10 Million Miles<br> Reviewed by ADAM R. PERLMAN

10 Million Miles is a queasy mixture of compromised values and aesthetics -- part romance, part road trip, all artificial.

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

If Wishes Were Horses<br> Reviewed by GWEN OREL

Kari Floren's play has heart and dramatizes a situation that many may find all too familiar. The interesting content makes up for the uneven craft.

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

Sessions<br> Reviewed by KARL LEVETT

In this small, predictable musical, a couple of characters teeter on the brink of being interesting, but as members of a therapy group, they seem almost standard issue. The same might be sai…

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

Escape From Bellevue<br> Reviewed by JERRY PORTWOOD

Instead of feeling like an original theatrical experience, it comes across more as a rock concert with a public-service message.

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

Jump/Rope<br> Reviewed by PAUL MENARD

Though actor-playwright John Kuntz's darkly comic gay thriller is a thoroughly entertaining jaunt, it never quite packs the wallop it promises to deliver.

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

From Riverdale to Riverhead<br> Reviewed by DAVID SHEWARD

Four Chicks in a Car Bitchin' would have been a more descriptive title for Anastasia Traina's new play, in which a quartet of actors runs the gamut from sitcom to soap opera in this unrelent…

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

Michael Feinstein: Celebrating Bobby Short - Reviewed by DAVID FINKLE

The results are often super but not always. While Short exuded joie de vivre, Feinstein's appeal, when he gets up from the piano, is an irresistible urge to please.

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

Asterisk - Reviewed by A.J. MELL

Tom Diriwachter's script shows a fine ear for the way men communicate with each other in small groups. Director Jason Grant elicits authentic, naturalistic performances from the cast and han…

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

Rabbit - Reviewed by A.J. MELL

The sheer chemistry and professionalism of the ensemble guarantee that these characters, however slappable they may be, are never boring.

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

The Butcher of Baraboo- Reviewed by LEONARD JACOBS

It's one of those plays in which you marvel at the actors pole-vaulting themselves above low-bar material.

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

If the Truth Be Known - Reviewed by Nancy Ellen Shore

Knowledge of the horrors of the Vietnam War do not match artistic expertise in Judi L. Komacki's ill-conceived play.

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

In a Dark Dark House - Reviewed by Leonard Jacobs

At first you may find the differences between Frederick Weller and Ron Livingston distracting, but their sharp distinctions light the dramatic fireworks exploding later on in Neil LaBute's l…

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

Jo Anne Worley: Actor and Personality by Simi Horwitz

Now in The Drowsy Chaperone, the Laugh-In veteran has had a ball being herself.

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

Marathon 2007: Series A - Reviewed by SAM THIELMAN

All of the plays find a path worth taking to their respective destinations, whether or not they arrive.

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

You Can't Take It With You - Reviewed by A.J. MELL

The ensemble admirably captures the blithe irreverence of Kaufman and Hart's writing.

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

Penetrator - Reviewed by JERRY PORTWOOD

We're left contemplating a lot of violent scenes and graphic language, wondering if these boys will ever grow up.

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

Love's Labours Lost - Reviewed by A.J. MELL

The cast is spirited all around in this moveable feast of a production.

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

Horizon - Reviewed by ADAM R. PERLMAN

Horizon meticulously obeys that most basic and yet oft-overlooked command of musical theatre writing: Suit the music to the moment.

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

The Return of the Prodigal - Reviewed by KARL LEVETT

The Mint Theater has yet again unearthed theatrical gold: St. John Hankin's The Return of the Prodigal is an insightful and disturbing comedy. But removing it from its British setting blunts…

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

In the Shadow of the Stars by Simi Horwitz

Veteran actors, including understudies and stand-bys for Inherit the Wind, Grey Gardens, and Frost/Nixon, on the challenges of subbing for top names.

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

The Scarlet Letter - Reviewed by KARL LEVETT

This latest stage adaptation is by Stuart Vaughan and Marie Kreutziger, and as presented by the New Globe Theatre and directed by Vaughan, it is pleasingly straightforward if not overly exci…

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

The House of Bernarda Alba - Reviewed by IRENE BACKALENICK

This stunning production of Garcia Lorca's searing play about class, caste, and oppression is a multicultural, multiracial triumph.

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

Crazy Mary - Reviewed by DAVID SHEWARD

While Crazy Mary may not be perfect, it does offer a tour de force performance from Kristine Nielsen and yet another chapter in A.R. Gurney's thoughtful examination of a segment of American …

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

Scenes From an Execution - Reviewed by SAM THIELMAN

Howard Barker's extraordinary analysis of inflammatory art within a conservative society gets a sterling staging from QED Productions.

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

Fritz and Froyim - Reviewed by IRENE BACKALENICK

Fritz and Froyim, with its fresh approach to an enduring message, is a musical piece of much promise.

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