November 27, 2025

Thankful Thoughts for This Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving!  It’s been a crazy month. An avalanche of shows have been opening both on and off Broadway. I’ve seen 20 of them over th...
November 8, 2025

"Kyoto" is a Call to Action on Climate Change

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The only thing small about Kyoto , the latest import from Britain that opened this week at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse theater, is it...
November 1, 2025

Going Solo: "The Least Problematic Woman in the World," "Other" and "Did You Eat?

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One-person shows are popping up everywhere. And it makes sense that they should.  They’re comparatively cheap to put on since by definitiion...
October 4, 2025

Wrestling with the Head Trips of "And Then We Were No More" and "This Much I Know"

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Every once in a while I see a show that is filled with smart ideas, and that is interestingly directed and well-performed and yet still leav...
September 27, 2025

"Mexodus": a Hip Mix of Hip-Hop and History

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Theater lovers have been celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hamilton this year, and well we should. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about the...
September 13, 2025

The 4 Shows I Most Want to See in Fall 2025

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Once again I seem to be late to the party. Other bloggers, critics and influencers have been putting out lists of the things they most want ...
August 30, 2025

A Labor Day Salute to the Back Office Folks

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Well, here we are: it’s Labor Day Weekend already.  And every year since I started writing here, I’ve marked this unofficial end of summer— ...