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THEATER REVIEW: In The Glass Menagerie, The Bare Essentials, but a World Lit by Lightening

I disagree with many of Sam Gold’s directorial ideas—yet I’ve never seen a production that feels so devastatingly right.

Arin Arbus’s gripping, entertaining production misses some of Thornton Wilder’s humanity.

An improbably delightful adaptation of the grimmest of all English-language dramas.

In this extraordinary sensory experience, the human dimension sometimes fades into the background.

Douglas Williams’ funny, touching play may be the best 90 minutes you’ll spend in a theater this year.

John Pollono’s potentially interesting play is undermined by sitcom shtick.

Every entertaining minute is awash in excess in a show that practically defines “guilty pleasure.”

A beautiful production and a reminder of what brought many of us to opera in the first place.

Lee Coffey’s virtuoso play is a sobering glimpse of a world we don’t often see on stage.

Lots of talk, and ultimately not much heat.