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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Broadway Review: “Chess” at the Imperial Theatre (Through Sunday, May 3, 2026) by Lars Koudal

The recent revival of “Chess “on Broadway comes nearly forty years after its first opening on London’s West End in 1986, with a subsequent move to Broadway after major revisions, in 19…

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Friday, December 12, 2025

Broadway Review: Second Stage’s “Marjorie Prime” at the Helen Hayes Theatre (Currently On) by Lars Koudal

Where do our memories go when we die? Jordan Harrison’s “Marjorie Prime,” now receiving its Broadway premiere at the Helen Hayes Theatre, asks this question with stunning simplicity an…

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Monday, December 8, 2025

Broadway Review: “The Queen of Versailles” at the St. James Theatre (Through Sunday, January 4, 2026) by Lars Koudal

In late 2025, as wealth inequality reaches historic levels and millions struggle with housing costs, “The Queen of Versailles” arrives on Broadway at the St. James Theatre to ask: wouldn…

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Broadway Review: “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” (Currently On) by Lars Koudal

The recently opened new Broadway musical “Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York” leans towards the formula of a savvy rom com that is unassuming and charming, thanks to Christiani P…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:02PM

Off-Broadway Review: “Initiative” at the Public’s LuEsther Hall (Through Sunday, December 7, 2025) by Lars Koudal

Most coming-of-age plays invite us to relate to individual characters as they navigate adolescent turmoil. We watch from outside, recognizing ourselves in their struggles. Else Went’s “I…

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Monday, November 24, 2025

Off-Broadway Review: “The Seat of Our Pants” at the Public’s Newman Theater (Through Sunday, December 7, 2025) by Lars Koudal

Thornton Wilder wrote “The Skin of Our Teeth” in 1942 as the world burned. Ethan Lipton’s musical adaptation “The Seat of Our Pants,” now at the Public Theater, arrives as history …

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