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REVIEW: In Sensitive Guys at InterAct, Satire with a Heavy Hand

MJ Kaufman’s play is big on dogma and short on insight.

This chamber-sized production offers some large-scale musical pleasures.

Walnut Street’s handsome production doesn’t quite cut to the core of Stephen Karam’s fine play.

McCarter’s enjoyable production doesn’t fully realize the shows virtuosity or pathos.

Sometimes the play at Lantern Theater seems like a great and important work; at other times, not so much.

139 years after its premiere, Ibsen’s masterpiece still feels razor-sharp.

Wilma’s snazzy revival makes a good case for this charming but quirky show.

Walnut Street Theatre’s talented ensemble is its own reward, but they can’t disguise the thinness of Ken Ludwig’s script.

Some darkly provocative ideas here keep bumping heads with the upbeat tone at the center.

Conductor Cristian Macelaru’s middle-of-the-road approach has glorious moments, but doesn’t quite cohere dramatically.