It’s that time of year again, when Vulture’s critics embark on our messiest annual tradition: the finalization of our top-ten lists. Here is the best theater of 2025, according to critics Sara Holdren ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Some years you just have to get through. I can’t pretend that 2025 delivered a banner crop of theater productions.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Angels hovering anew over Chicago’s North Side. The return of Brian Friel. And a “Raisin” we could call our own. Here’s our annual celebration of the best ...

Enticements abound in New York City, including Jinkx Monsoon crooning, Dickens reciting Dickens and, for the whole family, the Big Apple Circus. By Laura Collins-Hughes Musical Advent calendars, ...

Whether you’re interested in classic or contemporary musicals from the American theater canon, edgy plays that seek to come to terms with uncomfortable parts of American history or theatrical revues, ...