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2024-25 Broadway season recap
2024-25 Broadway season recap
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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."
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."
Robyn Hurder in "Smash."
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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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Set your alarm! Opening soon
  • Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare in the Park, June 11
  • Untitled Vampire Play, Chicago, June 13
  • La Cage aux Folles, Off-Broadway, June 17
  • Birthright, Off-Broadway, June 24
  • A Walk on the Moon, Off-Broadway, June 29

Clock's ticking! Closing soon
  • Covenant, Chicago, June 7
  • Fallen Angels, Broadway, June 7
  • New Born, Off-Broadway, June 8
  • Becky Shaw, Broadway, June 14
  • Well, I'll Let You Go, Off-Broadway, June 20
  • Chess, Broadway, June 21
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A collage of "The Lost Boys" and Schmigadoon!"
Hot Sec
My Tony pick for Best Musical may blow up. And I’m weirdly OK with it
Matthew Wexler Jun 6, 2026
Juliana Canfield in the world premiere of "Girl, Interrupted."
Reviews
‘Girl, Interrupted’ has something urgent to say. So why does it feel so distant?
Matthew Wexler Jun 5, 2026
(l-r) Jeorge Bennett Watson, Ken Barnett and Stephen Spinella in "Jerome."
Reviews
In ‘Jerome,’ a dying man’s last gift is someone to leave behind
Jerry Portwood Jun 2, 2026
Book cover for "My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer Nineties and Beyond."
Books
The truth about being queer in the 90s can’t be found in a history book
Bil Browning Jun 2, 2026
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