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★★★★☆ The comedian's latest solo show revolves around the idea that small talk is the glue that holds society together.
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★★★★☆ 28-year-old diabetic Jew Sam Morrison stops at little while mourning his late lover
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★★★★☆ A musical satire centered on the abortion debate? Only from the provocative, topical, and always edgy Lightning Rod Special.
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★★★★☆ Humor, horror and a little pathos mix nicely in this intimate, quirky import from Northern Ireland
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★★★★☆ Writer-performer Carol Mazhuvancheril reconciles growing up (and eventually coming out) in India, Austria, and America
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★★★★☆ Ambitious, Inventive, prolific actor-writer Tim Crouch impressively worries about theater-going today
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★★★☆☆ Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope deliver riveting performances as the iconic artists in the latest historical drama by Anthony McCarten.
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★★★★★ Eight years after its premiere, the Austin Pendleton"directed production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' play is as gripping as ever
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★★★★★ Austin Pendleton directs Stephen McKinley Henderson, six other actors in first-rate dramedy
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Alt-darling Justin Vivian Bond celebrates the true spirit of the season.
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★★★★☆ A superb ensemble brings Denis Johnson's strange, unsettling play to comic life.
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★★★★★ With words and gestures alone, Eddie Izzard recreates Dickens' beloved bildungsroman.
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★★★★★ Being a trenchant and meaningfully funny comedy doesn't necessarily translate into substantial audiences
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★★★☆☆ Musicalization of the 1945 holiday classic is easy to swallow, like a good eggnog
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★★★★★ Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe star in Maria Friedman's sterling revival of the Sondheim-Furth musical
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★★★★★ To quote one of the songs from the much-maligned, but very beloved, musical: It's a hit!
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★★★★★ A high-octane, audience-pleasing vaudeville, spun out of a cinematic classic, creates a bunch of glittering new stars
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★★★★☆ Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, and Adrianna Hicks star in this new Broadway musical adaptation of Billy Wilder's classic 1959 film comedy.
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★★★★★ Audra McDonald brilliantly brings to life a masterful examination of bigotry and violence by a 91-year-old Broadway novice
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★★★★☆ What with all the treacle on offer this month, you may savor something a little more spicy.
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★★★★★ A funny, frightening, and important new play on today's Black-lash
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★★★★★ Traversing the entire Black experience in the U.S., "Mo'" is a bumpy ride " one you don't want to miss.
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★★★☆☆ Will Swenson shines in flashy bio-musical salute to the singer-songwriter with a voice like "gravel wrapped in velvet"
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★★★☆☆ Will Swenson and Mark Jacoby play the younger and the older versions of the pop star recalling his life through his songs in this jukebox musical.
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★★★★☆ Deirdre O'Connell plays a descendant of an accused Salem witch in Sarah Ruhl's newest play
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