Theater
Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.
Dave Malloy’s musical version of Moby-Dick shows promise, but he needs to trim plenty of blubber.
Queen Mab’s premiere production is an energetic, 80-minute, one-man performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
This year’s Revels is more than a parade of Christmas songs and stories that tap deep into America’s European and African past.
The spirit of Oliver! explodes on stage here, and that is a credit to the ambitions of this company.
Tony Kushner attempts a re-write of his first professional play. The results are decidedly mixed.
Ken Ludwig’s stage version of Murder on the Orient Express is an enjoyable diversion.
Octavio Solis’ Quixote Nuevo, is a genial, and very American, riff on Don Quixote.
Director Igor Golyak takes major chances in presenting a version of The Seagull that’s self-consciously about The Seagull. And they pay off.
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