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Stage Review: Hershey Felder’s “Abe Lincoln’s Piano” — Hits Some Wrong Notes

May 23, 2014
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“Abe Lincoln’s Piano” does not evoke in us the same sense of astonishment that Hershey Felder feels toward his antiquarian discoveries.

Theatre Review: These “Woods” Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep

May 22, 2014
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The Lyric Stage Company’s thoroughly enjoyable production more than does “Into the Woods,” Stephen Sondheim’s un-Disneyfied version of fairy tales, justice.

Theater Review: At the A.R.T., “The Tempest” is Toast

May 16, 2014
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Is it the Bard or a magic show? The prestidigitation wins out given the wanness of the dramatic proceedings.

Theater Review: “Sontag: Reborn” — A Song of Herself

May 13, 2014
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Dramatically speaking, Sontag: Reborn fails to treat a flawed iconoclast with the necessary creative playfulness. Hush, Saint Susan Aborning!

Theater Review: “On the Verge” — Linguistic Playfulness to a Fault

May 12, 2014
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The conceit of “On the Verge” is fascinating, inviting us, as all first rate speculative or science fiction does, to see our past through different lenses.

Theater Review: “Good Television” and “Sila” — The Struggle to Remain Human

May 8, 2014
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It is encouraging to see new plays that tackle substantial social problems.

Theater Review: “Icarus” in the Dust Bowl

May 8, 2014
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Icarus proffers plenty of spectacle and talent, but the show only recycles a story we’ve seen countless times on stage and screen.

Theater Review: A Lively, Gender Bender of an “As You Like It”

May 8, 2014
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Were there no men available for the roles of Touchstone and Jaques, or was the intention to showcase more of the gifted women who are members of the ASP troupe?

Theater Review: Learn to Roll with the Punchlines — “The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged)”

May 6, 2014
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The comic material here may be of the rubber chicken variety, but the Reduced Shakespeare Company performers are remarkably talented men.

Book Interview: James Shapiro on America’s Complicated Relationship With Shakespeare

May 1, 2014
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“Americans have been most drawn to the great tragedies—in our classroom and on our stages. “

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