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Ariana DeBose in "The Baker's Wife."
Ariana DeBose in "The Baker's Wife."
Reviews
Ariana DeBose rises above the recipe in ‘The Baker’s Wife’ at Classic Stage Company
Merryn Johns Merryn Johns Nov 11, 2025 0

"The Baker's Wife" arrives Off-Broadway with Scott Bakula and Ariana DeBose. A troubled musical with surprising warmth—and one soaring ballad.

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Diane Warren and Steven Reineke at Carnegie Hall
Diane Warren and Steven Reineke at Carnegie Hall
Music
‘This is f**kin’ amazing!’: Diane Warren’s raw reaction to star-studded Carnegie Hall tribute
Ryan Leeds Apr 30, 2025 0

The New York Pops celebrated Grammy winner and 16-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren with an all-star Carnegie Hall tribute.

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Adam Chanler-Berat in "Slanted Floors."
Reviews
‘Slanted Floors’ invites you to pull up a chair in a gay couple’s living room. Stare if you must.
Jerry Portwood Nov 3, 2026
(l-r) Wendy Mateo, Katrina Lenk, and Sadieh Rifai in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s world premiere of "Adirondack Chair Circle." Photo by Michael Brosilow.
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The moms around this fire pit would like a word with the school librarian
Lauren Emily Whalen Nov 3, 2026
Katie Lowes in "Liberation."
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November
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Carl Sprinchorn, "Lumberjacks, Shin Pond," 1941, Collection of Jay DeMartine. Photo by Luc Demers.
Art
I went to Ogunquit for a musical and left with a crush on Carl Sprinchorn
Matthew Wexler Oct 31, 2026
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