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Ariana DeBose in "The Baker's Wife."
Ariana DeBose in "The Baker's Wife."
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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
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‘This is f**kin’ amazing!’: Diane Warren’s raw reaction to star-studded Carnegie Hall tribute
Ryan Leeds 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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Sarah Jones in "America, Who Hurt You?"
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The world has a group chat about America, and Sarah Jones brings the whole family to respond
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Sep 18, 2026
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Legend
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Legend, and 13 more reasons fall is NYC’s best arts season
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Sep 17, 2026
Lupita Nyong'o in "Pre-Existing Condition."
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‘Pre-Existing Condition’ turns one woman’s story into a portrait of a complicit culture
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Sep 15, 2026
Roger Guenveur Smith in "In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat" at New York Theatre Workshop.
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From a Venice dance floor to a Brooklyn cemetery, Roger Guenveur Smith is still riffing with Jean-Michel Basquiat
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Sep 14, 2026
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