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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Rhubarb! 47 Returns to Buddies in Bad Times with Hybrid Creatures, Unhinged Experiments, and One-Time-Only Work by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Rhubarb! 47 Returns to Buddies in Bad Times There are few theatre events in Toronto that feel as bracingly alive as Rhubarb!, and its return this February feels esp…

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Monday, February 2, 2026

"Six" Stands Up Strong by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Broadway's Hit Musical, Six, Condemns Bullying and Defends Its Cast By Ross When Broadway's Six announced that Dylan Mulvaney would be joining the company as Anne B…

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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Crowded Stages, Heavyweights, and the Race to the Tonys: Spring 2026 Broadway Openings Worth Watching by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Spring Plays on Broadway By Ross If the new musical season feels like Broadway testing its nerve, then Spring 2026 feels like it's testing its stamina. March and Ap…

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BEDLAM's Music City Finds a New Home, and a Bigger Honky-Tonk Heart, in Midtown by Ross

When Music City first roared to life Off-Broadway, it did so with the kind of confidence that doesn't ask for permission. BEDLAM's gritty, generous country musical didn't just earn strong pr…

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Saturday, January 31, 2026

BEDLAM's "Music City" Finds a New Home, and a Bigger Honky-Tonk Heart, in Midtown by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Bedlam's Music City Finds a New Stage by Ross When Music City first roared to life Off-Broadway, it did so with the kind of confidence that doesn't ask for permissi…

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Friday, January 30, 2026

Acton Says: Good Heaven's! "Cimino's Defeat" at Torn Page by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Adult Film's Cimino's Defeat By Acton Cimino's Defeat (writer Eric Faris, directors Sam Cini and Ryan Czerwonko) depicts an out-of-control movie direct…

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Thursday, January 29, 2026

The Interview: A Tony, a Trumpet, and a Whole Lot of Attitude by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies Interview: Debbie Gravitte and her role in Big Band Broadway Conducted by Michael Raver If Broadway had a brass section and a martini, it would sound a lot like Debbie Gra…

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Vampires, Ballrooms, and Real Risk: Broadway's New Musical Openings Worth Watching by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Spring 2026 New Musicals on Broadway By Ross There is nothing I want more, as a theatre junkie, than to walk into a Broadway season buzzing with the promise of new …

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Crowns, Chaos, and Crowd Participation in Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story by Ross

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story arrives in New York fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe with a format that will feel immediately familiar to anyone who caught Awkward Productions' Gwyneth Goe…

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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

The Grand Theatre's "Primary Trust" Finds Grace in Loneliness and Connection by Ross

The London ON Theatre Review: The Grand Theatre's Primary Trust By Ross There is something quietly miraculous about Primary Trust at the Grand Theatre, as it strolls in with such simplicity …

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Monday, January 26, 2026

Crowns, Chaos, and Crowd Participation in "Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story" by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story By Ross Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story arrives in New York fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe with a format that will fee…

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Sunday, January 25, 2026

Hailey Gillis Captivates in Canadian Stage's Tense and Revelatory "A Doll's House" by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Canadian Stage's A Doll's House By Ross A reformulation chirps wisely and wonderfully inside Canadian Stage's Bluma Appel Theatre, bringing renewed depth, urgency…

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Saturday, January 24, 2026

The Promises and Problems of "Heated Rivalry" by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies discusses: "Heated Rivalry" By Ross In many ways, Heated Rivalry arrives like a small victory. A queer television series set inside the hyper-masculine world of professional…

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Friday, January 23, 2026

When "Make Banana Cry" Leaves You Waiting, Watching, and Wondering by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Toronto Dance Theatre's Make Banana Cry By Ross The sound of helicopters in the darkness draws the audience into Toronto Dance Theatre's Make Banana Cry, as pin l…

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Punch Lines, Privilege, and the Limits of Satire in Messy White Gays by Ross

"Oh my god, did we kill him?" is the question first tossed out of Messy White Gays as it arrives at The Duke on 42nd Street. And the show is exactly as advertised: loud, silly, cutting, and …

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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Oscar 2026 Nominations Announced. Are You Ready? by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The 98th Academy Awards Nominations are Here By Ross I'll admit this upfront, because honesty feels like the only responsible place to begin: as a theatre critic, I…

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Jonathan Bailey, Ariana Grande, and the Sunday That May Send Me Back to London by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande to Star in Sunday in the Park With George in London By Ross There are theatre announcements that make you smile, and then there ar…

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Punch Lines, Privilege, and the Limits of Satire in "Messy White Gays" by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Messy White Gays at The Duke on 42nd Street By Ross "Oh my god, did we kill him?" is the question first tossed out of Messy White Gays as it arrives at The D…

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

A Table, a Knock, and a Thousand Spirits in "Pu Songling: Strange Tales" by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Pu Songling: Strange Tales By Ross It starts out sweet and conversational, from the sidelines, offering an easy entry point into storytelling before we are invite…

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Breath Held: History, Guilt, and Reckoning in Irish Rep's The Honey Trap by Ross

Doireann Mac Mahon, Michael Hayden, Harrison Tipping, and Annabelle Zasowski in Irish Rep's production of The Honey Trap. Photo by Carol Rosegg The lights shift in the first moments of Ir…

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Being Alive: When Talk Is Free Theatre Trusts Sondheim, Company Soars by Ross

Two men enter quietly. One takes his place at the piano, the other at center stage. As a radio dial searches for a familiar frequency, snippets of static and melody drift in and out. Fragmen…

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Monday, January 19, 2026

Breath Held: History, Guilt, and Reckoning in Irish Rep's "The Honey Trap" by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: IRT's The Honey Trap By Ross The lights shift in the first moments of Irish Repertory Theatre's The Honey Trap, and a smoky memory drifts in, revealing armed…

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Sunday, January 18, 2026

Being Alive: When Toronto's Talk Is Free Theatre Trusts Sondheim, "Company" Soars by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: TIFT's Company By Ross Two men enter quietly. One takes his place at the piano, the other at center stage. As a radio dial searches for a familiar frequency, snip…

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Lost to the Rock: Ambition, Mystery, and the Overcrowded Limits of Picnic at Hanging Rock by Ross

As a gentle piano ushers us in, the dreamer and the dream disappear into the night. There's a quiet but decisive shift in the final moments of that first song, opening our eyes to a crowded …

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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Who's in the Running? Frontrunners and Faves for the 98th Academy Awards by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Oscars 2026 Preview: Early Predictions, Frontrunners, and What to Watch By Ross With the 98th Academy Awards fast approaching in March 2026, awards season is offici…

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Scratching at Reality: "Bug" and the Seduction of Shared Madness by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: MTC's Bug By Ross She stands, staring into the light coming through her hotel room door, left ajar, not from a place of security, but one of anxious disturbance.…

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Friday, January 16, 2026

Lost to the Rock: Ambition, Mystery, and the Overcrowded Limits of "Picnic at Hanging Rock" by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock By Ross As a gentle piano ushers us in, the dreamer and the dream disappear into the night. There's a quiet but decisive shift in the …

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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Meeting The Fantasticks for the First Time"Through a Queer Lens by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Fantaticks is Being Developed for Broadway as a Contemporary Gay Love Story Certain titles in the American musical theatre canon feel less like shows and more l…

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" Finds Its Way Correctly Straight to the Heart by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee By Ross She walks in with a huge trophy and a grin, carrying the unmistakable confidence of someone who remembers …

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Anchored in Joy: NYGASP's "H.M.S. Pinafore" Sails with Love and Laughter by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players' H.M.S. Pinafore By Ross H.M.S. Pinafore has endured for nearly a century and a half because it understands exactly what it…

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Monday, January 12, 2026

When the Rhyme Bites Back: "Tartuffe" at New York Theatre Workshop by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: NYTW's Tartuffe By Ross From the moment the astonishing Bianca Del Rio storms the stage as Mme Pernelle, New York Theatre Workshop's new adaptation of Tartuf…

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All that Chat

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