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Diep Tran
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Editor in Chief of Playbill. Other words NY Times, NBC Asian America, NY Mag, Time Out NY. Views are my own.

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The Siegel crowd didn’t laugh at the jokes about the oligarchy owning politicians and cheered at the end when Jackie (played by Kristin Chenoweth) decides to keep building her gigantic house even after her daughter dies. Contrast that with the reviews. The two halves of America in a nutshell
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Second: Martyna Majok's QUEENS, which is getting a very deserved remount, with a rewrite. She tells me how working on THE GREAT GATSBY helped her realize what QUEENS was trying to say: "the American Dream is a fallacy." Epic, long, time-spanning plays about women. That's what we need right now
Martyna Majok Didn't Think She Could Write Another Play Until She Got Queens Right
The Tony nominee premiered Queens in 2018. Now it's back, with a rewrite, fewer characters, and an enduring message.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Freedom is being able to get Long Island tomatoes and organic berries at 2 AM
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Me listening to the rest of the album and realizing that was the LEAST worst thing he did
November 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I think he just convinced me that he can do Oh, Mary!
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I hope you'll get to see Ragtime while you're in town.
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Also “A woman speaking uninterrupted is a radical act” should be in a tshirt
October 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Isn’t it so complex yet wonderful and cathartic?
October 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM