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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Theater Review | 'Hamyul/Hamlet': Hamlet as Eager Korean Prince by Ken Jaworowski

There’s not much indecision from Shakespeare’s prince in “Hamyul/Hamlet,” a Korean-language adaptation of the play at La MaMa.

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Theater Review | 'I Married Wyatt Earp': She’s Married to a Gunman And Willing to Sing About It by Ken Jaworowski

At 59E59 Theaters, a musical about the woman who became the wife of Wyatt Earp.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Human Comedy': World War II and Coconut Cream Pie by Ken Jaworowski

“The Human Comedy,” a musical based on a story by William Saroyan, is an ambitiously staged production by a talented troupe.

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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Theater Review | 'One-Third of a Nation': A Depression-Era Protest Ripped From the Headlines by Ken Jaworowski

“One-Third of a Nation,” a play about housing written for the Living Newspaper unit of the Federal Theater Project, still proves timely in the Metropolitan Playhouse’s revival.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Theater in Review | 'The Comedy of Errors': A Farce With Two of a Kind by Ken Jaworowski

The Acting Company offers a zippy take on Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors.”

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Theater Review | 'Storm Still': ‘King Lear’ Inspires a Riff on the Endurance of Time by Ken Jaworowski

Experimental theater often requires your forbearance, and “Storm Still,” a riff on Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” tests the audience’s boundaries.

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Monday, January 31, 2011

Theater Review | 'Molly Sweeney': Does One Need Sight to Grasp the World? by Ken Jaworowski

In “Molly Sweeney,” at the Irish Repertory Theater, a woman who has been blind almost since birth undergoes an operation, with profound consequences.

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Theater Review | 'Carnival Round the Central Figure': Death Be Not Predictable by Ken Jaworowski

“Carnival Round the Central Figure” is an absurd and macabre meditation on death.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Theater Review | 'Momentum': From Israel, Acrobatic Rhythm and Moves by Ken Jaworowski

“Momentum,” from the Tel Aviv performance troupe Mayumana, has an infectious beat and physical pyrotechnics to match.

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Theater Review | 'Rosmersholm': In Ibsen, Discontent and Desires Unspoken by Ken Jaworowski

The Pearl Theater Company’s production of Ibsen’s “Rosmersholm” is compelling, as the characters grapple with unvoiced emotions.

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Monday, July 5, 2010

Adenike Thomas: Rebel Girl Clashes With Her Clan by Ken Jaworowski

In “Bintou,” the child of African immigrants fights with her family when she’s not roaming the streets with her gang.

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