Martyna Majok Archives - 1 Minute Critic

Julia Lester and Marin Ireland in "Queens by Martyna Majok.

Reviews

Martyna Majok’s ‘Queens’: Where a basement becomes urgent refuge for immigrant women

Matthew Wexler Nov 5, 2025 0

Martyna Majok's "Queens" Off-Broadway stars Marin Ireland in MTC's timely story of immigrant women surviving in a Queens basement apartment.

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New works and playwrights that have participated in the National Playwrights Conference include "Goddess," Martyna Majok, and "Slave Play."

Culture

1,650 playwrights want in: Why the O’Neill remains American theater’s essential incubator

Matthew Wexler Oct 10, 2025 0

The National Playwrights Conference received one of the highest number of entries in decades, proving there's a thirst for new…

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Kristen Chenoweth in "The Queen of Versailles."

Reviews

‘The Queen of Versailles’: Even Kristin Chenoweth can’t save this Broadway house of cards

Matthew Wexler Nov 9, 2025

Bobby Moreno, Bartley Booz, Cricket Brown, Donetta Lavinia Grays, Jeff Biehl, and Bruce McKenzie in "The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire."

Reviews

Anne Washburn’s ‘The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire’ needs more time to simmer

Billy McEntee Nov 9, 2025

Exterior view of the Studio Museum in Harlem's new building, 2025. Courtesy Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Albert Vecerka/Esto.

Art

The Studio Museum in Harlem opens a new home, featuring Tom Lloyd and neighborhood soul

Matthew Wexler Nov 7, 2025

The cast of "44 The Musical."

Reviews

Yes we can: ’44 The Musical’ makes politics laughable again

Ryan Leeds Nov 6, 2025