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Saturday, December 13, 2025

41 Things That Stuck With Us in 2025 by The New York Times

Aunt Gladys. Tyler, the Creator. That sex scene in “The Naked Gun.” These are the things Culture staffers couldn’t stop thinking about this year.

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Friday, December 12, 2025

At Alvin Ailey, Premieres by Jamar Roberts and Matthew Neenan by Brian Seibert

New works by Jamar Roberts and Matthew Neenan had their premieres at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

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This ‘Into the Woods,’ Is Not that Deep. That’s What Makes It Great. by Houman Barekat

A new London staging of the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical makes the most of its comedic elements and delivers a visual treat.

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Broadway’s ‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ With Laurie Metcalf, to Close Early by Michael Paulson

The lauded play by Samuel D. Hunter is the first production of Scott Rudin’s comeback season. Despite positive reviews, sales have been soft.

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Thursday, December 11, 2025

D.L. Coburn, Playwright With a Solo Hit, ‘The Gin Game,’ Dies at 87 by Trip Gabriel

His two-character work won a Pulitzer Prize and had a long Broadway run, but he never replicated its success and struggled to get his later work staged.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

16 Best Theater Moments of 2025 by Laura Collins-Hughes, Alexis Soloski and Elisabeth Vincentelli

Lea Michele’s star turn in “Chess.” Kara Young as an 8-year-old. A 12-minute monologue delivered from a cloud. These are our favorite scenes from this year.

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Why Return to ‘A Christmas Carol’? To Find Something New. by Laura Collins-Hughes

Popping up once a year, works like Dickens’s holiday tale, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” help us gauge where we are in our lives.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

‘Severance’ Actor Michael Chernus Loves an Old Restaurant by Nikita Richardson

“You just feel the history and all the stories that must have happened there and all the people who sat at the bar.”

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Jeremy O. Harris Is Released From Custody in Japan by Yan Zhuang and Kiuko Notoya

The Tony-nominated playwright was arrested last month on suspicion of attempted drug smuggling. He was released on Monday, Japanese officials said.

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Monday, December 8, 2025

‘Marjorie Prime’ Review: A.I. Gave Her Back Her Husband. Was It Worth It? by Elisabeth Vincentelli

June Squibb stars in the Broadway premiere of Jordan Harrison’s meditation on grief and the nature of human and artificial intelligence.

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Best Dance Performances of 2025 by Gia Kourlas, Brian Seibert and Roslyn Sulcas

Twyla Tharp led the way with her distinct brand of American classicism, along with other artists who stepped it up.

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Fall for Modern Dance With This Masterpiece by Gia Kourlas

Joyful, melancholy, heroic: Paul Taylor’s “Esplanade” celebrates its 50th anniversary and the extraordinariness of ordinary movement.

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Sunday, December 7, 2025

At Alvin Ailey, a Caribbean Folk Tale Inspires a Dance About Love by Gia Kourlas

The first week of the company’s annual season at City Center featured “Jazz Island,” an earnest premiere by Maija García, and a treasure by Alonzo King.

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The Big Apple Circus Returns to New York With Its Show-Stealing Dogs by Alexis Soloski and Amy Lombard

Copo, Diana, Suzy, Tomasa, Lana, Riso and Charlotte dance and prance inside the big tent.

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From Improv Class to Mayor-Elect: Zohran Mamdani’s Cultural Influences by Melena Ryzik

In an interview, he revealed the Indian ragas, indie movies, comedy shows and museums in the city that stayed with him.

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Friday, December 5, 2025

‘A Christmas Carol’ Review: A Gentle Interpretation of a Classic by Tim Teeman

This production, which retains many of the charms of its 2019 Broadway staging, has lost some of its necessary darkness.

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Dancing Babies and Toddlers Are Teaching the Pros a Thing or Two by Margaret Fuhrer

Everyone loves tiny dancers. Now some artists are considering why they bring us such joy — and what lessons they might have for grown-ups.

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What ‘Hamnet’ Lost (and Gained) on the Way From Page to Screen by Sarah Bahr

The filmmaker Chloé Zhao and the novelist-turned-screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell explained the changes they made in the tale of Shakespeare, his wife and their son.

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After ‘Working Girl,’ Can Christopher Ashley Bring His Sunshine to New York? by Alexis Soloski

Before returning to New York to lead Roundabout, Christopher Ashley is concluding his 18-year tenure at La Jolla Playhouse with the new musical “Working Girl.”

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Dashing Through a Season of Holiday Movies by Sarah Bahr

For one writer, putting together her annual roundup of streaming holiday movies requires open-mindedness — and a high tolerance for candy-coated clichés.

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Jeremy O. Harris Is Arrested in Japan on Suspicion of Smuggling Drugs by John Yoon and Kiuko Notoya

The Tony-nominated American playwright and actor has been in custody since airport customs officers found Ecstasy in his bag last month.

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Drag Antics and ‘a Political Bomb’: Bringing ‘La Cage aux Folles’ Home by Laura Cappelle

The theater that drew acclaim last year for “Les Misérables” is hoping Paris can accept a new “Americano-French musical.”

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Inside the Alvin Ailey Gala: Ciara, the Red Carpet and a Madonna Dance Party by Sarah Bahr and Lanna Apisukh

Alvin Ailey’s annual gala began with suits and bare chests on the red carpet and ended with dancing to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.”

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Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta’s Queer Cult Classic Debuts in New York by Juan A. Ramírez

“The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions” is a music theater piece based on Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta’s 1970s book.

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In Ephrat Asherie’s ‘Shadow Cities,’ Club Dance Meets Latin Jazz by Brian Seibert

Ephrat Asherie’s “Shadow Cities” pairs her group’s adept dancers with live music by the great Arturo O’Farrill.

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‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Review: It’s a Hit (Reprise) by Calum Marsh

The Tony-winning Broadway revival of the notorious Stephen Sondheim flop, starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez, gets a live stage recording for the big screen.

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Is Now a Film. Here’s What to Know. by Michael Paulson

The Broadway revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, was transformative. Here’s what to know about the show, and the movie.

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Holiday Theater: 15 Shows to Spice Up Your Festive Season by Laura Collins-Hughes

Enticements abound in New York City, including Jinkx Monsoon crooning, Dickens reciting Dickens and, for the whole family, the Big Apple Circus.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The Choreographer Tere O’Connor Adds ‘Explainer’ to His Repertoire by Brian Seibert

After 40 years of making dances as complicated as human consciousness, Tere O’Connor revives his first work at New York Live Arts. Bonus: He will talk about it.

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Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation? by Amanda Fortini and Neal Slavin

How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations.

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For Royal Danish Ballet, It’s Back to Bournonville by Marina Harss

After years focused on international repertory and new work, the company is returning the choreographer August Bournonville, “our place of belonging,” to the heart of its mission.

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Aug 14, 2025: Mamma Mia - Winter Garden Theatre
Aug 18, 2025: Jeff Ross: Take A Banana For The Ride - Nederlander Theatre
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Sep 28, 2025: Waiting For Godot - Hudson Theatre
Sep 29, 2025: Punch - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Oct 16, 2025: Ragtime - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Oct 28, 2025: Liberation - James Earl Jones Theatre
Oct 30, 2025: Little Bear Ridge Road - Booth Theatre
Nov 09, 2025: The Queen of Versailles - St. James Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Nov 20, 2025: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - Longacre Theatre
Dec 08, 2025: Marjorie Prime - Hayes Theater
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