Stephen Daldry Archives - 1 Minute Critic

Louis McCartney in "Stranger Things: The First Shadow."

Reviews

The upside downer: Broadway’s ‘Stranger Things’ prequel bleeds out

Matthew Wexler May 3, 2025 0

Broadway's "Stranger Things" delivers visual spectacle but narrative chaos.

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The cast of "Stranger Things: The First Shadow"

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PHOTOS: Broadway gets ‘Stranger’ with the biggest spectacle of the season

Matthew Wexler Apr 17, 2025 0

Are monsters born or made? Broadway audiences will have the chance to decide when "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" arrives.

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"Cats and Dogs" by Stephanie H. Shih.

Art

In ‘Living Here,’ 26 artists refuse to be your model minority

Matthew Wexler Oct 25, 2025

(l-r) "Here's To Life," Al Johnson; "Oracle," Sanford Biggers; "Fiori di Como," Dale Chihuly.

Art

The Las Vegas Strip’s secret art scene hides in plain sight—if you know where to look

Matthew Wexler Oct 24, 2025

"Discoshow" 1st anniversary performance. Photo courtesy of Spiegelworld.

Culture

How ‘Discoshow’ honors the genre’s roots while keeping Vegas dancing

Matthew Wexler Oct 23, 2025

RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE

Culture

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race LIVE’ proves drag’s mainstream moment is revolutionary

Matthew Wexler Oct 22, 2025