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It is no longer enough for a playwright to go into the belly of the ‘beast’ and pray for help.
Read MoreIn appropriate, a talented young playwright turns mischievous literary homage into a work of exhilarating entertainment.
Read MoreThe impish comedy and refreshingly realistic perspective of Dope questions easy answers to pressing racial problems.
Read MoreThe Lyric Stage is presenting a moving production of Lynn Nottage’s cautionary tale about strength of character tragically misdirected.
Read MoreNo No: A Dockumentary presents a textured portrait, on and off the field, of ’70s pitching phenomenon Dock Ellis.
Read MoreThere is more than one way to tell the truth, “The Good Lord Bird” reminds us again and again, and many reasons to cloak it in humor.
Read MoreDespite the show’s darkness, “East 100th Street”‘s exploration of Harlem in the ’60s is in many ways a testament to the endurance of love.
Read MoreAn unusual and powerful historical drama that looks at the troubled relationship between Jews and freed slaves at the end of The Civil War.
Read MoreWilliam King is a loving, self-sacrificing, salt-of-the-earth character mooning over the vanished past; Sonia is a saintly wife yearning for hubby to join her in Heaven; the sons care for each other and for their father—time to pull out your hankies. Broke-ology by Nathan Louis Jackson. Directed by Benny Sato Ambush. Staged by the Lyric…
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