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2024-25 Broadway season recap

2024-25 Broadway season recap

Take 5

There’s no Tony for chemistry, but it can make or break a Broadway show

Matthew Wexler Jun 12, 2025 0

What creates Broadway chemistry? Inside the 2024-25 season's explosive hits and shows that couldn't find their spark.

Sadie Sink in "John Proctor is the Villain."

Sadie Sink in "John Proctor is the Villain."

Reviews

Sadie Sink leads a powerful Gen Z takedown of ‘The Crucible’

Jude Cramer Apr 19, 2025 0

In "John Proctor is the Villain," Sadie Sink and a powerful ensemble dismantle Arthur Miller's American classic

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Brian Cox as Bach and Peter De Jersey as Voltaire in "The Score" at Theatre Royal Bath. Photo by Manuel Harlan.

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this September

Lauren Emily Whalen Sep 1, 2026

Missy Wise Vanderzee and Kevin Webb in Kokandy Productions' revival of "Sunday in the Park with George."

Reviews

Kokandy makes its point with an intimate ‘Sunday in the Park with George’

Laura Zornosa Aug 31, 2026

'Return of the Buffalo' puppet in NYC

Art

40 buffalo puppets are about to go free-range across New York City

By Editors Aug 28, 2026

Cher Álvarez and Travis A. Knight in 'Paranormal Activity' on Broadway.

Reviews

The scariest thing in ‘Paranormal Activity’ isn’t the ghost

Billy McEntee Aug 25, 2026