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The musical "Central Avenue Breakdown" follows a family of jazz musicians and their move to Los Angeles in 1943.
A review of Michael Ogborn's "Baby Case," a musical about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.
The comedy "Hell: Paradise Found" at 59E59 Theaters, written and directed by Seth Panitch, makes the argument for why it's better to end up in hell than in heaven.
Ms. Holm was 25 in 1943 when she was cast as Ado Annie in "Oklahoma!," and in 1947 her performance in "Gentleman's Agreement" garnered her the Oscar for best supporting actress.
Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" is performed outdoors at the Greek Theater at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morris Township, through July 29.
In the New York Classical Theater's "panoramic" production of "Twelfth Night," the cast moves to a new spot for nearly every scene, and the audience follows.
In Neil Simon's comedy "The Odd Couple," Felix is as morose and finicky as Oscar is cheerful and easygoing; when he moves in, he turns Oscar's relaxed home into a bastion of neatness.
"The Ahh Factor," by Bruce Graham, and works by A. R Gurney and Neil LaBute highlight six plays about dealing with disabilities in "More of Our Parts," at the Clurman Theater.
The Westport Country Playhouse puts on a moving production of the play "The Year of Magical Thinking," which Joan Didion adapted from her memoir of dealing with the death of her husband.
"Once on This Island," a fairy tale with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty, is at the Paper Mill Playhouse.
In a happy spoof of what was once a serious piece of fiction, the moors of Devon, England, are a comedy location.
"My Wonderful Day," one of Alan Ayckbourn's lesser-known but not-less-funny comedies, is the final production of the Two River Theater Company's 2011-12 season.
Susan Charlotte's "She's of a Certain Age" is being presented by the Cause Célèbre at the Beckett Theater.
"My Name Is Asher Lev," adapted from the novel by Chaim Potok, is being staged at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven through May 27.
The Westport Country Playhouse's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's "Into the Woods" offers a new look at characters like Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood.
In "Protected," a series of odd characters turns up at the front door of a man who is new in the witness protection program.
In "Tally's Folly," a man from St. Louis crosses half of Missouri to propose to a woman who initially wants no part of him.
"The 39 Steps," the Hitchcock thriller about spies and murder, is at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick.
Darko Tresnjak is directing John van Druten's "Bell, Book and Candle" at the Hartford Stage through April 29.
Richard Caliban's "MoM: A Rock Concert Musical" follows four women over 40 who become rock stars.
The revival of "Red" by John Logan focuses on the relationship between the artist Mark Rothko and a fictional assistant.
In an almost-solo revue, Maureen McGovern, best known for her Oscar-winning theme songs in two 1970s disaster movies, reminisces.
In "The Soap Myth," written by Jeff Cohen, a Holocaust survivor's belief that the Nazis made soap from the bodies of Jews is met with scholarly skepticism and a denier's dismissal.
Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," at the McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, is an elegant but highly challenging production with verbal gems.
A new production of "Damn Yankees" at the Paper Mill Playhouse is a first-rate, frequently thrilling revival of the age-old story of a man who sold his soul to the Devil.
