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Saturday, October 18, 2025

The Gate’s “Poor”: Cycles of Pain, Acts of Seeing, and the Grace of Survival at the Dublin Theatre Festival by Ross

The Dublin Theatre Festival Review: Poor By Ross It’s hard to describe the special kind of energy that surges through my body as I make my way to my first show at the Dublin Theatre Festiv…

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Friday, October 17, 2025

Beautiful & Frustrating Monsters: “Hedda” and “Two Pianos” at TIFF50 by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Nia DaCosta’s “Hedda” & Arnaud Desplechin’s “Two Pianos“ By Ross At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, I found myself watching two films…

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Acton Says: Batter up – “The Pitch” at Actors Temple Theatre by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Tom Alper’s The Pitch By Acton “What are we selling again?” asks Tom (Tom Alper) after a dizzying, disorienting orientation in the new workplace …

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

TIFF50: “Peak Everything”: A Guide on How to Fall in Love While the World Ends by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Peak Everything By Ross “I wish I understood the world better,” he says, adding, “It became so complicated.” It’s an idea that is so true and so deeply ingrai…

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” Returns to Broadway — the Invitation You Can’t Refuse by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Cats: The Jellicle Ball Returns to Broadway Get ready, jaded theatre lovers — Cats: The Jellicle Ball is making its way to Broadway, and yes, I’m both excited, …

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Combative Conditional Love and the Courage to Confront: Inside MCC’s Caroline by Ross

Suitcases, Tylenol, and pancakes in a corner booth of a diner outside of Cleveland — that’s how MCC’s Caroline begins. New clothes and a new name are what’s asked for by the newly an…

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Monday, October 13, 2025

Combative Conditional Love and the Courage to Confront: Inside MCC’s “Caroline” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: MCC’s Caroline By Ross Suitcases, Tylenol, and pancakes in a corner booth of a diner outside of Cleveland — that’s how MCC’s Caroline begins. New clo…

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

Frontmezzjunkies is positively vibrating with excitement over the news about Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus — that decadent, delicious battle of genius versus mediocrity. The new limited series…

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Wondrously “Waiting…“, Wanting, Watching: Beckett on Broadway and Beyond by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Waiting for Godot by Ross I’ve seen the pictures. Of the curtain calls and the production stills. But nothing prepared me for the awesome spectacle of that mas…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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, …

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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,…

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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…

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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 season …

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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…

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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 Honor�…

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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…

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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 w…

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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 f…

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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 Directo…

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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 Mc…

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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 deterg…

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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 can…

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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 pul…

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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 demar…

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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 sleepover…

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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 F…

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