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A gay male cabaret performer poses as his deceased landlady to escape Nazi persecution in this powerful musical solo show that is grandly performed.
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"The Emperor's New Clothes" inspires this satirical musical set in a mythical nation ruled by an authoritarian president; it's performed by a peppy cast.
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Joe Pantoliano is irrepressible in this biographical musical starring Constantine Maroulis as legendary DJ Alan Freed; Little Richard is prominent.
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Noël Coward's seldom performed 1925 marital comedy is given a spirited revival by a New York City-based troupe dedicated to artists over the age of 50.
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Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James star as an alcoholic couple in this musical adaptation of the Golden Age of live television play and later classic film.
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Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton appears in this ambitious and thoughtful fantasia dealing with the 1967 Oakland police shooting he was convicted of.
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A beautifully written picaresque character study of a traumatized lost soul's redemption in Upstate New York; it is majestically performed and presented.
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Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan star in this stirring revival of Lorraine Hansberry's 1964 play of ideas depicting crusading Greenwich Village idealists.
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Euripides is mixed with the pandemic, Black Lives Matter and climate change, during this entrancing performance piece; George Bartenieff appears via audio.
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A game cast portray the iconic "Star Trek" characters in this affectionate and well executed spoof of the 1982 movie with shades of "The Next Generation."
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Chinese American writer-performer Wesley Du's exhilarating and heartbreaking solo show chronicles his journey from poverty to being a blues guitarist.
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Yasmina Reza's modern classic absurdist comedy of manners is given an uproarious revival by a NYC theater company dedicated to those with disabilities.
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An embittered woman contrives to have a disaffected standup comedian roast her imperious mother and her boyfriend in this intriguing black comedy.
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The white Steve Krantz pays tribute to his deceased Black wife Naimah Hassan in his searing and humorous solo show; they were a notable NYC comedy team.
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Sachi Parker is comic, fierce and chilling as an about to be evicted mother who manipulates her two adult sons in this searing dysfunctional family drama.
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A shipwrecked man, a couple's epic journey and giant grotesque figures, are featured in this festival curated by Barbara Busackino and Basil Twist.
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Jessica Chastain is glorious as Nora in this modern, stripped-down and concise adaptation which is magnificently performed and has a stunning effect ending.
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Triumphant Christine Pedi as Lady Bracknell and an exquisite cast enact this frothy and faithful sequel to Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest."
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Matt de Rogatis' Brick, Courtney Henggeler's Maggie, Alison Fraser's Big Mama and Frederick Weller's Big Daddy, are all entrancing in this spirited revival.
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An adult brother and sister discover that their feet have become rooted to the ground in this ravishing theatrical fable; absurdism meshes with poignancy.
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Parker Posey as Chekov's aging insecure actress is the chief virtue to this faithful well-mounted updating which panders to its upper crust audience.
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The Antigone myth is reset to the 1930's Depression era U.S.A. in this challenging play about two troubled sisters and their disturbed twin half-brothers.
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A captivating presentation of a trio of 1920's-set one-act plays by the neglected Black American writer Eulalie Spence; it's performed by a sparkling cast.
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Chazz Palminteri is dynamic in this staged reading of Lyle Kessler's dark comedy presented at the Actors Studio to commemorate its 75th anniversary.
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Magnetic Katie Holmes portraying a Hollywood actress is a bright spot in this unsatisfying muddled drama which has been given an overblown production.
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