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The cast of "Wonder" at American Repertory Theater.

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‘Wonder’ brings heart and hope to American Repertory Theater

Matthew Wexler Dec 31, 2025 0

R.J. Palacio's "Wonder" gets the musical treatment at American Repertory Theater with powerful young performers and a score by A…

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Regional theater production collage, December 2025

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this December

Lauren Emily Whalen Dec 24, 2025 0

Skip the usual suspects. These five productions—from campy housewives to gravity-defying circus acts—reinvent holiday theater nationwide.

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(l-r) Golda Rosheuvel, Ian McKellen, Rosie Sheehy, and Arinzé Kene in "An Ark."

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Heaven can wait: Ian McKellen elevates ‘An Ark,’ but mixed reality can’t bridge the digital divide

Matthew Wexler Jan 20, 2026

Cheyenne Jackson and Jane Krakowski in "Oh, Mary!"

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Why Broadway can’t stop obsessing over ‘Oh, Mary!’ & its rotating roster of stars

Lindsay B. Davis Jan 19, 2026

An illustration of Marie Antoinette.

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Inside the French museum where Marie Antoinette’s last luxury still lingers

Matthew Wexler Jan 17, 2026

Hangings of the permanent collection Pablo Picasso, Picasso Museum, Antibes.

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Picasso got a free studio on the French Riviera and left 23 paintings behind

Matthew Wexler Jan 16, 2026