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Theater Review: “Disgraced” — Relevant, But Soap Opera

January 15, 2016
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Given the rise of radical Islamic terrorism, Disgraced is nothing if not timely.

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Theater Review: A Second Look at the “Confederacy”

November 26, 2015
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The humor of Toole’s novel, its enjoyment of puncturing surfaces and pretensions, has been reduced to punch-line humor and one-liners.

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Theater Review: “Choice” — Call Ghostbusters

October 30, 2015
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It is hard to figure out just what playwright Winnie Holzman is up to in Choice: is this a supernatural sit-com?

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Theater Review: “A Little Night Music” — Staged Beautifully, and with Heart

September 22, 2015
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The Huntington Theatre Company’s magnificent production of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece A Little Night Music is as good as it gets.

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Fuse Theater Review: “after all the terrible things I do” — Taking a Safe Stand

June 13, 2015
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Scripts of this well-intentioned variety are big on exalting forgiveness and empathy – calls for justice are rare for obvious reasons.

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Theater Review: “The Colored Museum” — Raucous, Riveting, But Out of Sync

March 15, 2015
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George 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.

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Theater Review: “The Second Girl” — A Sensitive Portrait of the Irish Working Class

February 7, 2015
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The actors in the central roles are extremely fine, particularly Kathleen McElfresh’s beautifully nuanced performance as the anguished Bridget O’Sullivan.

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Theater Review: Beneath the “Ether Dome”

October 28, 2014
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Ether Dome is nothing if not ironic: a dire need for relief generates a mess of pain.

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Theater Review: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” — Is This Meal Really Necessary?

September 11, 2014
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When it comes to race relations, America has a lot on its plate — there is no good reason to serve leftovers.

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Theater Review: “Smart People” — A Sharp Satire of a “Post-Racial” World

June 9, 2014
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Lydia 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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