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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.'
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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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Best Broadway ticket deals*
  • Bug
  • Chess
  • MJ The Musical
  • Six
  • The Great Gatsby
  • Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

*Based on last week's Broadway grosses, availability, and TodayTix discounts

Best hotels near Broadway
Set your alarm! Opening soon
  • About Time, Off-Broadway, March 8
  • Cold War Choir Practice, March 10
  • Every Brilliant Thing, Broadway, March 12
  • My Joy is Heavy, Off-Broadway, March 17
  • Giant, Broadway, March 23

Clock's ticking! Closing soon
  • All Out, Broadway, March 8
  • Bug, Broadway, March 8
  • The Dinosaurs, Off-Broadway, March 8
  • Holiday, Chicago, March 8
  • The Monsters, Off-Broadway, March 15
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‘Burnout Paradise’ stacks the odds against itself and wins anyway
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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
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