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  1. chat room
    Bridget Everett Is “Bridget-izing” Somebody Somewhere’s Sam“It’s nice to be around people who let you be the person you want to be, and that’s exactly the group she has found.”
  2. cheat sheet
    The Grifters Have Come for Your TVFrom real-estate empires to sham blood-testing apparatuses, let’s separate the scum from the scammers.
  3. vulture movie club
    The Reality-Breaking Joy of Speed Racer’s Final RaceOn the glorious abstraction of Speed Racer’s CGI climax, a sequence that plays boldly with the very idea of filmed spectacle.
  4. the worst person in the world
    The Worst Person in the World Held Up Oslo for Its Freeze-Frame SequenceSort of inspired by Ferris Bueller!
  5. backstories
    Jessica Pressler on What’s Real and Not About Inventing AnnaAnd the surreal experience of seeing her reporting acted out on Netflix.
  6. chat room
    Somebody Somewhere’s Jeff Hiller Has Never Played a Character As Likable As Joel“It’s something I aspire to be. I want to be the person who throws the dinner party, but I don’t have that skill set.”
  7. set design
    How Inventing Anna Built Some Very Real-Seeming Fake New York Magazine OfficesWelcome to Manhattan magazine.
  8. math
    Do They Have Enough Champagne in Death on the Nile to Fill the Nile?Let’s do some math.
  9. oscars 2022
    The Movie-Musical Reality Has Broken for the BetterWhat can we learn from the movie musicals that did and didn’t earn awards-season love this year?
  10. chat room
    Donna Murphy ‘Laughed My Ass Off’ at Her Gilded Age PortraitShe can’t wait for you to meet Mrs. Astor’s pal, Nathan Lane.
  11. beanie feldstein
    Beanie Feldstein Will Play the Titular Role in a Broadway Revival of Funny GirlThe full cast has been announced, and previews are set to start in March.
  12. smash
    Ten Years Out, Let Us Reflect Upon the Smash PilotThe drama! The laughter! The tears! Just like pearls!
  13. emergency discussion
    What’s Going on With The Book of Boba Fett?And why should we care?
  14. winners and losers
    Who Won and Lost And Just Like That …?Winner: Che Diaz. Loser: Comedy.
  15. explain yourselves
    The And Just Like That … Writers Knew Viewers Would Be Team SteveShowrunner Michael Patrick King and his co-writers dissect Big’s death, Samantha’s absence, and the Che Diaz of it all.
  16. broadway
    Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen Dodges the Hangman to Return to BroadwayNow with Alfie Allen.
  17. i couldn’t help but wonder
    How Are the New And Just Like That … Characters Still Just Meeting Each Other?Why did it take so long to get Seema, Nya, and Lisa on the same set?
  18. food glorious food
    How The Gilded Age Prepares Its Sumptuous FeastsYes, those are all real lobsters.
  19. the gilded age
    Did You Know This Is a Gummer?One crucial thing to consider about The Gilded Age.
  20. drip drip drip
    Finally, The Correct Encanto Song Has Broken Into the Top 10“Surface Pressure” fans, hello.
  21. copper pipes
    Off Broadway’s Perfect Crime Is at the Center of Actual CrimeOn the upside, Catherine Russell got to see a Broadway show.
  22. the group portrait
    How to Keep The Lion King Going During a COVID OutbreakDuring the Omicron spike, the nine swings have stayed on alert, ready to play all manner of characters from the savanna.
  23. hsmtmts
    HSM’s Corbin Bleu and Hannah Montana’s Jason Earles Join HSM:TM:TSFormer Disney Channel Stars are heading to theater camp.
  24. chat room
    Danielle Deadwyler on the ‘Deep Love’ of Miranda’s Final Station Eleven Act“I sat for two weeks in Toronto by myself in quarantine. I had a lot of time to reckon with it.”
  25. some questions
    Some Questions About And Just Like That…’s Che DiazApparently Vulture wrote a piece about them, so here is a piece about them.
  26. chat room
    Himesh Patel on Station Eleven’s Eerie Parallels to His Own LifeAnd why he keeps showing up in apocalypse stories.
  27. broadway
    What It’s Like to Drop Into Wicked As the Emergency Elphaba CoverAmid the Omicron spike, software engineer Carla Stickler flew to New York to play the role for the first time in seven years.
  28. extremely deep dive
    How West Side Story Reset ItselfVulture’s theater desk considers Tony Kushner’s song reordering as a deep reenvisioning that changes the musical’s core qualities.
  29. a long talk
    Alena Smith Closes the Book on DickinsonThe creator and showrunner on fulfilling her vision for the Apple TV+ series, those closing moments, and the elusive meaning of hope.
  30. chat room
    Jonathan Groff Explains His No-Socks Matrix VillainHe is also okay with his thing being mouth horror.
  31. rogers: the musical
    Some Questions About the Structure of Hawkeye’s Avengers MusicalAfter a more complete glimpse of Rogers: The Musical in the show’s finale, we’re more confused than ever.
  32. simulatte
    David Mitchell on Why Neo Never Fires a Gun in The Matrix Resurrections“In the fourth film in this franchise, one of whose most iconic lines is ‘guns, lots of guns,’ something’s changed,” says the Cloud Atlas author.
  33. a strange loop
    Pulitzer-Winning A Strange Loop Will Premiere on Broadway in Spring 2022Michael R. Jackson’s self-referential musical won acclaim Off Broadway in 2019.
  34. chat room
    Harriet Walter Called Into Succession’s Final Scene From the English CountrysideShe went shopping for all of Caroline’s wedding clothes herself.
  35. trailer mix
    Good Luck Making Sense of This Biopic of Céline Dion, or, Pardon, ‘Aline Dieu’Somehow it still uses Céline’s songs!
  36. spoilers
    All Our Lingering Questions Following That Succession FinaleWhere do the Roys go next?
  37. spoilers
    Some Basic Questions About That Big Moment in And Just Like That…Like, what does this mean for Peloton?
  38. naked parties
    The Real-Life College Stories That Inspired Sex Lives of College GirlsYes, naked parties are a thing.
  39. chat room
    David Alvarez Had Left Acting — Then West Side Story Came CallingBroadway’s former Billy Elliot was off studying philosophy and didn’t think he’d “ever” perform again.
  40. the death pit
    Who, If Anyone, Will Die in the Succession Season Finale?Given Kendall’s grim state at the end of the last episode, we run through the odds of a major character meeting their demise.
  41. deep dives
    How Tick, Tick … Boom! Filmed Its Eureka Moment in a Swimming PoolCinematographer Alice Brooks breaks down the musical’s “Swimming” scene, filmed in the very same pool where Jonathan Larson once swam.
  42. baldy connick jr.
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Annie Live!So much kicking, several endings, and one very good dog.
  43. transit
    Somewhere in Spielberg’s West Side Story There’s a Singing Role for the SubwayA niche reference for transit and/or music-theory heads.
  44. tributes
    Steven Spielberg Pays Tribute to Stephen Sondheim at West Side Story Premiere“Thank you Steve, for the hat.”
  45. chat room
    Reneé Rapp Got the Full College Experience Through Her CharacterThe Sex Lives of College Girls star on roommate dynamics and figuring out her identity alongside Leighton.
  46. holiday movies
    House of Gucci Is the Most Family Thanksgiving MovieGood or bad, a movie designed to unite your family in bafflement and joy.
  47. chat room
    Kieran Culkin Doesn’t Know What’s Going On Between Roman and GerriAnd he doesn’t want to.
  48. uba+
    Would You Subscribe to UBA+?The question we should be asking about The Morning Show.
  49. movie review
    Tick, Tick…Boom! Is a Fascinating, Fractured Portrait of a Creative MindThe musical’s film adaptation feels like flipping open a thrift store jacket that wasn’t designed to be reversible, but works anyway.
  50. emergency discussion
    A Few Serious Questions About The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the StarWhat is atonement, and why does it mainly involve other people pretending to be blonde like you?
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