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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Minnesotans Who Wanted to Be in “Purple Rain” by Kelefa Sanneh

In 1983, the photographer Tom Arndt heard about something interesting happening in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn: a casting call for Prince’s new movie.

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

The Composer Making a Hip-Hop Musical About Anne Frank by Kelefa Sanneh

Andrew Fox, the creator of "Slam Frank," was disillusioned with American theatre. Then a viral debate about white privilege gave him a new sense of purpose.

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Monday, August 25, 2025

How Music Criticism Lost Its Edge by Kelefa Sanneh

Music writers were once known for being much crankier than the average listener. What happened?

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Aug 25, 2026: Paranormal Activity - August Wilson Theatre
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Oct 18, 2026: Other Desert Cities - Hudson Theatre
Oct 21, 2026: 860 - Imperial Theatre
Oct 22, 2026: The Imaginary Invalid - Todd Haimes Theatre
Oct 29, 2026: A Few Good Men - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Nov 08, 2026: Wanted - James Earl Jones Theatre
Nov 16, 2026: The Fantasticks - Hayes Theater
Nov 19, 2026: Much Ado About Nothing - Winter Garden Theatre
Dec 01, 2026: Inter Alia - Music Box Theatre
Dec 06, 2026: Galileo - Shubert Theatre
Jan 05, 2027: Awake and Sing! - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Jan 19, 2027: Dolly: A True Original Musical - St. James Theatre
Jan 27, 2027: Mix And Master - Todd Haimes Theatre
Feb 01, 2027: Three Days Of Rain
Mar 25, 2027: Evita - Winter Garden Theatre
Apr 01, 2027: Warriors - Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Apr 05, 2027: Gloria - Hayes Theater
Apr 12, 2027: Purple Rain - Majestic Theatre
Apr 13, 2027: The Sound of Music - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Apr 18, 2027: Paddington The Musical - Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Apr 25, 2027: The Full Monty - Todd Haimes Theatre
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