New York City Center Archives - 1 Minute Critic

Taylor Trensch, Alex Newell, and Gabi Carrubba in "Bat Boy The Musical."

Reviews

Can a tabloid legend soar onstage? Taylor Trensch makes ‘Bat Boy’ believe it can

Matthew Wexler Nov 4, 2025 0

Tony nominee Taylor Trensch meets his match in "Bat Boy" but the musical's wacky plot may leave you in a…

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Roderick George's "The Missing Fruit (Part I)."

Dance

Fall for Dance Festival rises above the culture war chaos with a provocative, international line-up

Matthew Wexler Sep 23, 2025 0

New York City Center's Fall for Dance features a stellar lineup, including Gibney Company, Paris Opera Ballet, and a new…

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Jacquelin Harris in "Grace," choreographed by Ronald K. Brown.

Dance

22 years in, Fall for Dance still knows how to make us kick up our heels

Matthew Wexler Aug 27, 2025 0

New York City Center's Fall for Dance returns with 15 companies across 12 days. From Paris Opera Ballet to Argentine…

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Jessica Lee Goldyn in "Gotta Dance!"

Dance Reviews

‘Gotta Dance!’ proves Broadway’s best choreography lives on

Matthew Wexler Dec 3, 2025

The cast of The Second City's "Holidazed and Amused."

Reviews

The Second City unwraps seasonal satire in ‘Holidazed and Amused’

Lauren Emily Whalen Dec 2, 2025

Regional theater production collage, December 2025

Hot Sec

5 regional theater productions worth the trip this December

Lauren Emily Whalen Dec 2, 2025

"The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions," Manchester International Festival, 2023.

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From underground cult classic to theater spectacle, this queer manifesto finally lands in NYC

Matthew Wexler Dec 1, 2025