J. Franklin

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Jean Smart trades stand-up for stanzas in Broadway’s ‘Call Me Izzy’

Matthew Wexler Jun 12, 2025 0

Jean Smart trades Vegas luxury for Louisiana drama in "Call Me Izzy," her first time on Broadway in 25 years.

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In ‘Angry Alan,’ John Krasinski’s mid-life meltdown takes a torch to male victimhood

Bobby McGuire Jun 11, 2025 0

John Krasinski delivers a captivating and unsettling performance as a man consumed by the Men's Gender Activism movement.

Firelei Báez, Untitled (Les tables de gé ographie réduites en un jeu de cartes) , 2022.

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Why Morgan Bassichis won’t let Frank Maya stay dead

5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August

‘Ginger Twinsies’ turns ‘The Parent Trap’ into high camp heaven

Dylan Mulvaney to write & star in ‘The Least Problematic Woman in the World’

What playwright Samuel D. Hunter has to say about ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’

In ‘The Reservoir,’ bubbies, tough love & Jazzercise pave the road to recovery

Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur navigate war-torn romance in ‘Duke & Roya’

‘You Will Get Sick’ delivers brains, heart & courage, but ocassionally stumbles over its own yellow brick road

Jean Smart trades stand-up for stanzas in Broadway’s ‘Call Me Izzy’

In ‘Angry Alan,’ John Krasinski’s mid-life meltdown takes a torch to male victimhood

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Can fabric and collage dismantle colonial history? Firelei Báez makes a breathtaking case

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Broadway’s best join The Public Theater’s People’s Filibuster

‘Blackout Songs’ spirals through a decade of addiction, but where does it land?

Book Review: Marc Shaiman’s tell-most memoir isn’t afraid to name names