New York City Center Encores! Archives - 1 Minute Critic

Billy Porter and the cast of "La Cage aux Folles."

Billy Porter and the cast of "La Cage aux Folles."

Reviews

Wayne Brady and Billy Porter find the heart of ‘La Cage aux Folles.’ Everything else needs a little more mascara

Matthew Wexler Jun 24, 2026 0

Billy Porter and Wayne Brady anchor 'La Cage aux Folles' at Encores!. But the direction and design drift far from…

Jasmine Amy Rogers and the cast of New York City Center Encores! "The Wild Party."

Jasmine Amy Rogers and the cast of New York City Center Encores! "The Wild Party."

Reviews

‘The Wild Party’ gets a sharp new vision. The old problems remain.

Laura Zornosa Mar 22, 2026 0

Lili-Anne Brown reimagines 'The Wild Party' brilliantly, but the script mistakes a guest list for a plot.

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Davis Sedaris illustration.

Books

Comfort dulls the edge for David Sedaris in ‘The Land and Its People’

Matthew Wexler Aug 19, 2026

Bywater Call at Hudson River Park's Blues BBQ Festival, August 15, 2026.

Music

Bywater Call on how to create a superfan in one set

Matthew Wexler Aug 17, 2026

(l-r) Carly Rae Jepsen, Christopher Wheeldon, Lena Dunham, the creative team behind 10 Things I Hate About You

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Carly Rae Jepsen’s Broadway songwriting debut gets a date before it gets a theater

By Editors Aug 17, 2026

Film stills from "City of Angels," "Kimberly Akimbo" and "Evita."

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Broadway’s favorite new trick is showing you the trick

Matthew Wexler Aug 14, 2026