Marco Antonio Rodriguez 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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Graphics for the five productions featured in the March round-up.

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5 regional productions worth the trip this March

Lauren Emily Whalen Mar 2, 2026 0

From a page-to-stage adaptation to a contemporary take on Chekhov, March offers regional productions worth writing home about.

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

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‘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."

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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

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

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What three productions are saying about Asian visibility right now

Laura Zornosa Mar 4, 2026

"Blood/Love" now playing Off-Broadway.

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

Jerry Portwood Mar 4, 2026