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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Carey Purcell

Published April 28, 2026 How do you spell wholesome?The excellent revival of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s musical, is both nostalgic and i…

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Monday, April 27, 2026

The Balusters by Carey Purcell

Published April 27, 2026 “We all need to be more careful with our words,” says one of the well-meaning but misspoken characters in The Balusters. David Lindsay-Abaire’s new play at the…

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Monday, April 20, 2026

Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara on Bringing a Little-Seen Noël Coward Comedy Back to Life by Carey Purcell

Photo by Joan Marcus Originally published on Vogue.comView this story onlineBeing pulled across the stage by a phone cord whi…

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney Can't Resist a Doomed Love Story by Carey Purcell

Photo by Little Fang Originally published on Vogue.comView this story online Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney have gon…

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

In a Lonely Place: Adrien Brody Brings The Fear of 13 to Broadway by Carey Purcell

Originally published on Vogue.comView this story online Playing a real-life person is nothing new for Adrien Brody. The acclaimed actor earned his first Oscar for his performance as WÅ‚ad…

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney Can't Resist a Doomed Love Story by Carey Purcell

Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney have gone through hell and back to be together. The Broadway power couple first met while surviving the horrors of the underworld in Hadestown before traveling…

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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Chess by Carey Purcell

Photo by Matthew Murphy One night at Chess will make a critic crumbleThe songs are great but the book's unwieldy The story's s…

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

The Queen of 'Versailles': Inside the Stranger-Than-Fiction Saga of This Gargantuan Florida Home by Carey Purcell

David and Jackie Siegel's 90,000-square-foot replica of the French palace is still unfinished, but it is the subject of a new Broadway musical Originally published on Architectural Dig…

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Monday, November 3, 2025

Bess Wohl and Whitney White on the Radical Relevance of Liberation by Carey Purcell

Originally published on Vogue.comView this story online It took 15 years for Liberation to open on Broadway, but playwright Bess Wohl knows it's finally the right time. Wohl had works…

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Monday, October 13, 2025

Weather Girl by Carey Purcell

Published October 11, 2025 Yes, a disturbed, disorganized "hot mess" of a woman is center stage again. And yes, again, she is absolutely delightful. This time, she is Stacey, the title cha…

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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Two 'Beetlejuice' Stars Reunite in 'Heathers the Musical' by Carey Purcell

Why Tony nominee Kerry Butler and Elizabeth Teeter love performing in the cult musical comedy Originally published on TDF StagesView this story online The plot of Heathers"the popular mu…

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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Before Billy Porter Landed 'Cabaret,' the 1998 Revival Didn't Want Him. Here's What He Told Them in Response (Exclusive) by Carey Purcell

As the Tony Award winner returns to Broadway, he remembers what his mother once told him: 'God's delay is not denial.' Originally published on Parade.comView this story online The timing is…

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Saturday, July 5, 2025

Angry Alan by Carey Purcell

Roger is the first to tell you, he's a good guy. The main character and narrator of Penelope Skinner's play Angry Alan makes his child support payments to his ex-wife on time, even though he…

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Monday, June 30, 2025

Lowcountry by Carey Purcell

It's a common assumption people take things slower in the South. They're more relaxed, they spend more time chit-chatting, sipping sweet tea and manners are crucial " everyone says, "sir" an…

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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Bus Stop by Carey Purcell

Midori Francis and Rajesh Bose in Bus Stop. Bus Stop, William Inge's slice-of-life drama set during a snowstorm, has no sh…

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

John Proctor Is the Villain by Carey Purcell

One could be forgiven for thinking John Proctor Is the Villain is a two or three-hour long production. Once Kimberly Bellflower's vital, gripping play comes to an end, it wouldn't be surpris…

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Thursday, May 1, 2025

Smash by Carey Purcell

Robyn Hurder and the company of SmashPhoto by Richard Termine In the middle of Season Two of Smash, the character of Stefon ap…

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Boop by Carey Purcell

For a musical named after a provocative male fantasy, it sure is wholesome. Boop!, a new musical inspired by Max Fleischer's curvaceous cartoon character of Betty Boop, has arrived on Broad…

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

A Streetcar Named Desire by Carey Purcell

Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran If Blanche duBois were in the audience, she wouldn't sit through this production.   Blanche, as played by some actresses, would refuse. She would demand, ind…

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

I Tried a Double Oak and a Triple Oak Cask Finished Whiskey. Which Is Better? by Carey Purcell

Cask finishing can completely change a whiskey's character. This taste test proved it. …

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Sunday, April 6, 2025

Glengarry Glen Ross by Carey Purcell

Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk I lost track of the number of times I thought, "It was a different time," while watching Gleng…

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Sunday, March 23, 2025

All Nighter by Carey Purcell

Alyah Chanelle Scott, Kathryn Gallagher, Julia Lester, Havana Rose Liu and Kristine FrosethPhoto by Sara Krulwich "It was a ve…

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

Upstairs Downstairs by Carey Purcell

Jon Michael Hill and and Namir Smallwood in Pass OverPhoto by Jeremy Daniel Originally published in the Lincoln Center Theate…

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Liberation by Carey Purcell

The cast of Liberation. Photo by Joan Marcus. "The personal is political" was one of the many rallying cries of the second-wa…

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Cultivating a New Musical with 'Redwood' by Carey Purcell

Idina Menzel returns to Broadway in a new musical. Originally published on TDF StagesView this story online Life-altering tr…

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Monday, November 18, 2024

Sunset Blvd. by Carey Purcell

The ensemble of Sunset Blvd. When Sunset Boulevard scribes Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett wrote, "All right, Mr. DeMille, …

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Saturday, November 16, 2024

I Tried Three Oak Stave-Finished Bourbons Side by Side. My Favorite Might Surprise You by Carey Purcell

Originally published on Men's JournalView this story online I'm usually averse to smoke flavors. But the deep woody tones of Bardstown Small Batch Stave Finish, 291 Bourbon, and Lasso Motel…

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Friday, November 15, 2024

Why Broadway's New Louis Armstrong Musical Demands Three Directors by Carey Purcell

Originally published on TDF Stages View this story online Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart, Christopher Renshaw and Christina Sajous talk about their rich collaboration on A Wonderful Worl…

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

I tried Redbreast's Core Whiskeys Side by Side. This Pour is My Clear Favorite by Carey Purcell

Although I typically drink bourbon, the brand's latest offering made me an Irish whiskey fan. …

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Monday, October 7, 2024

McNeal by Carey Purcell

I left McNeal, the new play in performances at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center, thinking I had been pranked. Had this play about a writer and his troubled relationship with art…

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

New domestic thriller books to keep you up at night by Carey Purcell

15 new domestic thrillers of 2024 Originally published at DeadGoodBooksView this story online We think of home as a safe place, but a good domestic thriller exposes the danger lurking behin…

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off