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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Friday, December 26, 2025

“You Deserve More”: The Spectacular Miscalculation of Broadway’s “The Queen of Versailles” by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: The Queen of Versailles By Ross The Queen of Versailles closed on Broadway last Sunday, months earlier than planned and years earlier than anyone involved likely…

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Thursday, December 25, 2025

Counting Blessings, Not Sheep: My Favourite Christmas Films by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: My Favourite Christmas Films By Ross Every December, I find myself returning to A Christmas Carol, not so much as a ritual to be checked off my list that I check tw…

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

“Does It Hurt?” Love and Injury in Off-Broadway’s “Gruesome Playground Injuries” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Review: Gruesome Playground Injuries By Ross “What happened to your face?” It’s a simple question, asked by an eight-year-old girl in a school nurse’s office, but it…

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

“Every Brilliant Thing”: The Radcliffe Return to Broadway by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies Reports: Daniel Radcliffe Returns in Every Brilliant Thing By Ross As a longtime excited watcher of plays that travel from London to New York, I’m always alert for the one…

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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