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'Ma Rainey': All the Colors of The Blues by Peter Marks

A new production of "Ma Rainey" is soon coming to Broadway with Whoopi Goldberg and Charles S. Dutton, but it's hard to imagine it could be much of an improvement on director Tazewell Thomps…

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

In Moscow, the Show Must Go On by Susan B. Glasser

After Hostage Siege, 'Nord-Ost' Troupers Come Out Singing

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The Concert Musical: Score It a Hit by Peter Marks

With 'Carmen Jones,' a Hot Trend Storms the Stage

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A 'Medea' That Stabs to the Heart by Peter Marks

New Production Intensifies Power Of Euripides' Play

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With Medea, She Didn't Just Get Mad by Alona Wartofsky

Fiona Shaw & the Abbey Theatre, Seeing the Humanity in an Unhinged Role

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'Fosse': A Bit Less of a Kick by Peter Marks

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Backstage: Songs In the 'Kiki' of Irreverence by Jane Horwitz

Justin Bond, aka "Kiki," figures there'll be a couple of reserved seats in "the dress circle in Hell" for him and Kenny Mellman, aka "Herb."

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Critic's Notebook: Swinging for the Fences by Peter Marks

In 'Take Me Out' and 'Burn This,' Lessons in Major League Hits and Errors

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Piano Man With Legs by Peter Marks

'Movin' Out' Makes Billy Joel's Music Dance

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Johnny Mercer, Edgar Allan Poe Together at Last by Dan Via

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'Man of La Mancha': Follow That Star by Peter Marks

Brian Stokes Mitchell Polishes a Dusty Show

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Kennedy Center's Sondheim Treat to N.Y. by Peter Marks

Now that's what they mean by going out on a high note.

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'Arturo Ui': Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here by Peter Marks

So many things go right in the smashing new staging of Bertolt Brecht's "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" that you can't help but wonder: How did all the top-gun actors enlisted for this of…

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

Dame Fortune Smiles on Playgoers In London With a Dream Duo by Glenn Frankel

Smith and Dench in "The Breath of Life."

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Woman of 'La Mancha' by Ken Ringle

Mastrantonio: She's No Run-of-the-Windmill Actor

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Out of Sync 'Flower Drum Song' by Peter Marks

Is there a number in the Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook that has aged less gracefully than "I Enjoy Being a Girl"?

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'42nd Street,' to Russia With Confusion by Susan Glasser

MOSCOW -- It was less than an hour before curtain time Friday night, and backstage at the onetime Soviet Palace of Youth, cheery chorus girls from Miami and Maryland were scarfing down a las…

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'Shear Madness': Overdue for a Chop by Peter Marks

I had never been much of a fan of term limits. Until I saw "Shear Madness."

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Director Steps Toward a National Black Theater by Jacqueline Trescott

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'Three Sistahs': R&B in Search Of Chekhov by Peter Marks

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Backstage: Sounds Like a Winner by Jane Horwitz

Tony Angelini worked into the wee hours all summer. In addition to a consuming stint as assistant sound designer for the Sondheim Celebration, he created aural effects for a play in Australi…

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Musicals, Bustin' Out All Over by Peter Marks

In the Sondheim Festival's Wake, a Season to Set Toes Tapping Till Summer

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Backstage: Special Kaye: 'Danny and Sylvia' in N.Y. by Jane Horwitz

Includes an item on why only three of the "Sondheim Celebration" shows are eligible for Helen Hayes Awards (third item).

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

Sondheim, Gaining Much in the Translation by Peter Marks

Do not for a minute let language be a barrier to joy. The New National Theatre, Tokyo's, enthralling "Pacific Overtures" is the most moving and accessible production you're likely to encounter of Stephen Sondheim's worldly musical take on the corrosive effects of imperialism.
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Backstage: 'Page to Stage': Work Before Play by Jane Horwitz

Kennedy Center Project Provides A Glimpse at Pieces in Development
Includes an item on Arthur Hanket of "Some Like It Hot" (second item).

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