Operation Mincemeat Archives - 1 Minute Critic

NYC Broadway Week highlights

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5 picks to make the most out of NYC Broadway Week

Matthew Wexler Aug 20, 2025 0

1 Minute Critic lends a helping hand with our recommendations for NYC Broadway Week, when theatergoers can snag 2-for-1 tickets.

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SpitLip's new musical, "Tom Cruise: The Cruisical"

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From corpse to Cruise: ‘Operation Mincemeat’ writers take a break to tackle a Tom Cruise musical

Matthew Wexler May 24, 2025 0

As if the creators of "Operation Mincemeat" weren't busy enough, now they're teasing a new Tom Cruise musical.

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The cast of 'Operation Mincemeat.'

Reviews

A body, a briefcase & a new Broadway musical

Matthew Wexler Apr 3, 2025 0

'Operation Mincemeat' declassifies a World War II secret operative—with showtunes.

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Book cover of "Eating Ashes" and author Brenda Navarro.

Books

Book Review: Can you grieve a brother and a country at the same time? Novelist Brenda Navarro says yes

Laura Zornosa Jan 20, 2026

(l-r) Golda Rosheuvel, Ian McKellen, Rosie Sheehy, and Arinzé Kene in "An Ark."

Reviews

Heaven can wait: Ian McKellen elevates ‘An Ark,’ but mixed reality can’t bridge the digital divide

Matthew Wexler Jan 20, 2026

Cheyenne Jackson and Jane Krakowski in "Oh, Mary!"

Reviews

Why Broadway can’t stop obsessing over ‘Oh, Mary!’ & its rotating roster of stars

Lindsay B. Davis Jan 19, 2026

An illustration of Marie Antoinette.

Art

Inside the French museum where Marie Antoinette’s last luxury still lingers

Matthew Wexler Jan 17, 2026