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REVIEW: At Walnut Studio, Andrew Llloyd Webber with Tears but no Chandeliers
A rare opportunity to see Tell Me on a Sunday reveals a good idea, flawed in the execution.
REVIEW: In The Wild Duck, Dark Family Secrets with Ironic Humor
Quintessence’s production is problematic, but at least the problems are interesting.
REVIEW: Noises Off is a Wild Night in the Theater
The Walnut Street production’s antic energy is both its strength and its weakness.
REVIEW: In Frozen — Forgiving the Unforgivable
Isis’s earnest but constrained production doesn’t fully resonate.
REVIEW: In Small Mouth Sounds, Six Characters in Search of… Shhhhhh!
Despite ingenious moments, the gimmick of Beth Wohl’s play wears out before it’s over.
REVIEW: In John Guare’s Aipotu, Utopia Ain’t What it’s Cracked Up to Be
Part II of the Lydie Breeze Trilogy is linear, concise, and better than Part I.
REVIEW: The Bluest Eye — From Page to Stage, Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Arden’s Toni Morrison adaptation is too much handsome staging, too little Morrison.
REVIEW: A Quiet Place—Leonard Bernstein’s Chilly Winter Garden
Without its companion pieced, Trouble in Tahiti, this difficult late work feels like half of an opera.
REVIEW: Ready, Steady, Yeti…. What?
David Jacobi’s play wants to capture something important. I wish I knew what.
REVIEW: Something Rotten at the Academy Serves Up Ham(let) & Eggs
The audience loved this musical Shakespeare send-up. So did I—sometimes.
REVIEW: A Transcendent Ariadne auf Naxos at the Academy of Vocal Arts
A terrific evening of music and theater, and a thrilling affirmation of a magnificent work.
REVIEW: In A Steady Rain, Crime Stories at Arm’s Length
Keith Huff’s episodic play has powerful moments, but too much narration.
REVIEW: Curio’s Marie Antoinette has Éclat… Mais Pourquoi?
David Adjmi’s clever but thin play offers theatrical showmanship but not much else.
REVIEW: Love, Lies and Taxidermy at Inis Nua is a Rom-Com for Today
Alan Harris’s rollercoaster of a play is a hint of Spring renewal in the depths of February.
REVIEW: Time Remembered Is an Elegant French Feast
Mastery of style is everywhere in this jewel of a show that is wistful, wry, and deeply touching.