The odd couple of the literary world BY PETER FILICHIA

There have been plenty of plays and movies where a character proclaims, "I hate and despise him, and I can't live without him." When the line is said in "Klonsky and Schwartz," however, it m…

'70s gents make lively comeback BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

It's one of those shows that makes viewers smile from beginning to end.

Arts Notes<br> Hunting for Tarzan by Michael Sommers

'Sides'-splitting skits BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

Comedy on show-biz casting calls worth trying out

Condensed Shakespeare, a comedy BY PETER FILICHIA

Show marks debut of River Union Stage in Frenchtown

Arts notes<br> Luna lineup by Peter Filichia

She's no Cleopatra BY PETER FILICHIA

Marvin Harold Cheiten has given theatergoers a great subject for a play. That, however, is not the same as writing a great play.

Stars make drama work BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

Lane and Seldes are truly 'The Stuff of Dreams'

Driven actor racking up miles, roles BY PETER FILICHIA

NJ Rep show is Volin's 6th this year in his home state

Spoof gently beats up on a twin Bush baby BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

Provocative works at Fringe Festival BY ROBERT JOHNSON

Gay comes up glum in Joy-less romance BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

Boy meets boy and girl meets girl in "Joy," a would-be romantic comedy that really doesn't live up its name.
"Glum" is more like it.

Arts notes<br> Return of the prince by Peter Filichia

Hard to imagine BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

"Lennon" isn't an awful show -- it's just a curiously flat one.

More bang for the buck at Beach Haven theater BY PETER FILICHIA

Here's a rarity: While a musical is still running on Broadway, it's also playing at Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven.

Show-biz clichés dim 'Sun' BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

A lineup as varied as a diner's menu BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

What about the rest of the Fringe?

Spirit of the fringe

Intrepid audiences foster spirit of Fringe Festival

Four from the Fringe

Jersey flavor infuses entries in N.Y. festival

Arts notes<br> Dreamcatcher debuts by Peter Filichia

Boogie Wookie bash BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

There's too much talking in this class BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

A character study that depicts a crotchety high school English teacher who's about to retire, "The Dear Boy" might better be renamed "Shut Up and Goodbye, Mr. Chips."

Universal questions BY PETER FILICHIA

Drama depicts the struggles of Galileo

Arts notes<br> New casts at McCarter by Peter Filichia

A parting of ways at Two River Theater Company BY PETER FILICHIA

In a surprise move at the Two River Theater Company in Red Bank, artistic director Jonathan Fox announced yesterday that he will leave his post in June 2006, at the end of the theater's firs…