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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
Music
‘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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Poster art for Sara Bareilles 'Good Grief' listening event
Music Off Script
What a Sara Bareilles listening event taught me about grief
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Aug 23, 2026
Michael Thanh Train, Daniel Kyri, Isabela Ferrer, and Everett Lonergan in the 2026 Free Shakespeare in the Park production of THE WINTER'S TALE directed by Daniel Sullivan. Photo credit: Joan Marcus.
Reviews
Raúl Esparza and Lily Rabe anchor a gloriously messy ‘Winter’s Tale’
Bobby McGuire Aug 22, 2026
Davis Sedaris illustration.
Books
Comfort dulls the edge for David Sedaris in ‘The Land and Its People’
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Aug 19, 2026
Bywater Call at Hudson River Park's Blues BBQ Festival, August 15, 2026.
Music
Bywater Call on how to create a superfan in one set
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Aug 17, 2026
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