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2024-25 Broadway season recap

Take 5

There’s no Tony for chemistry, but it can make or break a Broadway show

Matthew Wexler Jun 12, 2025 0

What creates Broadway chemistry? Inside the 2024-25 season's explosive hits and shows that couldn't find their spark.

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Robyn Hurder in "Smash."

Reviews

Marilyn in triplicate: ‘Smash’ is Broadway’s most meta moment yet

Matthew Wexler Apr 10, 2025 0

After more than a decade, "Smash" transports from TV to the Broadway stage.

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Robyn Hurder in "Smash."

Hot Sec

PHOTOS: Broadway’s newest bombshell, ‘Smash,’ finally arrives

Matthew Wexler Apr 4, 2025 0

The short-lived TV series makes its way to the Great White Way. Will "Smash" knock it out of the park…

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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