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Michael Musto

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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Oppenheimer's Robert Downey Jr, Christopher Nolan, and Cillian Murphy at the 2024 Oscars.

FILM

‘Oppenheimer’ Will Bomb at the Oscars – in a Good Way

The plastic panache of “Barbie” won’t be enough to defuse Christopher Nolan’s epic.

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Theater

Review: ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’ Makes It to Broadway

Playing theater clichés for laughs, with heart.

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Picture of the cast of "Merrily We Roll Along" in the Village Voice review of the Broadway play.

Theater

Review: ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Finally Has Its Moment In Time

Sondheim’s 1981 flop has aged into a successful revival on Broadway. 

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Village Voice article by Michael Musto about five queers who deserve the thanks of all New Yorkers.

PRIDE

Five Queers to Be Thankful For This Pride

Saluting those who do the serious and hard work of helping others in an America stepping backward.

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Sunrise production photo from the Village Voice review of the Broadway Show, "New York, New York."

Theater

Review: ‘New York, New York’ Makes It Here

The film’s transition to Broadway is big, loud, diverse, spectacular, and sometimes clunky — just like its hometown. 

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Village Voice review by Michael Musto of the new Broadway show, "Shucked."

Theater

Review: ‘Shucked’ Brings the Cornpone Home

Shades of ‘The Music Man’ — and ‘Hee Haw’ — as a huckster lands in the heartland.

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FILM

Oscar Predictions Everywhere All at Once

Musto tells us how the big night will go.

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In the Village Voice Michael Musto interviews the young gay activist Jacob Jeffery.

PRIDE

Gay Activist Jacob Jeffery Brings the Love to Deep Red Oklahoma

The young organizer fights hate one small town at a time.

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Theater

Review: Updating – and Upgrading – the Movie, Broadway’s ‘Some Like It Hot’ Hits All the Right Notes

The new musical won’t make you forget the movie stars of the original romp, but you’ll see something new in all of their characters.  

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