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Betsy Aidem, Kristolyn Lloyd, Irene Sofia Lucio, Adina Verson, Audrey Corsa, and Susannah Flood in the Broadway production of "Liberation."

Betsy Aidem, Kristolyn Lloyd, Irene Sofia Lucio, Adina Verson, Audrey Corsa, and Susannah Flood in the Broadway production of "Liberation."

Reviews

Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ reveals why 70s feminism was more complicated than the sisterhood myth

Lindsay B. Davis Nov 1, 2025 0

Bess Wohl's "Liberation" examines a 1970s women's consciousness-raising group through the eyes of the present day, with an ensemble that…

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Davis Sedaris illustration.

Books

Comfort dulls the edge for David Sedaris in ‘The Land and Its People’

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

Matthew Wexler Aug 17, 2026

(l-r) Carly Rae Jepsen, Christopher Wheeldon, Lena Dunham, the creative team behind 10 Things I Hate About You

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Carly Rae Jepsen’s Broadway songwriting debut gets a date before it gets a theater

By Editors Aug 17, 2026

Film stills from "City of Angels," "Kimberly Akimbo" and "Evita."

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Broadway’s favorite new trick is showing you the trick

Matthew Wexler Aug 14, 2026