The death of "Otto Titsling" is the canary in the coal mine.

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Kristy Puchko

Kristy Puchko is the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Based in New York City, she's an established film critic and entertainment reporter who has traveled the world on assignment, covered a variety of film festivals, co-hosted movie-focused podcasts, and interviewed a wide array of performers and filmmakers.

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on April 22, 2026

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Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett star as Cee Cee Bloom and Bertie White in "Beaches: A New Musical." Credit: Marc J. Franklin

Be sure to read the fine print about Beaches: A New Musical, now on Broadway. This is not an adaptation of the beloved 1988 movie, in which Barbara Hershey played advocate and lawyer Hillary Whitney, and Bette Midler brought bawdy brilliance to singer C.C. Bloom.…