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Given the rise of radical Islamic terrorism, Disgraced is nothing if not timely.
Read MoreThe humor of Toole’s novel, its enjoyment of puncturing surfaces and pretensions, has been reduced to punch-line humor and one-liners.
Read MoreIt is hard to figure out just what playwright Winnie Holzman is up to in Choice: is this a supernatural sit-com?
Read MoreThe Huntington Theatre Company’s magnificent production of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece A Little Night Music is as good as it gets.
Read MoreGeorge C. Wolfe’s 1986 collection of vignettes that spoof and celebrate black stereotypes occasionally plays like reruns from the ’90s TV show In Living Color.
Read MoreThe actors in the central roles are extremely fine, particularly Kathleen McElfresh’s beautifully nuanced performance as the anguished Bridget O’Sullivan.
Read MoreEther Dome is nothing if not ironic: a dire need for relief generates a mess of pain.
Read MoreWhen it comes to race relations, America has a lot on its plate — there is no good reason to serve leftovers.
Read MoreLydia R. Diamond’s Smart People is an amusing takedown of our “post-racial” world, and it is receiving a snappy, well-acted production via the Huntington Theatre Company.
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