Watered-down lunacy, saved by Chris Walken by TOBY ZINMAN

A Behanding in Spokane is less provocative and less political than Martin McDonagh's previous brand of Irish lunacy. But with the wildly unsettling presence of Christopher Walken, it's a great show.

A Behanding in Spokane<br> Reviewed by Thom Geier (B+)

The Miracle Worker<br> Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum (B-)

The Subject Was Roses<br> Reviewed by Lynette Rice (B)

In the Heights<br> Reviewed by Melissa Rose Bernardo (B+)

Equivocation<br> Reviewed by Melissa Rose Bernardo (C+)

Mr. & Mrs. Fitch<br> Reviewed by Tanner Stransky (B+)

The Pride - Reviewed by Thom Geier (B)

A Lie of the Mind - Reviewed by Jeff Labrecque (A-)

Gay anguish, then and now by TOBY ZINMAN

Alexi Kaye Campbell's The Pride is a deeply engrossing play contrasting the closeted gay world of 1958 to the wide-open scene of today. It's enlivened by four fine actors but marred by excessive speechifying.

The Pride<br> Reviewed by Thom Geier (B)

What's a decent husband to do? by JIM RUTTER

Overlook the logical lapses in Any Given Monday. Bruce Graham has delivered a major moral message about how a man must behave to hold his marriage together in an age filled with politically correct lies.

The Female of the Species<br> Reviewed by Whitney Pastorek (C+)

The way of the wimp by DAN ROTTENBERG

Bruce Graham purports to create an edgy satire of modern mores, in which an idealistic teacher benefits from the murder of his romantic rival. But Graham is just too soft around the edges. I…

McNally's triumph about a triumph by JIM RUTTER

From its first moments, Terrence McNally's Golden Age liberates itself from the fetters of the stage and soars into the magical realm that only theater can make possible.

The eternal Callas, somewhere offstage by STEVE COHEN

Golden Age may be set in 1835, but it's actually Terrence McNally's latest paean to the obsession of his life, Maria Callas. Music lovers will relish hearing about vocal techniques, public tastes, jealousies and gossip about other singers and composers, but it goes on too long.

A coupla white dudes sitting around talking by TOBY ZINMAN

Ages of the Moon finds Sam Shepard in a meditative mood, ruminating on life, hilariously and painfully. His reunion of two aging Western geezers is classic American dramatic metaphor- a long day's journey into night if ever was one.

A very long night at the opera by DAN ROTTENBERG

In the backstage bickering of singers and composer during the opening night of Bellini's I Puritani, Terrence McNally has the raw materials for an intriguing drama. Unfortunately, McNally's Golden Age consists of more than three interminable hours of operatic name-dropping and hackneyed expository dialogue.

Global terror, once over lightly by TOBY ZINMAN

The playwright Donald Margulies likes to flirt with serious social issues. His trouble is, as Time Stands Still reminds us, that he isn't serious about any of it.

Time Stands Still<br> Reviewed by Melissa Rose Bernardo (A-)

Ages of the Moon<br> Reviewed by Jeff Labrecque (B-)

Which side are you on? by JIM RUTTER

Despite the intoxicating power of this play about a labor-management standoff, Gagarin Way shrinks from addressing critical questions, like the use of violence on behalf of a just cause.

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family<br> Reviewed by Alynda Wheat (B-)

As You Like It<br> Reviewed by Melissa Rose Bernardo (B-)

The Orphans' Home Cycle, Part 3 -- The Story of a Family<br> Reviewed by Melissa Rose Bernardo (A)