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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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Sunday, January 11, 2026

From Jinkx's Judy to Erivo's Dracula: A Theatre Junkie Plots a London May by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The May 2026 London UK Theatre Adventure By Ross This May's London Theatre Trip began the way the best ones always do: with a slightly reckless ticket purchase and …

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Pleasure, Pleasure, Pleasure: The Importance of Being Earnest Delights the West End by Ross

A grand piano and a pink feathered gown, worn by the unexpected, usher us into this unapologetically delightful romp. Women in black tie and tails and gowned men with moustaches swirl and pr…

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

My Favourite Week of the Summer is at The Stratford Festival by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Tickets for the Stratford Festival Go On Sale Today by Ross Every theatrical season, there's one press release I read not just with interest, but with a calendar al…

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Pleasure, Pleasure, Pleasure: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Delights the West End by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: The Importance of Being Earnest By Ross A grand piano and a pink feathered gown, worn by the unexpected, usher us into this unapologetically delightful romp. Wo…

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The Clock Ticks, but the Stakes Never Rise: High Noon in the West End by Ross

An old-fashioned clock is stationed over the stage like a warning, or a stopwatch, counting down the minutes until High Noon strikes and Marshal Will Kane must face the returning outlaw Fran…

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Friday, January 9, 2026

The Clock Ticks, but the Stakes Never Rise: "High Noon" in the West End by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: High Noon By Ross An old-fashioned clock is stationed over the stage like a warning, or a stopwatch, counting down the minutes until High Noon strikes and Marsh…

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

When Theatre Dares to Reconcile the Irreconcilable: TIFT's "All The Cows Are Dead" by Ross

Frontmezzjunkes reports: TIFT's All The Cows Are Dead By Ross There are certain theatre companies I trust enough that, even when I can't immediately get myself into the room, I still want to…

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Returning to the Edge: "Woman in Mind" and the Comedy That Still Cuts by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: Alan Ayckbourn's Woman in Mind By Ross I first encountered Woman in Mind when I was 22 years old, newly out of theatre school and living recklessly in London. I…

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A Visually Lush but Elusive Playboy of the Western World Pours Down on the National by Ross

Rain lashes the stage as John Millington Synge's masterpiece comedy The Playboy of the Western World arrives at the National Theatre, with bodies moving through the darkness in what feels li…

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

A Visually Lush but Elusive "Playboy of the Western World" Pours Down on the National by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: National Theatre's Playboy of the Western World By Ross Rain lashes the stage as John Millington Synge's masterpiece comedy The Playboy of the Western World arr…

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Monday, January 5, 2026

A New Company, A Necessary Pause by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies interview: With Greenheart Productions' Co-founders Susan Jacobson & Andrea Lynn Green In an era when empathy can feel like a niche subscription service rather than a …

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Menier's Fallen Angels: Champagne, Jealousy, and Noël Coward at Full Fizz by Ross

It's all delicious art deco inside Noël Coward's Fallen Angels, revived most brilliantly at the Menier Chocolate Factory under Christopher Luscombe's immaculate direction. The revival arr…

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Sunday, January 4, 2026

Menier's "Fallen Angels": Champagne, Jealousy, and Noël Coward at Full Fizz by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: Fallen Angels at the Menier Chocolate Factory By Ross It's all delicious art deco inside Noël Coward's Fallen Angels, revived most brilliantly at the Menier …

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Guilt Takes Root and Falls Hard in All My Sons by Ivo van Hove by Ross

Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, and Paapa Essiedu in the West End production of All My Sons. Photo by Jan Versweyveld. The play opens in thematic chaos, as wind roars…

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Saturday, January 3, 2026

Guilt Takes Root and Falls Hard in "All My Sons" by Ivo van Hove by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: Ivo van Hove's West End Production of All My Sons By Ross The play opens in thematic chaos, as wind roars through the Wyndham Theatre. Thunder cracks overhead a…

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Misogyny, Memory, and the Ocean's Pull on Board O'Neill's Anna Christie by Ross

Assembled before our very eyes in the first few moments of Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie at St. Ann's Warehouse, the play barges in with an impressive, kinetic staging crafted by a formidab…

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Friday, January 2, 2026

Bringing the Shaw Festival to the City: Theatre, Access, and a Waterfront Home by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Shaw Festival Named Harbourfront Centre's Resident Artist Company By Ross As a long-time admirer of the Shaw Festival and its masterful commitment to craft, ens…

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A Wish and What Comes After: Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre by Ross

"I wish." And they have a way of coming true at Christmas time, sometimes spectacularly, sometimes in ways that surprise you. Sitting down at the Bridge Theatre for Into the Woods, Stephen S…

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The Emotional Infinity Loop of Eldridge's End at the National Theatre by Ross

After an exchange of love, tenderly delivered, Alfie states, quite clearly, "I've accepted what Dr. Chan said on Friday." And in that beginning, End at the National Theatre completes David E…

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Thursday, January 1, 2026

A Wish and What Comes After: "Into the Woods" at the Bridge Theatre by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: Bridge Theatre's Into the Woods by Ross "I wish." And they have a way of coming true at Christmas time, sometimes spectacularly, sometimes in ways that surprise…

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The Emotional Infinity Loop of Eldridge's "End" at the National Theatre by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: End By Ross After an exchange of love, tenderly delivered, Alfie states, quite clearly, "I've accepted what Dr. Chan said on Friday." And in that beginning, End…

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

A Ghost Story Whispers for Christmas Eve: "The Woman in Black" at the CAA Theatre by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Susan Hill's The Woman in Black By Ross "It was 9:30 on Christmas Eve." Arthur Kipps cannot quite get the line out before he is gently, then firmly, interrupted. …

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A Town, a Bully, and the Moment Everything Breaks: Kenrex at The Other Palace by Ross

'911, what's your emergency?' 'My husband… they shot him… they all did.' It's July 10th, 1981, Missouri, and in that sharp introduction, Kenrex at The Other Palace arrives like a sucker …

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Monday, December 29, 2025

A Town, a Bully, and the Moment Everything Breaks: "Kenrex" at The Other Palace by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: Kenrex at The Other Palace By Ross '911, what's your emergency?''My husband… they shot him… they all did.' It's July 10th, 1981, Missouri, and in that sharp…

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Acton Says: Heroes and Vaudevillians at Puppet Parlor 2025 by Ross

The Acton NY Theatre Review: Dream Music Puppetry Program's 26th Annual Puppet Parlor by Acton Basil Twist opened a festive and frisky sack of holiday cheer with Dream Music Puppetry Prog…

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Saturday, December 27, 2025

Misogyny, Memory, and the Ocean's Pull on Board O'Neill's "Anna Christie" by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Anna Christie By Ross Assembled before our very eyes in the first few moments of Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie at St. Ann's Warehouse, the play barges in wi…

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Friday, December 26, 2025

"You Deserve More": The Spectacular Miscalculation of Broadway's "The Queen of Versailles" by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: The Queen of Versailles By Ross The Queen of Versailles closed on Broadway last Sunday, months earlier than planned and years earlier than anyone involved likely…

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Amadeus Ignites California's Pasadena Playhouse by Ross

As someone who spends a good portion of each week wishing transatlantic teleportation were a standard perk of theatre journalism, I felt a familiar pang of longing when Pasadena Playhouse re…

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When the Past Outshines the Future: This World of Tomorrow at The Shed by Ross

Quietly charming and deeply nostalgic, This World of Tomorrow, a new play written by and starring Tom Hanks alongside writer James Glossman, is premiering in high gloss at The Shed. It deliv…

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Thursday, December 25, 2025

Counting Blessings, Not Sheep: My Favourite Christmas Films by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: My Favourite Christmas Films By Ross Every December, I find myself returning to A Christmas Carol, not so much as a ritual to be checked off my list that I check tw…

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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