Tarell Alvin McCraney Archives

Esco Jouléy (front), Namir Smallwood, and Jon Michael Hill in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s world premiere of "Windfall."

What is a life worth? Steppenwolf’s ‘Windfall’ makes the question burn

Lauren Emily Whalen Apr 22, 2026 0

Tarell Alvin McCraney's 'Windfall' dazzles at Steppenwolf with an ensemble that's on fire, even if the finale loses its footing.

(l-r) Sandra Oh in "Twelfth Night," June Squibb in "Marjorie Prime," André Holland in "The Brothers Size," Jonathan Groff in "Just in Time,' and " Aurora Penepacker in "Amélie."

Reviews Take 5

From Jonathan Groff in ‘Just in Time’ to June Squibb’s Broadway return, every 5-star review from 2025

Matthew Wexler Dec 29, 2025 0

1 Minute Critic gave 18 five-star reviews in our inaugural year. Jonathan Groff, June Squibb, and Chicago's Kokandy Productions were…

Alani iLongwe and André Holland in "The Brothers Size."

Reviews

Tarell Alvin McCraney’s ‘The Brothers Size’ returns with a force more potent than ever

Billy McEntee Sep 10, 2025 0

Tarell Alvin McCraney's powerful drama about two Black brothers navigating life after incarceration returns in a stellar Off-Broadway revival starring…

What is a life worth? Steppenwolf’s ‘Windfall’ makes the question burn

From Jonathan Groff in ‘Just in Time’ to June Squibb’s Broadway return, every 5-star review from 2025

Tarell Alvin McCraney’s ‘The Brothers Size’ returns with a force more potent than ever

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‘Pre-Existing Condition’ turns one woman’s story into a portrait of a complicit culture

From a Venice dance floor to a Brooklyn cemetery, Roger Guenveur Smith is still riffing with Jean-Michel Basquiat

Hudson Valley Shakespeare built a theater and cast the landscape in the lead

Orville Peck, ‘Return of the Jedi’ live & 13 more reasons fall belongs to Minneapolis