Friday, January 23, 2026

When “Make Banana Cry” Leaves You Waiting, Watching, and Wondering by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Toronto Dance Theatre’s Make Banana Cry By Ross The sound of helicopters in the darkness draws the audience into Toronto Dance Theatre‘s Make Banana Cry, as p…

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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Oscar 2026 Nominations Announced. Are You Ready? by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The 98th Academy Awards Nominations are Here By Ross I’ll admit this upfront, because honesty feels like the only responsible place to begin: as a theatre critic,…

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Jonathan Bailey, Ariana Grande, and the Sunday That May Send Me Back to London by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande to Star in Sunday in the Park With George in London By Ross There are theatre announcements that make you smile, and then there ar…

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Punch Lines, Privilege, and the Limits of Satire in “Messy White Gays” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Messy White Gays at The Duke on 42nd Street By Ross “Oh my god, did we kill him?” is the question first tossed out of Messy White Gays as it arrives at T…

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

A Table, a Knock, and a Thousand Spirits in “Pu Songling: Strange Tales” by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Pu Songling: Strange Tales By Ross It starts out sweet and conversational, from the sidelines, offering an easy entry point into storytelling before we are invite…

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Monday, January 19, 2026

Breath Held: History, Guilt, and Reckoning in Irish Rep’s “The Honey Trap” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: IRT’s The Honey Trap By Ross The lights shift in the first moments of Irish Repertory Theatre’s The Honey Trap, and a smoky memory drifts in, revealing a…

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Sunday, January 18, 2026

Being Alive: When Toronto’s Talk Is Free Theatre Trusts Sondheim, “Company” Soars by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: TIFT’s Company By Ross Two men enter quietly. One takes his place at the piano, the other at center stage. As a radio dial searches for a familiar frequency, sn…

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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Who’s in the Running? Frontrunners and Faves for the 98th Academy Awards by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Oscars 2026 Preview: Early Predictions, Frontrunners, and What to Watch By Ross With the 98th Academy Awards fast approaching in March 2026, awards season is offici…

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Scratching at Reality: “Bug” and the Seduction of Shared Madness by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: MTC’s Bug By Ross She stands, staring into the light coming through her hotel room door, left ajar, not from a place of security, but one of anxious disturbanc…

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Friday, January 16, 2026

Lost to the Rock: Ambition, Mystery, and the Overcrowded Limits of “Picnic at Hanging Rock” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock By Ross As a gentle piano ushers us in, the dreamer and the dream disappear into the night. There’s a quiet but decisive shift in th…

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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Meeting The Fantasticks for the First Time—Through a Queer Lens by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Fantaticks is Being Developed for Broadway as a Contemporary Gay Love Story Certain titles in the American musical theatre canon feel less like shows and more l…

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Finds Its Way Correctly Straight to the Heart by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee By Ross She walks in with a huge trophy and a grin, carrying the unmistakable confidence of someone who remembers …

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Anchored in Joy: NYGASP’s “H.M.S. Pinafore” Sails with Love and Laughter by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players’ H.M.S. Pinafore By Ross H.M.S. Pinafore has endured for nearly a century and a half because it understands exactly what …

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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 Ta…

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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 an…

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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 …

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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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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 wan…

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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.…

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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…

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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 …

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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 Menie…

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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…

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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, 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 su…

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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 beginnin…

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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, interru…

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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 i…

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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…

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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