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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Prime Video's YA Thriller 'We Were Liars' Is an Absorbing Examination Of Memory and Privilege: TV Review by Aramide Tinubu

That perfection is a facade is one of the main concepts in Prime Video's newest YA psychological thriller, "We Were Liars." Based on the award-winning novel by E. Lockhart and adapted for te…

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

David Oyelowo's Charm Can't Redeem Apple TV+'s Moldy Surrealist Dramedy 'Government Cheese': TV Review  by Aramide Tinubu

In "Government Cheese," Apple TV+'s latest dramedy series, audiences are introduced to Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo). Following his release from prison, he attempts to reunite with his wi…

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Monday, March 17, 2025

'Purpose' Review: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Latest Family Drama Is a Brilliant Examination of Legacy, Ambition and Shattered Expectations by Aramide Tinubu

Tony Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins understands the intricacies of family. In his award-winning "Appropriate," starring Sarah Paulson, he wrote about siblings ravaged by the…

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

'A Streetcar Named Desire' Review: Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran Sparkle in the Tennessee Williams Classic  by Aramide Tinubu

Tennese Williams' Pulitzer Prize winner "A Streetcar Named Desire" is still one of Broadway's most critically acclaimed plays. Written in 1947 and adapted to the big screen in 1951 in the Ac…

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Friday, December 20, 2024

'Gypsy' Broadway Review: Audra McDonald Electrifies In George C. Wolfe's Sensational Revival by Aramide Tinubu

Sixty-five years after it first premiered on Broadway, "Gypsy" is still known as one of the greatest theater masterpieces of the 20th century. There have been stellar productions of the play…

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Monday, November 11, 2024

'A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical' Review: This Dazzling Broadway Production Has Never Been More Timely by Aramide Tinubu

Like any other industry, there are titans in music. These once-in-a-lifetime artists help shift the musical landscape across the globe. The revered trumpet player and singer Louis Armstrong …

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

'Our Town' Review: Jim Parsons and Katie Holmes Charm in Reimagining of the Broadway Classic by Aramide Tinubu

It takes a great deal of work to make the ordinary enticing, but that's precisely what director Kenny Leon does in his production of Thornton Wilder's 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning "Our Tow…

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Monday, September 30, 2024

'McNeal' Review: Robert Downey Jr.'s Broadway Debut Is Stale and Confounding  by Aramide Tinubu

As technology continues to evolve, the arts and humanities are having a reckoning, and it's not pretty. In his newest play, "McNeal," Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar ("Disgraced") confront…

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

'Mother Play' Review: Jessica Lange Is an Unhinged Delight in Dysfunctional Family Drama on Broadway by Aramide Tinubu

There is no handbook on motherhood, but most people try their best when it comes to childrearing. Today, amid increasingly accessible resources and freedoms that weren't afforded in the p…

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

'Mary Jane' Review: Rachel McAdams Makes a Solid Broadway Debut Depicting the Sacrifice of Motherhood by Aramide Tinubu

Parenting inspires varying schools of thought. While some relish the tasks of caretaking, others speak candidly about the hardships of child-rearing, sharing the true realities of motherhood…

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

'Doubt: A Parable' Review: Liev Schreiber's Performance Cuts Through a Somber and Confining Single Act by Aramide Tinubu

Unfortunately, no one makes it to adulthood without forming a series of preconceived notions. These points of view often determine how we judge certain people and observe various circumstanc…

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Monday, December 18, 2023

'Appropriate' Review: Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll Are Vicious and Dynamic in a Haunting Broadway Family Drama by Aramide Tinubu

Death is cruel to the living. Mourning and memories often bring out a viciousness in those left behind. Hidden secrets and things left unsaid usually come spilling forth, fueled by the rage …

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

'Hell's Kitchen' Review: Alicia Keys Soundtracks a Powerhouse Cast in Vibrant Off Broadway Depiction of Teen Girlhood by Aramide Tinubu

"Hell's Kitchen," playwright Kristoffer Diaz's new musical with songs by Alicia Keys, begins at a dinner table. 17-year-old Ali (a magnetic Maleah Joi Moon, making her professional debut) ha…

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

'Danny and the Deep Blue Sea' Review: Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott Are an Explosion of Emotional Havoc in a Disturbing Off-Broadway Revival by Aramide Tinubu

John Patrick Shanley's 1983 play "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea" is disturbing. Directed by Jeff Ward, the play opens in a bar. Not a glossy glass-encased saloon that has become a staple in 21…

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