André Hereford

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Bad Books: Kate Eastwood Norris and Holly Twyford – Photo: Margot SchulmanA concerned mom in Sharyn Rothstein’s Bad Books raises a hell of a ruckus over a library book she deems obscene, but, in truth, neither her ensuing crusade nor Rothstein’s juicily enjoyable play are about bad books, whatever those might be. The book in question — bearing an amusingly suggestive title which won’t be spoiled here — seems only incidental to what’s really upsetting this Mother.

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The Wedding Banquet: Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-Chan, and Bowen Yang – Photo: Luka Cyprian/Bleecker StreetThe makers — or re-makers — of The Wedding Banquet don’t exactly avoid stereotypes in their update of Ang Lee’s 1993 queer rom-com classic. The new film, from Fire Island writer-director Andrew Ahn — co-written with James Schamus, who also co-wrote the original with Lee and Neil Peng — revolves around a couple of Subaru Outback-driving lesbians of the Pacific Northwest.

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Armando reclining on plywood shelves – Photo: Blake LittleStealth is often required in the creation of stunning art — and it’s absolutely necessary when that art involves trespassing in broad daylight on building construction sites around Los Angeles, with models, lights, and camera equipment in tow.

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Mandy Patinkin at the 2025 Sondheim Award Gala – Photo: Margot SchulmanIt was Monday in the dark with Mandy Patinkin as Signature Theatre feted this year’s Stephen Sondheim Award honoree with a glowing musical tribute to his career on stage and screen. Joined by Kathryn Grody, his wife of 45 years, Patinkin sat center table at the annual gala, held for the second consecutive year at The Anthem.

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Obsession with eternal youth has always been a hot topic. Theatergoers who can’t get enough of the theme are in luck, as three New York shows prominently feature the idea of enduring beauty: a Broadway stage adaptation of the 1992 comedy Death Becomes Her has two dueling divas battling it out in comic fashion after drinking a potion that halts the aging process.