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

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 0

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

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

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

By Editors 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 "Good Time Charlie."

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Ryan J. Haddad’s ‘Good Time Charlie’ plants a queer family tree grafted with chosen family

Matthew Wexler Oct 10, 2026

The cast of Ogunquit Playhouse's world premiere musical, "Small Town."

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this October

Matthew Wexler Oct 8, 2026

(l-r) Ariana Burks, Jacqueline Guillén and Carmen Berkeley in "Dead Girl's Quinceañera."

Reviews

In ‘Dead Girl’s Quinceañera,’ 3 teens turn a party into a crime investigation

Lauren Emily Whalen Oct 7, 2026

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$525,600 for ‘Rent’: Gates Foundation matches the livestream minute for minute

By Editors Oct 6, 2026