Junot Díaz Archives - 1 Minute Critic

Lenin Izquierdo in Goodman's "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao."

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Goodman’s ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ has a gifted cast and one glaring problem

Matthew Wexler Mar 5, 2026 0

Goodman's The Brief Life of Oscar Wao wants to celebrate Dominican lives. It just keeps stepping on the women to…

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A collage of best books March 2026 including Liza Minnelli's new memoir

Books

Liza Minnelli finally tells her own story and 4 more March must-reads

Matthew Wexler Mar 3, 2026 0

Five essential books for March 2026 — from Liza Minnelli's memoir to Fab 5 Freddy's hip-hop origin story.

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The cast of "Burnout Paradise": (l-r) Dominic Weintraub, Claire Bird, Hugo Williams, and William Strom.

Reviews

‘Burnout Paradise’ stacks the odds against itself and wins anyway

Matthew Wexler Mar 5, 2026

Lenin Izquierdo in Goodman's "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao."

Reviews

Goodman’s ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ has a gifted cast and one glaring problem

Matthew Wexler Mar 5, 2026

(l-r) "Miss Julie," "Here Lies Love," and "Chinese Republicans."

Hot Sec

What three productions are saying about Asian visibility right now

Laura Zornosa Mar 4, 2026

"Blood/Love" now playing Off-Broadway.

Reviews

‘Blood/Love’: The vampire pop opera thirsty for your attention

Jerry Portwood Mar 4, 2026