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THEATER REVIEW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

March 1, 2017

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

THEATER REVIEW: In Sh*theads, A Bicycle Shop is a Cross Section of America

February 26, 2017

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

THEATER REVIEW: Lost Girls Doesn’t Find Its Tone

February 23, 2017

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

THEATER REVIEW: More is More in The Bodyguard

February 22, 2017

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

OPERA REVIEW: Tancredi had Pomp, Circumstance, and a Whole Lot of Voice

February 21, 2017

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

THEATER REVIEW: In Leper & Chip, Parallel Lives Meet on a Troubled Path

February 18, 2017

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

THEATER REVIEW: Drama and Totalitarianism in The New Group’s Evening at the Talk House

February 17, 2017

Lots of talk, and ultimately not much heat.

THEATER REVIEW: In The Enchanted, Life and Death in Wonderland

February 16, 2017

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy’s little gem of a show has something profound to offer.

THEATER REVIEW: Encores’ Big River Veers into Unexpectedly Choppy Waters

February 15, 2017

What happens when a feel-good musical becomes a source of controversy?

THEATER REVIEW: Magic by the Lake in EgoPo’s The Seagull

February 4, 2017

This gorgeous, provocative production reimagines the play from the inside out.

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