All Aboard the Marriage Hearse - Reviewed by ROBERT WINDELER

This play is as charmless as its title.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Pretty Theft - Reviewed by MARK PEIKERT

"Pretty Theft" may not be beautiful, but at least its talented ensemble gives it a great personality.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Problem Radical(s) - Reviewed by ADAM R. PERLMAN

I will attempt to describe the evening as simply as possible, which will still make it seem more interesting than it is.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Cracked Ice or Jewels of the Forbidden Skates - Reviewed by ADAM R. PERLMAN

A bunch of local carnies have taken mediocre tricks, bad jokes, and a thoroughly unnecessary plot and turned them into a rather charming evening.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The Singing Forest - Reviewed by ERIK HAAGENSEN

"There are no coincidences" is not just the mantra of Craig Lucas' dense and deeply felt 'The Singing Forest' ; it's also the three-act play's organizing structural principle.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

God, Sex & Blue Water - Reviewed by MARC MILLER

For much of its first act, Linda Faigao-Hall's 'God, Sex & Blue Water'has the makings of a warm, revealing exploration of a little-chronicled immigrant subculture, the devotedly Catholic Fil…

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Noir - Reviewed by LISA JO SAGOLLA

Despite the striking design elements and some smartly stylized fight scenes and chase sequences, "Noir" is dramatically a bore.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

John Lithgow: Stories by Heart: Uncle Fred Flits By - Reviewed by ADAM R. PERLMAN

About the only thing that doesn't work in John Lithgow's one-man show 'Stories by Heart' is the title.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

A Nervous Smile - Reviewed by RON COHEN

'A Nervous Smile' is an affecting cry of the heart from playwright John Belluso.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Desire Under the Elms - Reviewed by DAVID SHEWARD

As he did with his groundbreaking 1999 revival of'Death of a Salesman', Robert Falls shatters expectations and forces us to rethink an American classic.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Reviewed by David Sheward

A visit to this Philanthropist is like playing word games with a group of unpleasant new acquaintances. You get some mild mind exercise, but you don't really want to know your fellow players.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Cathedral - Reviewed by RON COHEN

Playwright and director Joe Pintauro spins a tangled but probing web of faith, sexuality, and religion in 'Cathedral'.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Exit Cuckoo - Reviewed by KARL LEVETT

In 'Exit Cuckoo', playwright-performer Lisa Ramirez gives voice to the voiceless.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Artifacts of Consequence - Reviewed by MARK PEIKERT

Playwright Ashlin Halfnight thankfully eschews clunky exposition in his post-apocalyptic play 'Artifacts of Consequence.'

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Dance to Live By Lisa Jo Sagolla

Six journeymen share tips for choreographing a career in dance.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Everything's Coming Up Gypsies By Lisa Jo Sagolla

A new documentary looks at the making of 'A Chorus Line' and its 2006 revival.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Kooza - Reviewed by TOM PENKETH

The creators at Cirque du Soleil maintain consistently high standards of inventiveness and execution. With their new show "Kooza," they prove that simple can also be sensational.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The Norman Conquests - Reviewed by ERIK HAAGENSEN

It's proving to be a stellar year for revivals on the Great White Way, but none packs as much comic punch as the Old Vic Theatre Company's splendid production of Alan Ayckbourn's "The Norman…

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Jed Feuer: Bipolar - Reviewed by DAVID FINKLE

Feuer's spoken wit is echoed in the title of Bipolar's CD, Euphrates, Me Jane, and also accounts for the wit behind the music. And believe me, wit in a cabaret room these days is nothing to …

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

No Way to Treat a Lady<br> Reviewed By Les Spindle

Librettist-lyricist-composer Douglas J. Cohen's cult hit receives a buoyant L.A. premiere rendition, stylishly co-directed by West Hyler and Shelley Butler.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

In Security - Reviewed by JASON FITZGERALD

Author-actor Anna Gutto's new piece seems to want to be a harrowing look at one woman's darkest moment, but it fails to enliven or inspire much investment from its audience.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The Method and the Myth By Robert Walden

Is the controversial technique still relevant for today's actor?

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Through the Looking Glass By Simi Horwitz

Laura Benanti keeps a straight face in a wild comedy.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Below the Belt By David Finkle

Vocal coach Seth Rudetsky on how Broadway divas defy gravity

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Maude Maggart - Reviewed by DAVID FINKLE

Maude Maggart could be considered the thinking man's (or thinking woman's) cabaret artist.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑