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Michael Musto

Theater

Review: ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Revels in Courageous Resistance to Demagogues – 70 Years Ago

George Clooney’s drama about straight-shooting newsman Edward R. Murrow exposing Senator Joseph McCarthy’s lies and cruelties draws clear parallels to Trump’s tyrannies.

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Theater

Review: ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ Is Not a Pretty Picture – Just Great Theater

Sarah Snook does a fireball turn portraying more than two dozen characters.

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In the Village Voice, Michael Musto predicts this year's Oscar winners.

CULTURE

The Oscars Will Celebrate Everything MAGA Hates

Get ready for an evening honoring an immigrant architect, a wannabe Pope with a woke secret, a trans actor playing a trans character, a witch who needs DEI, and more.

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Theater

Review: Once Again, the Diva of the Moment Gets to Revel in ‘Gypsy’ 

Audra McDonald scintillates — and terrifies — as the mama with a heart of sticks, stones, and gold bricks.

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Theater

Review: The Eyes of ‘Tammy Faye’ Sparkle and Cry Through Her Rise and Fall

Katie Brayben wields her mascara wand for a magical performance. 

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Theater

Review: In a Revived ‘Sunset Blvd.’ Norma Desmond Is a Doll – with Pussycat Claws

A movie about movies becomes a Broadway show about Broadway shows.

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Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow in the Broadway play, "The Roommate."

Theater

Review: ‘The Roommate’ Relies on Star Power to Transform Bad into Good

Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone convincingly morph from Lucy and Ethel to Bonnie and Clyde.

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Will Rogers running for Congress in California

PRIDE

In California, Will Rollins Might Just Beat Republican Election Denier Ken Calvert

The gay Dem wants to flip the House and save democracy.

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Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Theater

Review: ‘Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club’ Works Too Hard But Finds Its Way

Screamed lyrics and exaggerated gestures evolve into poignancy and power.

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Theater

Review: A New Production of ‘The Wiz’ Brings Oz Back to Broadway

Though occasionally too high-pitched, the revival delivers feeling and flash.

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