Charming little 'Amour' has lots to love BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

A delectable little bonbon of a musical, "Amour" is perfectly showcased at the Music Box, where it opened yesterday.

Carol Burnett's serious side -- The comedienne recalls her early years in a play written with her daughter BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

Irresistible -- Al Pacino leads all-star cast in dazzling revival of Brecht play BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

Pop music in motion BY ROBERT JOHNSON

Twyla Tharp and Billy Joel join forces for the new Broadway musical "Movin' Out."

Busy hoofer conceives upside-down Xanadu BY PETER FILICHIA

"Zanna, Don't!"

Hats are Taylor-made topic for a show BY PETER FILICHIA

Regina Taylor knew there'd been a successful musical about cats -- but a play about hats?

'Song' still hums, but book is humdrum BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

The story of "Flower Drum Song" has never been the musical's strong point.

Don't ask why 'Blue' is so convoluted BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

A clumsy melodrama about Navy fighter pilots that's grounded in the "Don't Ask/Don't Tell" policy regarding sexual preferences, "Burning Blue" somehow manages to be both underwritten and emo…

Making 'Shayna' pretty will take some effort BY PETER FILICHIA

What a shame. One wretched performance keeps "A Shayna Maidel" at the Bickford Theatre in Morris Township from being a rewarding evening of theater.

Ungrateful dead: Ghost story fails to bring blithe spirit to life BY PETER FILICHIA

Just before every Halloween, Centenary Stage Company in Hackettstown puts a ghost story on stage. But this year's entry, the ultimately disappointing "The Tillie Project," involves a ghost s…

Guilty ... until proven innocent BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

More of a 90-minute dramatic concert than a play, "The Exonerated" is a troubling study in American injustice and also a plea for the eradication of capital punishment.

'Flower Drum' blooms again on Broadway BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

Tillie the ghost returns to haunt Hackettstown BY PETER FILICHIA

Gay hero's woes dim likable musical BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

A good night indeed with Gorshin's Burns BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

"Say Goodnight Gracie" is an adorable little show biz valentine about a couple of entertainers who fell in love and made millions of people laugh for many years afterward.

Shootin' the breeze with Tom Wopat BY PETER FILICHIA

Real music transforms 'Old' into new BY PETER FILICHIA

Who says you can't go home again?

From grim to wacky: Actor shows amazing skill as Montclair's Luna delves into 'Friends and Relations' BY PETER FILICHIA

'Medea' recast as harried mom BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

Splendid staging cloaks empty drama BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

African Globe benefit in Newark

George Street loses managing director BY PEGGY McGLONE

George Street Playhouse managing director Michael Stotts is leaving the New Brunswick theater to assume the same position at the nationally-known Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn.

New home for Luna stage BY PETER FILICHIA

Turning an old, 10,000-square-foot public service building in Montclair into a couple of theaters for Luna Stage wasn't easy.

'Butter and Egg' slips on staging BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

Double booking for Patinkin by Peter Filichia

If it's Saturday, it must be Sondheim in Princeton.