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New York Theater Review: Storytime — “Venus” and “The Antipodes”

May 24, 2017
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Two plays from major American dramatists interrogate how we come up with the stories we tell about ourselves.

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Theater Review: “Kunstler” — A Radical for the Defense

May 23, 2017
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Barrington Stage has kicked off its summer season with a smart, funny, and very timely show about radical defense attorney William Kunstler.

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Theater Commentary: “Trumpismo avant la lettre” and the Elliot Norton Awards

May 22, 2017
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Hypnotized by celebrity and the monied class, our stage critics have become a gaggle of cheerleaders, feckless enough to call Diane Paulus a “visionary.”

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Theater Review: “Arrabal” — The Triumph of the Tango

May 20, 2017
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In essence, Arrabal is a celebration of Argentina’s wonderful dance tradition, the Tango.

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Theater Review: “Dead Man’s Diary” — Dare to Enter

May 17, 2017
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This production’s approach to Bulgakov’s source material is refreshing in its directness; it’s also bursting with visual and auditory inventiveness.

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Theater Review: Rock Critic Lester Bangs — A Welcome Rebel Yell

May 15, 2017
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Lester Bangs insisted that, at its best, rock was an act of pure rebellion, a liberation from the prison of respectability.

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Theater Review: New York Stage Round-up — “Indecent,” “Sweat,” and “Bandstand.”

May 10, 2017
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Sweat and Indecent serve as forceful reminders that art matters — as if proof was needed.

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Theater Review: Tennessee Williams Inspires “Desire”

May 9, 2017
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The source material  — and the skills of Tennessee Williams’ posthumous collaborators — provides an evening of compelling theater.

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Theater Review: “The Bridges of Madison County” — Waterlogged

May 9, 2017
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The talented SpeakEasy Stage ensemble offers enough harmonious pizazz to make up for the musical ‘s erotic fizzle.

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Theater Review: “The Gift Horse” — A Dramatic Contender

May 4, 2017
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Lydia R. Diamond’s dialogue is funny and cutting; when it needs to it digs deep, mining gems of psychological insight.

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