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Saturday, October 11, 2025

SCHMIGADOON! is Heading to #Broadway in Spring 2026 by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Schmigadoon! The Musical is Coming to Broadway With something a little meta and marvelous over that foggy bridge, Schmigadoon! The Musical, based on the clever and …

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John Lithgow Towers Over Broadway Once More in "Giant", Mark Rosenblatt's Roald Dahl Drama by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Roald Dahl Play Giant Will Bow on Broadway Starring John Lithgow by Ross There's a certain theatrical thrill in seeing John Lithgow step back onto a Broadway st…

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Friday, October 10, 2025

'The White Lotus' Will Sharpe Stars Alongside Paul Bettany in the Upcoming "Amadeus" Series by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Streaming Series "Amadeus" Arrives This Year Frontmezzjunkies is positively vibrating with excitement over the news about Peter Shaffer's Amadeus " that decaden…

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

TIFF50: "A Private Life" Speaks Cleverly About Silence and the Self by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: A Private Life By Ross Jodie Foster delivers a captivating performance of rare precision, vulnerability, and grace in "A Private Life", a French-language drama that exa…

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

MTC's "Punch": The Weight of One Powerful Blow by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: James Graham's Punch By Ross "It's a hot one today, boiling," he states, wired and itching for drama, "and I'm not even high yet." It's a sharp, solid catch that…

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

TIFF50: The Naked Truth of "Modern Whore" and the Right to Be Seen by Ross

The Tiff Film Review: Nicole Bazuin's "Modern Whore"  By Ross As naked and honest as one could be, "Modern Whore", premiering at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, immediate…

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"Mexodus" Brilliantly Layers and Loops History with Liberation at Audible Theater by Ross

"Did you know about this shift?" That in 1848, to be precise, Blacks who were free in Mexico's Texas suddenly found themselves slaves in America's Texas after its annexation? And did you als…

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Monday, October 6, 2025

Native Earth Performing Arts Announces 43rd Season, 2025-26 by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Native Earth Performing Arts Announces 43rd Season of Indigenous Theatre, Dance and Performance Native Earth Performing Arts is proud to announce its 43rd sea…

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Jeremy O. Harris's "Slave Play" About Race, Sex, and Therapy Hits Toronto's Canadian Stage Like a Fever Dream by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Slave Play at Canadian Stage By Ross Jeremy O. Harris's Slave Play doesn't ask for your comfort, but it does demand your participation and your attention. His con…

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NYTW Preaches A Glorious Gospel Gathering of Love and Defiance with Saturday Church by Ross

In one of its most radiant "preach to us" moments, Saturday Church rises up in a blast of light and love, urging us to feel the power of acceptance with open hearts. Designer Adam Honoré (O…

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Saturday, October 4, 2025

"Mexodus" Brilliantly Layers and Loops History with Liberation at Audible Theater by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Audible Theater's Mexodus By Ross "Did you know about this shift?" That in 1848, to be precise, Blacks who were free in Mexico's Texas suddenly found themsel…

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The Public Theater's "The Other Americans" Sharply Spins Family Ties and Cultural Tensions by Ross

There's something ever so familiar to this Public Theater premiere of The Other Americans. But once the spin starts, the detergent used is something very specific to this wash (I swear I won…

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Friday, October 3, 2025

NYTW Preaches A Glorious Gospel Gathering of Love and Defiance with "Saturday Church" by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: NYTW's Saturday Church By Ross In one of its most radiant "preach to us" moments, Saturday Church rises up in a blast of light and love, urging us to feel th…

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Stratford Festival's Next Artistic Director Announced by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Jonathan Church to be Stratford Festival's Next Artistic Director By Ross I'm excited to share that Jonathan Church has been appointed the next Artistic Director of…

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

"House of McQueen": A Stylish but Neat Hemline Where a Raw Cut Was Desired by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: House of McQueen By Ross Searching and searching, online for a deadly idea. That's what is projected with clarity across the back white wall as House of McQu…

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

The Public Theater's "The Other Americans" Sharply Spins Family Ties and Cultural Tensions by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Other Americans By Ross There's something ever so familiar to this Public Theater premiere of The Other Americans. But once the spin starts, the detergen…

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Monday, September 29, 2025

At TIFF50, Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" Is a Glorious Gothic Opera of Grief and Creation by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" By Ross NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE " United States of America | 2025 | 149m | English In deep, dark red, black, and white canvase…

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Acton Says: …And I Feel Fine: "The Cherry Orchard" at Rutgers Presbyterian Church by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Cherry Orchard at Rutgers Presbyterian Church By Acton Time goes by so slowly for those who wait. Madonna's time-bending 2005 hit Hung Up…

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Saturday, September 27, 2025

Crossing "The Green Line": Love and Survival Amid Beirut's Divide by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: The Green Line By Ross This is 1978 Beirut, we are told. And that there is a line, The Green Line, that separates West Beirut and the East. It's a line of demarca…

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Acton Says: It's in the Bag: Blood Orange at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Abigail Duclos's Blood Orange by Acton The new horror play Blood Orange (writer Abigail Duclos, director Vernice Miller) rolls out like a sleepov…

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Friday, September 26, 2025

Power, Desire, and the Tango Dance of Queer History in TPM's "Butch/Femme" by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Emily Paterson's Butch/Femme by Ross The static of an old-time record player fills the air of the Mainstage at Theatre Passe Muraille, as a neatly dressed woman, …

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Breaking the Rules and Creating a Movement: "Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery" at TIFF50 by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Ally Pankiw's Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery By Ross WORLD PREMIERE " Canada | 2025 | 99m | English Diving into the phenomenally crafted documentary, "Lilith Fai…

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Thursday, September 25, 2025

High School Project Strikes Gold and High Grades with "Newsies" at the Grand Theatre by Ross

The Ontario Theatre Review: Disney's Newsies at The Grand Theatre By Ross There's something uniquely special about attending the Grand Theatre's High School Project. The audience buzzes w…

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Komasa's "Good Boy" at TIFF: A Darkly Twisted Tale of Capture and Catharsis by Ross

The Tiff Film Review: Jan Komasa's "Good Boy" WORLD PREMIERE " Poland, United Kingdom | 2025 | 110m | English By Ross Surprisingly emotional and engaging, "Good Boy", seen at the Toron…

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

A Stunning, Gorgeous Return of "King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild" at Soulpepper Toronto by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Soulpepper/TRIA Theatre's King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild By Ross Toronto" whose very name means 'meeting place' "feels like the perfect setting for the …

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Monday, September 22, 2025

A Chilling Bargain Unhinged in "The Veil" at Crow's Theatre by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: The Veil By Ross A banging on the window jolts us to attention as the inventive, bone-chilling monologue, The Veil, sidesteps in from the unknown. This captivatin…

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Sunday, September 21, 2025

The Coal Mine's Ferociously Funny and Wantonly Wise "Waiting For Godot" by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Coal Mine Theatre's Waiting for Godot By Ross The pointlessly profound point of En attendant Godot or Waiting for Godot, the much-admired absurdist play by Samuel…

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Saturday, September 20, 2025

Swipe, Refresh, Repent: Inside the Addictive Pull of Dave Malloy's Skillfully Harmonizing "Octet" by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Dave Malloy's Octet By Ross Well, this one certainly got under my skin and had me thinking late into the night. It also forced me, quite intensely, and wisely, to…

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Friday, September 19, 2025

Acton Says: Playing with fire: "Kinkakuji" at Japan Society by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Kinkakuji at Japan Society By Acton That young man's been watching us since we sat down, hidden in shadows at the back of the stage. And even once K…

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Thursday, September 18, 2025

Lucy Kirkwood's "The Welkin" Unloads a Not-to-be Missed Fierce Battleground of Misogyny, Motherhood, and Moral Reckoning by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Lucy Kirkwood's The Welkin By Ross With the sounds of crickets and creaks, a woman, Sally Poppy, moves steadfast in the dark, drawing us fully into The Welkin at …

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

TIFF50: "Carolina Caroline" is a Bonnie & Clyde Fever Dream of Lust, Larceny and Americana by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Adam Carter Rehmeier's "Carolina Caroline" By Ross World Premiere " United States of America | 2025 | 105m | English "How do you know if you are a good person pre…

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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