The Interested Bystander

"New York is my Personal Property and I'm gonna split it with you." I review mostly movies and New York theater shows. I am also an awards prognosticator. And a playwright.

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Broadway Reviews: IPs on Broadway Get Made Over With an Even More Hopeless “Death of Salesman,” an Engaging “Dog Day Afternoon,” Now Through the Lens of a Mamdani New York and “The Jellicle Ball”—a Fantastic Version of “Cats”

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Death of a Salesman (c) Emilio Madrid Broadway: Death of a Salesman  At the Winter Garden Theatre  Ten years ago, I saw my first stage pr...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The Interested Bystander: Early 2025-26 Tony Award Nomination Predictions

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Every Brilliant Thing (c) Matthew Murphy It’s the last day of March, and Broadway has started to stir after a rather uneventful early 2026. ...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Harry Potter-Adjacent Broadway Reviews: In “Giant,” a Future Dumbledore Plays a Beloved Children’s Book Author With Troublesome Political Views (Sound Familiar?), While a Former Harry Potter Demonstrates Empathy and Grace in “Every Brilliant Thing”

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Giant (c) Joan Marcus Broadway: Giant  At the Music Box Theatre The first thing the audience sees when they walk into the Music Box Theatre...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Theater Reviews: “Jesa” Uniquely Focuses on First-Generation Korean Sisters, Now Orphans; “Monte Cristo” Is a Throwback Musical That Slowly Wins the Audience Over; “The Wild Party” Brings Up Memories of its First Production While Forging its Own Identity

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Jesa (c) Joan Marcus Theater: Jesa  At the Public Theater  The most impressive element of Jeena Yi’s Jesa , a Public Theater and Ma-Yi Thea...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Reviews: My Take on the Enjoyable Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Film, “Project Hail Mary;” a Curious, if Oblique, “Bughouse,” a Play About the Artist Henry Darger; and the Indescribable Aussie Evening at a “Burnout Paradise”

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Project Hail Mary (c) Amazon MGM Studios Film: Project Hail Mary  In Cinemas  Even if you didn’t know that the new Ryan Gosling astronaut f...
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Interested Bystander
My name is Cary Wong, and I am a reviewer and columnist for Film Score Monthly, which is behind a paywall, so here are some free thoughts just for you. You're Welcome.
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