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Theater Review: A Magical, Risky, Reimagined Production of “The Dybbuk”

June 23, 2024
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Arlekin Players Theatre’s “The Dybbuk” may not convince you of the supernatural, but director Igor Golyak is a magician.

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Theater Review: “Next to Normal” — More Relevant Than Ever

June 22, 2024
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This musical succeeds, at least in part, because it dares to shine a light on parts of our lives that we don’t like to talk about.

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Theater Review: The A.R.T.’s Not-So-Great “Gatsby”

June 17, 2024
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The creators of “Gatsby” have fashioned some inventive ways to make the story seem more contemporary. None of that, however, seems enough to justify the enormous amount of energy and talent that was expended in this production.

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Theater Review: “Yellow Face” — Playing With Reality

June 8, 2024
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The Lyric Stage Company’s production of David Henry Hwang’s Obie award-winning play is serviceably absorbing.

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Theater Review: “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” — A Genially Absurdist Comedy

June 5, 2024
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Despite its undeniable fun, Christopher Durang’s play feels somewhat quaint a decade or so since it was written.

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Theater Review: “Toni Stone” — Winning Season

June 4, 2024
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The excellent ensemble of Huntington Theatre Company actors, fittingly, work well as a team.

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Theater Review: “4000 Miles” — Are We There Yet?

May 30, 2024
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The script is representative of the pitfalls of current theatrical minimalism — less can so easily be less.

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Theater Review: Broadway’s “Water for Elephants” – A Counterargument

May 15, 2024
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“Arts Fuse” theater critic Christopher Caggiano, among others, found that the new Broadway musical “Water for Elephants” “has very little going for it.” Let’s agree to disagree

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Theater Interview: Playwright and Director Lydia R. Diamond on “Toni Stone”

May 10, 2024
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“I believe folks coming to the theater will have a great time, they’ll learn about the Negro leagues and about a phenomenal woman.”

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Theater Reviews: New Broadway Revivals of “Cabaret,” “The Who’s Tommy,” and “The Wiz” Vie for Attention in a Crowded Season

May 7, 2024
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The spring season has yielded a sizable crop of musical revivals. But how many of them actually bear fruit?

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