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Unlike the misguided dudes dominating her new play, Annie Baker, their creator, is not a victim of unnourished potential. It's a safe bet that all the praise that has been heaped on her will…
There's something in the air at Berkeley Rep lately; it doesn't quite smell like teen spirit, but it certainly sounds like rock.
Whether you are haunted or taunted by American Idiot, you will have to concede that contemporary musical theater has come far indeed from the era of gals, gams, and gags.
With its two acts and six scenes playing out in a realistically furnished living room and kitchen setting, The Subject Was Roses epitomizes the realistic, kitchen sink family drama.
La Cage aux Folles already has its following. But the folks from London's Menier Chocolate Factory have certainly given it a face lift that will win it lots of new friends, including many of its detractors.
Molly Ivins is well served in this tribute and Kathleen Turner has the chops to deliver it.
A musical celebration of the unofficial poet laureate of Harlem
This charming new musical directed by John Simpkins is equal parts gruesome, zany, and heartfelt
Updated with additional notes answering reader questions.
A solo show that's uncommonly well acted and scripted
An exciting and joyous new production at the Paper Mill Playhouse
Mark Haddon's remarkable first play at the Donmar
Chocolate Factory celebrates Willy Russell with productions of two most produced plays
To borrow from some of the titles of the 22 songs you'll hear in Million Dollar Quartet: Depending on your passion for rock 'n roll you'll think "It's All Right" that a barely visible plot thread is the r'aison d'être for "A Whole Lotta Shakin Goin' On" at a Broadway theater rather than a concert hall. The performers standing in for four rock 'n' roll legends are "Great Balls of Fire," and will send much of the audience into a red-hot frenzy of head bobbing and mouthing the lyrics. In fact, on the night I was there it looked as if they'd all caught a "Fever" at this lively "Party."
Just suppose that at the end of the show Gomez were to ask the audience " Are you unhappy?" More than likely they'd shout "No, no, no. Completely happy!"
The two solo musicals paired for Primary Stages 2nd endeavor with this genre, do little to further its future
Charles Mee's whimsical Parisian love story
A genuinely funny and original musical
Neither the director and his creative team or the actors can make this B-grade play into an A+ classic.
You could say that Ken Ludwig's opera-spoofing, door-slamming farcical comedy Lend Me a Tenor is back just for laughs. That seems to have been good enough for the audience at the performance I attended. A hit during the 1989-90 Broadway season, the show is getting its first Broadway revival. It doesn't matter if you've seen it before or not. You can start laughing now.
A.R. Gurney's comedy that delivers (p)oodles of laughs and some kibbles for your thoughts at George Street
New Yorkers have a chance to see a thrilling display of John Logan's playwriting expertise and Alfred Molina's versatility as an actor
