Friday, May 1, 2026

New York Drama Critics’ Circle Crowns “Little Bear Ridge Road” Best Play of the Season by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: A quiet evening announcement carries the weight of a season’s most lasting impressions By Ross In a grand and great surprise, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle…

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

The 2026 Chita Rivera Award Nominations Dance Into Focus by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: A season of movement, storytelling, and artistry takes center stage as this year’s nominees are revealed There is a particular kind of electricity that lives in d…

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“The Brothers Size” Finds Power in Ritual, Rhythm, and the Unspoken Online From The Shed by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Tarell Alvin McCraney’s modern fable returns anchored by deeply felt performances and a striking physical language By Ross Drumming by Munir Zakee meets us…

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

“Beau” and “Mexodus” Lead a Wide-Open Season: 2026 Drama Desk Nominations Announced by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: A season takes shape as Off-Broadway surges and familiar titles return to the conversation This morning, the nominations dropped, and it feels like a reward for a s…

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

“Fallen Angels” Leans Into Laughter and Leaves Its Bite Behind on Broadway by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara turn Noël Coward’s comedy into a showcase of meticulously controlled comic intoxication By Ross Champagne is a dangerous thing w…

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Monday, April 27, 2026

“KENREX” Tightens Its Grip Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel by Ross

The Off-Broadway Review: Jack Holden’s solo tour de force gains new intensity in a tighter, more volatile space By Ross “You know how this works,” she says, as the reel-to-reel begins …

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Sunday, April 26, 2026

MTC’s “The Balusters” Turns Polite Conversation Into Something Far More Revealing by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: David Lindsay-Abaire’s sharp satire finds humour and discomfort in the fault lines of privilege and perception By Ross “What’s the worst that could happen?…

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

Izzy Says: “bol, brown boy, bol” Embraces Healing Through Culture, Connection, and Community by Ross

An Izzy Ontario Theatre Review: bol, brown boy, bol Spring Tour 2026 at the Grand Theatre by Izzy Siebert Based on playwright-performer Nawaaz Makhani’s life experiences as a South Asian C…

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Friday, April 24, 2026

“The Unknown” Frames Obsession as an Unsettling Game of Control by Ross

The Off-Broadway Review: Sean Hayes anchors David Cale’s psychological thriller with precision and presence By Ross “I was having a hard time writing,” he says, and I understand that c…

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Crow’s “Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary” Reclaims the Story from the Kitchen and the Margins by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Erin Shields’ lyrical world premiere gives voice to the women who carried the story By Ross A story told over centuries rarely asks who was in the room but not …

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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

“Cold War Choir Practice” Sings Through Paranoia with Razor-Sharp Wit and Uneasy Joy by Ross

The Off-Broadway Review: Ro Reddick’s genre-bending play turns absurdity into something unsettlingly familiar By Ross A child asking for a nuclear shelter for Christmas should feel like a …

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations Carry the Pulse of a Remarkable Season by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: This year’s nominees reflect a field alive with urgency and imagination By Ross It has been a remarkable year for theatre in New York City, and I am forever feeli…

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“Hamlet, Sweet Prince” Finds Tenderness Inside a Corporate Spiral of Patriarchy and Violence by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Alex Jodi Verge’s contemporary adaptation reframes Shakespeare through intimacy, surveillance, and emotional fracture By Ross I have seen Hamlet more times than…

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Monday, April 20, 2026

The 2026 Drama League Awards Nominations Signal a Season Worth Celebrating by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: This year’s nominations reflect a season rich with risk, reinvention, and voices that refuse to be ignored And away we go! Seeing the list of nominations for the …

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"Strife" Wrestles with Grief, Politics, and the Cost of Not Flying by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Matthew MacKenzie's ambitious new play searches for balance amid competing truths By Ross "I'm not political" has always felt like a statement loaded with its own…

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Sunday, April 19, 2026

"Giant" and the Weight of Words That Cannot Be Taken Back by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: John Lithgow leads a razor-sharp Broadway transfer of Mark Rosenblatt's Olivier-winning play By Ross Hammering echoes behind the tarps and scaffolding before any…

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Saturday, April 18, 2026

"Dance Nation" Takes Flight in a Fever Dream of Youth and Ferocity by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Clare Barron's restless, electric play soars through the chaos of becoming By Ross At thirteen, the body feels like it could betray you at any moment, but it also…

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Friday, April 17, 2026

"Little Lorraine" Arrives in Theatres Carrying the Weight of What Remains by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports and reviews: A TIFF standout anchored in consequence arrives in Canadian theatres By Ross A familiar 'based on a true story' framework gives way to something far mor…

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Canadian Stage Slices Up Flavours Both Rich and Restless with "Clyde's" by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Lynn Nottage's kitchen burns with heat, humour, and hard-won hope By Ross The love of a sandwich, as the most democratic and inventive thing, tells us more than o…

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

A Town on Edge Again: "Kenrex" Brings Its Blistering Story to New York by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Olivier-winning solo thriller begins previews Off-Broadway following a celebrated London run By Ross Kenrex, when I saw it in London, England, last December, di…

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Love, Loneliness, and a Dog Who Understands Too Much: "The Moors" Bites Deep by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Riot King's sharp, surreal Gothic comedy about longing, isolation, and being seen By Ross A bird crashes into the window as the wind howls, almost from the moment…

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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Counting the Cost: "The Adding Machine" and the Mechanics of Living by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: A timely Expressionist revival centered on work, worth, and repetition by The New Group By Ross That clanking mechanical sound takes over the room before any…

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A Season Built on Connection: Soulpepper Unveils a Bold and Expansive 2026/27 Lineup by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Paolo Santalucia's inaugural season blends classics, premieres, and Canadian voices into a year of theatre that reaches outward and inward at once By Ross It took m…

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Monday, April 13, 2026

Glitter, Fur, and Full Commitment: "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" and "Titaníque" Refuse to Behave on Broadway by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Two downtown sensations take Broadway by storm By Ross "Hello, kittens," is the greeting that started my two-show Saturday, and I knew from that first moment I w…

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Across the Atlantic Again: Olivier Winners Mark a Season That Refused to Sit Still by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Paddington, Into the Woods, Punch, and more take top honours as London's theatre season finds its defining moment By Ross It always begins with a list, but it never…

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Sunday, April 12, 2026

The Olivier Awards Are Happening Right Now, and the Anticipation Feels Electric by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Oliviers are happening right now, as I write By Ross Theatre has a strange way of making time feel suspended, and tonight, that feeling is impossible to ignore.…

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"Becky Shaw" Treats Love and Truth Like a Crime Scene on Broadway by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: A sharp, unsettling dark comedy about love, truth, and self-preservation by Second Stage By Ross The first thing we hear is a description of a crime scene. A tel…

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

So How Does Anyone Begin? "Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)" Reclaims a Voice Long Interrupted by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: A bold contemporary reckoning with Antigone at the Public By Ross The first line arrives as a question that feels almost too simple for the weight it carries…

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Friday, April 10, 2026

Holding the Weight Together: "My Joy Is Heavy" Finds Music Inside Grief by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: NYTW's intimate musical portrait of grief and connection By Ross A couple stands before us, shining from within while pointing to a futon couch that can, wit…

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Searching for the Signal: "Dog Day Afternoon" Finds Its Pulse but Struggles to Sustain the Heat by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: A strong cast anchors a gripping story that never quite finds its frequency By Ross The first sound is not a voice, but a search. A crackle of radio static fills…

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Forward, Backward, and Right Through the Heart: "The Last Five Years" Finds Its Voice at Radio City by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: A 25th anniversary concert reveals the emotional architecture of Jason Robert Brown's enduring musical By Ross The first time I encountered The Last Five Years, I r…

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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
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off