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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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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

"Does It Hurt?" Love and Injury in Off-Broadway's "Gruesome Playground Injuries" by Ross

The Off-Broadway Review: Gruesome Playground Injuries By Ross "What happened to your face?" It's a simple question, asked by an eight-year-old girl in a school nurse's office, but it becomes…

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

"Every Brilliant Thing": The Radcliffe Return to Broadway by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies Reports: Daniel Radcliffe Returns in Every Brilliant Thing By Ross As a longtime excited watcher of plays that travel from London to New York, I'm always alert for the ones …

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Monday, December 22, 2025

The Smell of Bread and the Cost of Desire: CSC's "The Baker's Wife" by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Baker's Wife By Ross It all begins before the lights officially dim, with the theatre itself becoming a sun-drenched French serenade. The village plaza w…

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Sunday, December 21, 2025

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

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: This World of Tomorrow by Ross Quietly charming and deeply nostalgic, This World of Tomorrow, a new play written by and starring Tom Hanks alongside writer J…

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Saturday, December 20, 2025

Frontmezzjunkies Will Not Return to the Kennedy Center Until Its Name"and Its Mission"Are Restored by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: No Return Visits to the Kennedy Center for this Theatre Critic By Ross For years, I went to Washington not for politics, but for art (and friendship). The Kennedy C…

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Crowned and Caged: "Richard II" as Erotic Reckoning by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Richard II By Ross Quietly and ominously, the first thing we see in Richard II is the blurry figure of a half-naked man pacing back and forth inside a cube. …

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Friday, December 19, 2025

"Amadeus" Ignites California's Pasadena Playhouse by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies Reports: Pasadena Playhouse's Amadeus by Ross As someone who spends a good portion of each week wishing transatlantic teleportation were a standard perk of theatre journalis…

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Thursday, December 18, 2025

Stories That Wouldn't Leave Me: FrontMezzJunkies' Top Theatrical Experiences of 2025 from NYC, Toronto, and Beyond by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports:  The Top 25+ Stage Shows of 2025 By Ross Every year, I find myself looking back across stages"big Broadway houses, adventurous Off-Broadway spaces, the bold new …

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Checkmate by Vocal Firepower: Broadway's "Chess" Blows the Roof Off Broadway by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Chess By Ross It's East meets West, back in the day when those words held different meanings than today, but the game is still being played loud and true in Broa…

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

The Captivating "Little Bear Ridge Road" Will Close Early on Broadway " A Quiet Loss for the Season by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Little Bear Ridge Road Will Close Early on Broadway By Ross I wrote in my review of Little Bear Ridge Road that it was "a quietly brutal and deeply humane theatr…

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Monday, December 15, 2025

"Titanique" Is Officially Docking on Broadway " And I'm Thrilled, Nervous, and So Ready for It by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Titaníque on Broadway in 2026 If you've ever walked out of a show with your cheeks sore from laughing, feathers ruffled from absurdity, and a ridiculous, unshake…

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Marla Mindelle and Josh Sharp Channel Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett in "A Kidman Carol" " and Bah Humbug, I'm Gonna Miss It! by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Marla Mindelle and Josh Sharp Channel Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett in A Kidman Carol There are some Off-Broadway fever dreams you hear about and think, "There's…

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Sunday, December 14, 2025

The Return and Reconstruction of "Marjorie Prime" by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Jordan Harrison's Marjorie Prime By Ross There is something quietly devastating about returning to Marjorie Prime in 2025. What once felt like speculative fictio…

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Saturday, December 13, 2025

"Rogers v. Rogers" at Crow's Theatre: A Corporate Tragedy Told with Wit, Bite, and an Uneasy Kind of Catharsis by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Crow's Theatre's Rogers v. Rogers By Ross Walking into Toronto's Crow's Theatre for Rogers v. Rogers, I was already annoyed, borderline hostile, if I'm being hone…

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Friday, December 12, 2025

FX's "A Christmas Carol", The Past That Shapes Us, the Present That Breaks Us, the Future That Saves Us by Ross

The Television Series Review: FX's A Christmas Carol By Ross FX's A Christmas Carol, , the brooding and unsettling 2019 adaptation starring Guy Pearce, remains one of the most daring reinter…

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