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REVIEW: Two Strangers Carry a Cake, and Plenty of Baggage, Across New York

Charm counts for much in this chamber musical, on Broadway after a hit run in London.

The New Group’s adaptation of Elmer L. Rice’s rarely produced classic lacks the sharp focus of the original play.

Golda Schultz and Jonathan Ware present Dark Matter(s), an intriguing program of songs, at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.

In a program ranging from Schubert to Tosti, the beloved tenor charmed the pants off Philadelphia.

Perhaps this patch of rural America is now too well trod.

Shakespeare’s sedate historical tragedy becomes a relentlessly pulsating seriocomedy

Preston Max Allen’s new play feels like a Very Special Episode.

In top form, the Met musicians gave rich voice to each selection.. especially the Dvořák.

Playwright Joshua Harmon excels at complicated familial narratives… and this may be his best yet.

Seen here, Mamet’s powerful play feels lost in large void.