Banish all thoughts of Julie Andrews and the classic film The Sound of Music and take in the stage version at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. From top to bottom, from eldest to first-grader Reese Bella, the voices are stunning. Whether standards such as “My Favorite Things” or the lesser-known “How Can Love Survive,” the songs […]
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Oklahoma! throws a bright, golden haze over history
But it’s sweet, sweet nostalgia porn.
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Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies, Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Losers . . . , and nine more new stage shows
A one-woman show to buckle up for and an intimate, retro revue are among this week’s best bets.
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Congo Square’s A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, Black Ensemble’s The Marvin Gaye Story, and ten more new theater reviews
Two African-American companies present revelatory dramas.
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Mike Mother, Best of Enemies, The 180 Degree Rule, and eight more stage shows to see now
A Neo-Futurist show, a drama about an almost unimaginable alliance, and a satire of Hollywood’s golden age are among the hits this week.
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Grease is the show nobody wrote, according to the New York Times
The paper doesn’t think Grease‘s creators are worth mentioning.
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That wasn’t such a nice clambake: Some thoughts on the Carousel problem
Or how Rodgers and Hammerstein made something so ugly into something so pretty
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A Brigadoon for modern times
The Goodman Theatre’s 21st-century revival retrieves Brigadoon from the misty past.
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A Sound of Music for its fans, old and new
The Sound of Music at Lyric Opera is big, beautiful, and traditional.