
“La BarberÃa†at New World Stages features impressive comic timing amid its music and messages about community and assimilation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:10PM“The Road to Qatar!†at the Theater at St. Peter’s is based on the real-life story of two writers who were commissioned to produce a musical in the Middle East.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:19PM“How I Fell in Love,†by the television writer Joel Fields, studies the intersection of friendship and love.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:11PMIn “Room 17B,†by Parallel Exit, the antics are the thing, and the officemates are in the business of humor.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:15PMThe Bleecker Company offers a view of Appalachia through the eyes of its women.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:15PM“Pants on Fire’s Metamorphoses,†a witty, modern take on some of Ovid’s tales, is at the Flea Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:08PMIn “Three Pianos,†a wacky assault on Franz Schubert’s “Winterreise,†the upright piano turns out to be a much more versatile piece of furniture than most of u…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMTwo dating-themed shows, “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage†and “Blind Date,†require participation by the willing and almost-willing.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:13PMIn Rachel Bonds’s “Michael & Edie,†a relationship between two bookstore employees comes with its own plot twists.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:21PMA group of college friends reunites for soul-searching and navel gazing in “The Extraordinary Ordinary.â€
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:50PM“Edgewise,†by Eliza Clark, is set in a fast-food joint in New Jersey as explosions are heard outside.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:20PMWatching a man eat a light bulb is just a warm-up for some flying entrails in “Play Dead.â€
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