Noah Haidle’s play got absolutely savaged in New York, with the critics’ main objection being that the story of a family over time had already been told in Thornton Wilder’s Our Town and The Long Christmas Dinner. Apparently they’d never heard that there are only seven plots in the world. In any case, I could […]
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A manifesto, a performance art protest, and the return of (some) live theater
We See You W.A.T. and Honk for Justice focus on anti-racism; Greenhouse and Random Acts of Theater dip into live performance again.
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The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley cashes in on Jane Austen
Sugarplums, sparkle, and a stellar cast can’t quite overcome a treacly script.
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Gift Theatre’s Ten 2018, Filament Theatre’s Forts!, and four more new stage shows
A festival of ten-minute plays and an interactive kids’ show are among this week’s best bets.
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Escape to Margaritaville, ‘Tis the Seasonal Depression, and nine more new stage shows
A musical for Parrotheads and a comedy revue from GayCo are among this week’s best bets.
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Pilgrims, The Water Children, and six more new stage shows to see (or avoid)
A world premiere at Gift Theatre and a play about abortion are among this week’s notable plays.
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Richard III was always a monster. Now imagine him as RoboCop
The Gift Theatre and Michael Patrick Thornton use disability to illuminate the Bard’s sociopathic conniver.
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Northlight Theatre’s Shining Lives is a missed opportunity to depict real drama
Northlight Theatre’s Shining Lives: A Musical is a missed opportunity to depict real drama.
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Lookingglass’s In the Garden is more diorama than drama
Lookingglass Theatre’s In the Garden has impressive acting and a terrific staging and that’s it.
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Goodman Theatre’s Buzzer is broken by contrivance
The sympathy ratios are off in Jessica Thebus’s staging of Tracey Scott Wilson’s Buzzer at Goodman.
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A Ruhl That Doesn’t Rule
A lesser effort by the Pulitzer-nominated playwright at Piven