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In Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men, Bros will be Bros

August 8, 2018

The author has tweaked her intriguing, elliptical script in problematic ways.

REVIEW: PSF’s All’s Well That Ends Well is the Comfortable Side of Extreme

August 1, 2018

In positive and negative ways, this bold production idea proves surprisingly smooth sailing.

REVIEW: In Titus Andronicus, the Son Will Come Out, Tamora

July 29, 2018

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s energetic production makes a good case for the play without solving all its problems.

REVIEW: At the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, the Poetic Richard II is made Prosaic

July 22, 2018

The crown may be hollow, but here it seems weightless.

REVIEW: PSF’s Shakespeare in Love is a Midsummer Night’s Dream

July 14, 2018

Yet this extravagantly enjoyable show would benefit from being taken a bit more seriously.

REVIEW: In His Girl Friday at Hedgerow, Screwball Comedy That’s Trying Too Hard

June 30, 2018

Summon the ghosts of Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant at your peril.

REVIEW: From the Transport Group, Smoke… and Intermittently, Fire

June 29, 2018

In this intriguingly spare production, Tennessee Williams’ Summer and Smoke remains a puzzler.

REVIEW: More Flash than Substance in Broadway’s The Iceman Cometh

June 25, 2018

The major takeaway from George C. Wolfe’s uneven production is it’s time we put Iceman on ice.

REVIEW: In Three Tall Women, One Towers Above the Others

June 21, 2018

Joe Mantello’s wildly entertaining production also exposes the flaws of Albee’s play.

REVIEW: Richard Eyre’s Starry, Shallow Long Day’s Journey into Night at BAM

June 20, 2018

This lightweight production feels more like One Day’s Journey into Dusk.

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