Simon Stephens Archives - 1 Minute Critic

(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 0

An Ark's mixed-reality experiment offers proximity to Ian McKellen, but a genuine connection requires more than advanced optics.

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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

Hangings of the permanent collection Pablo Picasso, Picasso Museum, Antibes.

Art

Picasso got a free studio on the French Riviera and left 23 paintings behind

Matthew Wexler Jan 16, 2026

Miriam Silverman, Dylan Baker, and Hamish Linklater in "The Disappear."

Reviews

Review: Dylan Baker steals the show in ‘The Disappear,’ but there’s nowhere to go

Matthew Wexler Jan 15, 2026