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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It by Andrew Chan

Paris Barclay’s new documentary presents a moving portrait of a lonely, beloved, enigmatic musician. Billy Preston in Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It. © Abramorama. Billy…

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere by Andrew Chan

Who was the Boss?: the musician’s outsize influence in Scott Cooper’s new biopic makes for too tidy of a story. Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in Springsteen: Deliver Me from N…

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Mariah Carey by Andrew Chan

The singer’s sixteenth studio album, Here for It All. Here for It All, by Mariah Carey, Gamma •   •   • Pop superstars, whose talents are so often eroded by the rigors of …

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Thursday, February 6, 2025

Frederick Wiseman by Andrew Chan

Elegiac and optimistic, misanthropic and humanistic: a retrospective of the documentarian’s extraordinary work spanning over half a century. Still from Near Death. Courtesy Zipporah Films…

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Thursday, October 31, 2024

In Thrall by Andrew Chan

Jane DeLynn’s newly republished coming-of-age novel set in the pre-Stonewall ’60s is comedic, haunting, and decidedly untidy. In Thrall, by Jane DeLynn, Semiotext(e), 311 pages, $17.95…

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Thursday, May 16, 2024

Hiroshi Shimizu by Andrew Chan

In a two-part retrospective of the director’s oeuvre, the 1956 tragic romance Sound in the Mist is a powerful standout. Ken Uehara as Kazuhiko Onuma and Michiyo Kogure as Tsuruko in Sound…

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Ariana Grande by Andrew Chan

In her latest album, Eternal Sunshine, the pop artist reveals a mind far from spotless. Eternal Sunshine, by Ariana Grande, Republic •   •   • …

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Chris Stapleton by Andrew Chan

A new solo album showcases the irresistible pleasures of the country artist’s vocal powers. Higher, by Chris Stapleton, Mercury Nashville •   •   • Like nothing else in th…

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit by Andrew Chan

The group’s latest album channels the vibrant, yearning sounds and struggles of American history and personal loss. Weathervanes, by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Southeastern / Thirty …

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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