Archive - 1 Minute Critic

With a dip and a fan clack, 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball' pounces back 🪩

André De Shields, Junior LaBeija, and "Tempress" Chasity Moore bring the house down in Broadway's fiercest night out.

Apr 8 • 1 Minute Critic

'The Bear' stars take Broadway hostage in 'Dog Day Afternoon'

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach headline a stage adaptation of the 1975 film.

Apr 3 • 1 Minute Critic

March 2026

A giant gamble pays off: John Lithgow makes Roald Dahl impossible to dismiss

A new Broadway play asks what it costs to love the art beyond the artist.

Mar 29 • 1 Minute Critic

Liza Minnelli finally tells her own story plus 29 more reasons to read this spring

Five shelves and 30 titles supporting authors and independent bookstores. 📚

Mar 24 • 1 Minute Critic

‘A Chorus Line’ turns 50, goes global & proves it was always bigger than Broadway

Theatre Group Asia takes on one of the most iconic musicals of the 20th century. 🎩

Mar 17 • 1 Minute Critic and Ryan Leeds

How much is a high-five from Daniel Radcliffe worth? ✋

Daniel Radcliffe is everything you want in "Every Brilliant Thing." Broadway's Hudson Theatre just isn't the venue for it.

Mar 13 • 1 Minute Critic

Our first 5-star play review of 2026 is here. And it's not what you'd expect ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Cold War Choir Practice' has a plan for the end of the world. You just won't see it coming.

Mar 11 • 1 Minute Critic

'Blood/Love’: The vampire pop opera that goes for the jugular 🩸

A goth-glam fever dream arrives Off-Broadway: genuine theatrical ambition, messy in the best possible way & impossible to look away from

Mar 7 • 1 Minute Critic and Jerry Portwood

One very hairy hero just landed Off-Broadway

Grey Henson stars in 'Bigfoot!'—a funky love letter to misfits with kooky characters and 80s synth-pop charm. 🦶🏽

Mar 3 • 1 Minute Critic

February 2026

Great theater doesn't wait for Broadway—and neither should you 🎭

Memory plays, jazz-age reinventions, and a posthumous rom-com walk into a theater. Here's who came out on top.

Feb 25 • 1 Minute Critic, Jerry Portwood, and Lauren Emily Whalen

NYC Off-Broadway Week cheat sheet 🎟️

Top picks include hip-hop sensation Mexodus, TikTok stars Cost n' Mayor in '11 to Midnight,' 'Spelling Bee,' 'Data' & 'Monsters.'

Feb 21 • 1 Minute Critic

'Hamnet' conquered page & screen: Can the stage adaptation deliver?

Fresh off its Oscar nod, Royal Shakespeare Company brings Maggie O’Farrell’s novel to life with stunning visuals and one critical question.

Feb 18 • 1 Minute Critic and Lauren Emily Whalen

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