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June Squibb in "Marjorie Prime" on Broadway.

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June Squibb in ‘Marjorie Prime’ asks if AI can ease grief or just complicate it

Matthew Wexler Dec 8, 2025 0

June Squibb leads a stellar cast through "Marjorie Prime," Jordan Harrison's unsettling play about AI, grief, and why we keep…

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Nael Nacer, Raffi Barsoumian, Andrea Martin, Susan Pourfar, and Will Brill in "Meet the Cartozians."

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In ‘Meet the Cartozians,’ Talene Monahon asks who gets to be an American

Matthew Wexler Nov 17, 2025 0

Talene Monahon's "Meet the Cartozians" traces Armenian American identity from a 1925 court case to Kardashian-style reality TV.

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Will Conard and Eva Kaminsky in The Huntington's production of "We Had a World."

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Joshua Harmon gets personal in ‘We Had a World’—and it pays off

Matthew Wexler Feb 20, 2026

The cast of "Chez Joey" at Arena Stage.

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Arena Stage’s ‘Chez Joey’ has big ambition. Does the classic framework hold it back?

Matthew Wexler Feb 19, 2026

NYC Off-Broadway Week picks: Mexodus, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 11 to Midnight.

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NYC Off-Broadway cheat sheet: ‘Mexodus,’ ‘Spelling Bee,’ TikTok stars Cost n’ Mayor & more

Jude Cramer Feb 18, 2026

357: April Matthis, Mallory Portnoy, Maria Elena Ramirez, and Elizabeth Marvel in "The Dinosaurs" at Playwrights Horizons.

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6 women, 1 room, infinite timelines: ‘The Dinosaurs’ at Playwrights Horizons

Matthew Wexler Feb 17, 2026