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Theater Review: “Her Aching Heart” — Laughing Heartily at Heterocentrism

July 17, 2014
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The Nora Theatre Company’s production of Her Aching Heart has enough energy, wit, challenge, and—yes—heart to delight those who approach the rousing satire with the right spirit.

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Theater Review: “Annapurna” — A Lyrical Look at Living With Terrible Choices

July 12, 2014
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Chester Theatre Company productions often remind me of concerts in a chamber music series that feature musicians who have worked together for long periods of time.

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Theater Review: “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” — Comic Froth Infused With Gravity

July 10, 2014
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Neil Simon’s Last of the Red Hot Lovers wears surprising well after nearly half a century, with the help of minimal, subtle updating of topical references.

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Theater Review: Are the Iraqis “Waiting for Gilgamesh”?

July 9, 2014
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Playwright Amir Al-Azraki is in the camp that believes that the Iraqis themselves bear much of the responsibility for the chaos in their country.

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Fuse Theater Review: A Glitzy, But Empty, “June Moon”

July 7, 2014
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June Moon is a piece of satirical fluff with 27 characters, lots of piano playing, and a half-dozen memorable lines.

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Theater Review: “Working on a Special Day” — A Very Unusual Show

June 23, 2014
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Working on a Special Day is an unusual show in every way, and I was thrilled to have had the opportunity to see it.

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Theater Review: “Cassandra Speaks” — The Voice of a Crusading Journalist

June 17, 2014
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Cassandra Speaks is yet another dazzling vehicle for actor Tod Randolph, who excels in etching brilliant stage portraits of famous, complicated women.

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Theater Review: “Apt. 4D” — Beau Jest’s Sly, Comic Ode to Film Noir

June 15, 2014
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Beau Jest’s playful Apt 4D offers a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the creativity and imagination of the truly extraordinary theater troupe.

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Theater Review: “A Lie of the Mind” – Trinity Rep’s Excellent 50th Anniversary Gift

June 13, 2014
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Critic Eric Bentley valued the theater of audacity above all, and that is just what is on glorious display in Trinity Rep’s marvelously nervy A Lie of the Mind.

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Theater Review: “Smart People” — A Sharp Satire of a “Post-Racial” World

June 9, 2014
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Lydia R. Diamond’s Smart People is an amusing takedown of our “post-racial” world, and it is receiving a snappy, well-acted production via the Huntington Theatre Company.

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