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Theater Review: “The Zionists” — A Bold Debate, Blunted
S. Asher Gelman’s script opens as a rare, bracing political drama before collapsing into conventional family melodrama.
Read More about Theater Review: “The Zionists” — A Bold Debate, BluntedAppreciating Stephen Sondheim’s achievement does not mean loving all of his shows. A Little Night Music may just be one of his musicals that should be politely nudged aside.
Read More about Theater Review: “A Little Night Music” — Failing the Test of TimeThe play’s disparate elements have been blended into a riveting drama, energetically directed by Lisa Rothe, and nimbly performed by Joel de la Fuente.
Read More about Theater Review: “Hold These Truths” — Powerful Political DramaThis is a first-rate production of a true American classic.
Read More about Theater Review: “The Glass Menagerie” — Doing Justice to an American ClassicThe Barrington Stage Company’s moving and fiercely energetic production brings West Side Story back to the stage with a bang.
Read More about Theater Review: “West Side Story” — Still Brilliant After All These YearsAtung and Moy have a lot to say about American history and culture — acutely informed by the playwright’s 21st century sensibility and identity politics.
Read More about Theater Review: “The Chinese Lady” — History as a Clever Two-handerThe action is set in an incongruous and ahistorical no-man’s land, adrift between realistic drama and farce.
Read More about Theater Review: “A Doll’s House, Part 2” — A Not So Subtle SequelThis tautly-directed, well-cast production is filled with contemporary medical, political, and social resonances.
Read More about Theater Review: “Typhoid Mary” — Surprisingly Apt for Our TimesTheater Review: Berkshires Stage Round-up — Minimal Cheers
Theater in the Berkshires has now entered a less than sparkling mode with a group of offerings that left me wondering why they were chosen for production.
Read More about Theater Review: Berkshires Stage Round-up — Minimal CheersBarrington 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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