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Monday, May 25, 2015

SOUP TO NUTS by Sandy MacDonald

Broadway continues its winning streak with another banner year.

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POWER SUBVERTED by Sandy MacDonald

A thing of darkness becomes a source of fascination in Rocco Sisto s Caliban.

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KISS WITH A FIST by Sandy MacDonald

Jenn Gambatese runs away with director Rob Ruggiero’s faithful revival.

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THE SILENT SPOTLIGHT by Sandy MacDonald

The Little Tramp gets a fitting – and moving – homage.

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SNEAK PEEK by Sandy MacDonald

Eight 45-minute samplers, geared toward National Alliance for Musical Theatre members, attract the crème de la crème of stage talent.

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DECEIVING APPEARANCES by Sandy MacDonald

Subtlety, rather than sensationalism, guides this revival of an oft-abused classic.

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CAMPY AND OVERDONE by Sandy MacDonald

A 10-minute bit is stretched into a much longer format.

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DRAWING-ROOM FARCE by Sandy MacDonald

Henry James would be aghast at the damage done to his delicate family drama.

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THIS IS YOUR LIFE by Sandy MacDonald

Gretchen Mol shines a bit too brightly in a character study that takes its time coalescing.

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LARISSA'S COMPLAINT by Sandy MacDonald

Gretchen Mol shines a bit too brightly in a character study that takes its time coalescing.

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FAMILY STRIFE by Sandy MacDonald

August Wilson’s family drama has lost none of its resonance, and likely never will.

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RISING FROM THE MUCK by Sandy MacDonald

Cinematically enhanced, this sweeping saga should captivate even the Mis-resistant.

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TEETERING ON THE BRINK by Sandy MacDonald

Laurie Metcalf s tour de force performance compensates for an overly contrived plot.

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JUNKIE MUMBLINGS by Sandy MacDonald

Rarely has the druggie underworld been portrayed in so stultifying a fashion.

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SLOW BURN by Sandy MacDonald

Annie Baker’s latest is yet another unassuming but brilliant exploration of the human condition.

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HEADING HOME by Sandy MacDonald

Embarking on a journey with grave consequences, Cicely Tyson lights the way.

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PLAYING IT SAFE by Sandy MacDonald

It was a year packed with revivals and not so risky projects, but not without its highlights.

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COMEDY GOLD by Sandy MacDonald

A deft conceptual overhaul further lightens the Bard’s liveliest bagatelle.

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SILLINESS MEETS SHAKESPEARE by Sandy MacDonald

Purists may sniff, but this updated musical adaptation makes all the right moves.

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THE GIRL'S GOT RANGE by Sandy MacDonald

Broadway’s beloved triple-threat is not all sweetness and light.

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HIGH-CLASS TRASH by Sandy MacDonald

High art and trashy entertainment get smashed together brilliantly in Mark-Anthony Turnage’s brave opera.

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STARS CROSSED by Sandy MacDonald

A casting mismatch mars this overly slick production.

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PLACE YOUR BETS by Sandy MacDonald

This 25th annual event is a unique chance to assess tomorrow’s hit shows in their earliest incarnation.

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REIGN OF RAGE by Sandy MacDonald

Frank Langella shines in this British import.

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ILLICIT FLOWERS by Sandy MacDonald

A strong book and lush score lend an air of immortality to an unlikely fling.

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STIFFENED SPINES by Sandy MacDonald

The Young Vic production, though polished, raises more questions than it answers.

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CUT CORNERS by Sandy MacDonald

The budget for this production seems aimed at keeping costs to a minimum.

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THE MIGHTY FALL by Sandy MacDonald

Michael Pennington plays the king like a sad, old man lost in the wilderness.

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TRICKED-OUT SHAKESPEARE by Sandy MacDonald

Stage magic proves a poor substitute for emotional depth.

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LIMED BY LOVE by Sandy MacDonald

Shakespeare’s beleaguered lovers get the ideal arena in which to spar.

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HOUSE OF ANTAGONISTS by Sandy MacDonald

Theresa Rebeck decants two marriages on the rocks, but fails to get us to care about either couple.

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