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Ariana DeBose in "The Baker's Wife."

Ariana DeBose in "The Baker's Wife."

Reviews

Ariana DeBose rises above the recipe in ‘The Baker’s Wife’ at Classic Stage Company

Merryn Johns Nov 11, 2025 0

"The Baker's Wife" arrives Off-Broadway with Scott Bakula and Ariana DeBose. A troubled musical with surprising warmth—and one soaring ballad.

Kristen Chenoweth in "The Queen of Versailles."

Kristen Chenoweth in "The Queen of Versailles."

Reviews

‘The Queen of Versailles’: Even Kristin Chenoweth can’t save this Broadway house of cards

Matthew Wexler Nov 9, 2025 0

Kristin Chenoweth stars in "The Queen of Versailles," a musical as garish and empty as the mansion it depicts.