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Ramin Karimloo and the company of "Pirates! The Penzance Musical"

Broadway

Review | ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’: Arrrrr you not entertained?

Posted on April 25, 2025

Louis McCartney (Henry Creel) in "STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW"

Broadway

Review | ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’: Now streaming live on Broadway

Posted on April 22, 2025

The cast of "John Proctor is the Villain"

Theater

Review | John Proctor is the Villain: Salem’s hero gets #MeToo’d

Posted on April 14, 2025

The cast of "Smash"

Broadway

Review | Smash: From bombshell to bomb

Posted on April 11, 2025

Jeremy Secomb and Company perform “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” in Stephen Sondheim’s "Old Friends."

Theater

Review | Old Friends: You could drive a person crazy (with another Sondheim revue)

Posted on April 8, 2025

the cast of Boop! The Musical

Broadway

Review | ‘Boop! The Musical’: Boop-Oop-a-Don’t

Posted on April 7, 2025

George Clooney (r) and Glenn Fleshler (l) in "Good Night, and Good Luck."

Broadway

Review | ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’: George Clooney’s broadcast from the past and warning for today

Posted on April 3, 2025

Andrew Scott seen in "Vanya."

Theater

Review | ‘Vanya’ and ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ push the boundaries—and limits—of solo theater

Posted on March 28, 2025

The cast of "Love Life" at Encores!

Theater

Review | ‘Love Life’ finds new life at City Center

Posted on March 27, 2025

The Broadway company of "Buena Vista Social Club"

Broadway

Review | ‘Buena Vista Social’ clunk

Posted on March 19, 2025

Richard Kind, Renée Elise Goldsberry, John Mulaney, Fred Armisen as seen in "All In: Comedy About Love."

Theater

Review | ‘All In: Comedy About Love’ is surprising enjoyable but not worth the price

Posted on December 23, 2024

Jennifer Simard and Christopher Sieber in "Death Becomes Her."

Theater

Reviews | ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘King Lear’ a let down, ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ a welcome surprise

Posted on November 26, 2024

Robert Downey Jr. And Brittany Bellizeare in "McNeal"

Theater

Review | Artificial Intelligence creates real confusion in ‘McNeal’ with Robert Downey Jr.

Posted on September 30, 2024

Life and Trust

Theater

Review | FiDi ‘Sleep No More’ sequel is supersized and exhausting

Posted on August 6, 2024

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QNS

‘Colorful Palate’: Queens author writes memoir on mixed identity and multicultural meals

Elizabeth Stahlmann in "Here There Are Blueberries" at New York Theatre Workshop.

News

Review | Partying in the midst of mass murder in ‘Here There Are Blueberries’

Posted on May 21, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Mo’ money, mo’ problems: Budget office review finds a Staten Island secession would be more costly for residents

Will Keen as Vladimir Putin, Michael Stuhlbarg as Boris Berezovsky in "Patriots"

Theater

Review | ‘Patriots’ examines the rise of Putin and pals

Posted on April 23, 2024

Wayne Brady in "The Wiz."

Theater

Review | ‘The Wiz’ — Lost along the yellow brick road

Posted on April 17, 2024

01. The Outsiders – The Greasers – Photo by Matthew Murphy

Theater

Review | ‘Outsiders’ gets lost in the rumble

Posted on April 13, 2024

Water for Elephants cast

Broadway

Review | ‘Water for Elephants’ brings the circus to Broadway

Posted on March 24, 2024

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Philly Sports Network

F1 Bahrain Grand Prix: How to watch, betting odds, & best bets for Saturday’s season opener

New Off-Broadway musical dramatizes cautionary

Theater

Review | New Off-Broadway musical dramatizes cautionary journalism tragedy

Posted on February 6, 2024

Anthony Edwards as seen in "Prayer for the French Republic"

Theater

Review | ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ ponders the roots of anti-Semitism and how to respond and survive

Posted on January 9, 2024

Alissa Emily Marvin and Elle Fanning in "Appropriate"

Theater

Review | Chaos erupts in dark family comedy ‘Appropriate’

Posted on December 19, 2023

Barry Manilow (l) and Bruce Sussman of "Harmony"

Theater

Review | Manilow’s ‘Harmony’ has much to admire despite weak score

Posted on November 13, 2023

Danny DeVito as Sam in Roundabout Theatre Company’s world premiere production of 'I Need That' by Theresa Rebeck.

Arts & Entertainment

Review | ‘I Need That’ needs more than just Danny DeVito and a lot of junk onstage

Posted on November 5, 2023

Heather Alicia Simms and Billy Eugene Jones in "Purlie Victorious"

News

Review | ‘Purlie’ revival is indeed ‘Victorious’

Posted on October 3, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

Review | Time travel gone wrong in Broadway’s ‘Back to the Future’

Posted on August 6, 2023

Here Lies Love on Broadway

Review: ‘Here Lies Love’ finally turns Broadway into an immersive dance club

Posted on July 21, 2023

Benjamin Pajak and Raul Esparza

Arts & Entertainment

Review | ‘Oliver!’ returns for first time in 40 years

Posted on May 7, 2023

"New York, New York" Anna Uzele (Center) and cast.

Theater

Review | ‘New York, New York’ goes round and round

Posted on April 26, 2023

Jodie Comer in Prima Facie, one of the Best Shows on Broadway

Review: ‘Prima Facie’ is a provocative #MeToo legal thriller

Posted on April 24, 2023

Scott Foley and Katie Finneran in "The Thanksgiving Play."

Theater

Review | ‘Thanksgiving Play’ satirizes attempt at cultural sensitivity

Posted on April 20, 2023

Matthew Cavendish (Max) in "Peter Pan Goes Wrong"

Broadway

Review | ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ gets major laughs

Posted on April 19, 2023

The company of Camelot

Theater

Review | Cracks in the round table at ‘Camelot’

Posted on April 13, 2023

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Broadway

Review | ‘Hamlet’ meets southern barbeque in ‘Fat Ham’

Posted on April 12, 2023

The cast of "Life of Pi."

Theater

Review | Animal puppetry steps up in ‘Life of Pi’

Posted on March 30, 2023

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Arts & Entertainment

Review: A musically glorious and starry ‘Sweeney Todd’ revival

Posted on March 27, 2023

1. Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ at The Music Box Theatre. Photo by Julieta Cervantes

Theater

Review | Revival of Fosse’s 1978 dance revue is a waste

Posted on March 20, 2023

Okieriete Onaodowan and Jessica Chastain in A Doll’s House.

Broadway

Review | Jessica Chastain leads fresh and bare Broadway revival of ‘A Doll’s House’

Posted on March 9, 2023

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Arts & Entertainment

amBroadway | Nathan Lane plays Willy Loman, but in ‘Pictures from Home,’ not ‘Death of a Salesman’

Posted on February 12, 2023

Lindsay Mendez, Katie Rose Clarke, Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe in "Merrily We Roll Along" at New York Theatre Workshop

Theater

Review | ‘Merrily’ shines in new Off-Broadway revival

Posted on December 13, 2022

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Broadway

Review | Tom Stoppard reflects on Jewish roots in lavish ‘Leopoldstadt’

Posted on October 2, 2022

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Theater

Review | An inclusive but unwieldy ‘Richard III’

Posted on July 11, 2022

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Theater

Review | Town politics run wild in ‘The Minutes’

Posted on April 18, 2022

The Knicks head into the offseason after a disappointing year.

New York Knicks

Knicks head into offseason with many remaining questions

Posted on April 11, 2022

More from around NYC

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Bronx music festival Summer Jam 2025 boasted record turnout

Raymond Kenner and his accomplice, Alexander Stephens, were busted after a man was found dead in Hollis, and Kenner killed a second man two nights later near Rufus King Park in Jamaica in late December 2021. Both were sentenced in Queens Supreme Court.

Manhattan man sentenced for stabbing deaths of two Queens men in 2021: DA

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Brooklyn pols demand halt to immigrant detainee transfers to troubled MDC

Jason Patel and Ben Hardy in "Unicorns."

Q&A with ‘Unicorns’ actors Jason Patel and Ben Hardy