Love, Incorporated - Reviewed by NICOLE VILLENEUVE

Despite its trite premise, "Love, Incorporated" somehow manages to worm its way into your heart.

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

Summer Shorts and Other Literary Briefs - Reviewed by NICOLE VILLENEUVE

While this collection of one-acts and poetry has something for everyone, it casts such a wide net that its appeal, in the end, is diluted.

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

Summer Shorts 2: Series A - Reviewed by MARK PEIKERT

The four short plays in this year's "Summer Shorts 2: Series A" make a nicely diverse mix, running the gamut from tragedy to black comedy.

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

Joyce Moody: Vampin' Lady: The Music of Milton Ager - Reviewed by DAVID FINKLE

In focusing the spotlight on Ager, has Moody done him any favors? The answer comes down on the shady side of a thick line.

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

Do Not Disturb - Reviewed by RON COHEN

True to its title, "Do Not Disturb" may never deeply disturb or excite, but you have to credit it as a well-executed showcase for promising writing talents and committed performers.

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

All the Rage - Reviewed by MARK PEIKERT

Anne Bobby coolly and confidently steals Keith Reddin's hilarious and tragic play.

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

Flamingo Court - Reviewed by RON COHEN

Comprising three one-acts about the geriatric inhabitants of a Florida apartment complex, "Flamingo Court" is served up as unabashed catnip for the senior crowd.

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

Focus on Health: Be Well! By Michael Kostroff

Health insurance for actors -- just the FAQs

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

Focus on Health: Wasted Talent By Andrew Salomon

Substance abuse and addiction are familiar stories for actors.

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

Gurland and Farley Sing Rodgers and Hammerstein - Reviewed by DAVID FINKLE

Bearing in mind that Richard Rodgers was a notorious stickler about hearing his songs performed as he wrote them, I wondered what he would have made of the (perhaps well-intentioned) travest…

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

Say Boy, You Sissy Boy? - Reviewed by MARK PEIKERT

Kenny Mellman has set himself an enormous task in his chamber musical.

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

Hillary and Monica: The Winter of Her Discontent - Reviewed by RON COHEN

As former first lady and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, Heidi J. Dallin gives a nomination-worthy performance.

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

Gate/Beckett: First Love - Reviewed by LEONARD JACOBS

For the man whose back is the first image of "First Love," a theatrical version of a 1946 short story by Samuel Beckett, being discovered by outsiders is the last thing he wants.

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

Opa! - Reviewed by MARK PEIKERT

Among the many jaw-dropping aspects of "Opa!" is the news that someone is purportedly taking the Greek musical to Broadway in the future.

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

The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks - Reviewed by RONNI REICH

Plants make wonderful pets and not such bad musicals. Such are the lessons of Joe Iconis' "The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks," based on the book by Nancy McArthur whose title more or less serve…

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

What to Do When You Hate All Your Friends - Reviewed by MARK PEIKERT

Actor Susan Louise O'Connor proves with Larry Kunofsky's hilarious and heartbreaking new comedy that she's pretty much cornered the market on booze-swilling, self-dramatizing women.

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

Some Americans Abroad - Reviewed by DAVID SHEWARD

Idealism and practicality clash in Richard Nelson's incisive 1989 comedy centering on a group of Yankee academics on a London theatre trip.

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

Broadway Rising Stars - Reviewed by DAVID FINKLE

The Town Hall stage groaned under the weight of talent last week when Scott Siegel unleashed the second annual "Broadway Rising Stars" show.

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

Stain - Reviewed by ADAM R. PERLMAN

This is an imperfect production of an imperfect play. And it's a lot better than whatever soap opera you've been watching reruns of.

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

Exit Cuckoo - Reviewed by TOM PENKETH

Viewed through the lens of her play, Lisa Ramirez hasn't met any women who are satisfied with their lives.

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

Lucy Shropshire: All Sides of Love - Reviewed by DAVID FINKLE

The best female singing in a room - any room - so far this annum this side of Marilyn Maye.

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

Mythellaneous - Reviewed by RONNI REICH

Despite the presence of two intriguing performers, "Mythellaneous" is only marginally likable.

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

Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants - Reviewed by NICOLE VILLENEUVE

Subtitled "A Big Epic Naked Ridiculous Shakespearean Fairy Tale Play for Adults," "Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants" contains a mélange of styles that reveals a profound identity c…

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

The Ghost Dancers - Reviewed by LISA JO SAGOLLA

"The Ghost Dancers" is a dull, amateurishly rendered production of Adam Hunault's 90-minute play about the unfair treatment of the Lakota Sioux by the U.S. government.

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

Cheryl B. Engelhardt - Reviewed by DAVID FINKLE

When a tunesmith has a highly personal style, the potential exists for the songs to begin to sound alike after the fifth or sixth or even the third or fourth ones.

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