He's historical and hysterical by Frank Scheck

Here's the difference be tween seeing a stand-up comic in a theater and seeing one in a club: The material is usually framed by a "concept" in a theater, ticket prices are higher -- and drin…

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It's no golden oldie by Frank Scheck

Stripped to an 80-minute one-act and minus many characters and songs, Platinum is no forgotten gem.

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Fringe 'Farmer' is a grim reaper by Frank Scheck

David Chesky, the composer/ lyricist behind The Pig, the Farmer and the Artist, may not be a pig, but he's no artist, either.

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Dandy from a Baby by Frank Scheck

A full-throated belter one minute, a sensitive chanteuse the next: Either way, Baby Jane Dexter is the real deal. In her nearly four decades on the cabaret scene, she's lived her life in pu…

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Puppet space drama's out of this world by Frank Scheck

The first sign that "Baby Uni verse: A Puppet Odyssey" isn't your ordinary puppet show comes in the lobby, when a small, wheelchair-bound robot with a striking resemblance to Stephen Hawkin…

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Show's missing Lincoln by Frank Scheck

Sure, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, but that's nothing compared to the indignities he suffers in "An Error of the Moon." Luigi Creatore's play suggests this American tragedy had less t…

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Lombardi -- Review by Frank Scheck

Heavy on sports atmosphere but light on content, “Lombardi” doesn't make it to the goal line.

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Dead man walks, tale feels stale by Frank Scheck

Death-row dramas have been a theatrical staple since the '30s, and "When I Come To Die," Nathan Louis Jackson's new take, adds little that's fresh. Damon Robinson (Chris Chalk), in prison f…

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Lively tale makes for memorable 'Suicide' by Frank Scheck

They say truth is stranger than fiction -- but fiction's often far more entertaining. So it is with British comedian Daniel Kitson's "The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church," a one-man …

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Props to the clown by Frank Scheck

A sheet of paper, a chair, some rubber balls, fruit and a suitcase. That's about all the props Jamie Adkins needs to create theatrical magic in his family-friendly "Circus Incognitus." A ve…

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Not so Wilde about it by Frank Scheck

He was the man Oscar Wilde went to prison for: his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, the handsome, overprivileged son of the Marquess of Queensbury whom Wilde and others affectionately called Bosi…

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Little pleasure in 'Treasure' by Frank Scheck

The swashbuckling pirates of "Treasure Island" burst into song often enough to make it feel like a musical. But despite repeated choruses of "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum," this new adaptat…

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Bless you if you like this old Chekhov by Frank Scheck

For Chekhov fans who've overdosed on his clas sics, "The Sneeze" seems full of promise. An evening of one-acts adapted by playwright Michael Frayn from the writer's early short stories and …

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Borrowed concept full of talented energy by Frank Scheck

Part "Stomp," part "Blue Man Group" and part "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk," "Momentum" is as infectious as it is derivative. This kinetic production from the Israel-based company …

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Robots' chat is all tech by Frank Scheck

If the idea of watching two machines chatting to each other sounds exciting, then "Hello Hi There" is the show for you.Nirvana for computer geeks, this bizarre theater piece by Annie Dorsen…

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Vivid visuals in Ovid update by Frank Scheck

You'd expect cheeki ness from a theater troupe named Pants on Fire, and that's exactly what you get in this rollicking British import at the Flea Theater. "Pants on Fire's Metamorphoses" up…

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Havel farce doesn't quite hit its Marx by Frank Scheck

Memo to aspiring dramatists: If that whole playwriting thing doesn't work out, there are other job possibilities out there. You might even get elected president. That's what happened to Vacl…

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Fool's CliffsNotes make 'Lear' a laughing matter by Frank Scheck

No need to bother with that revival of "King Lear" arriv ing in April at BAM. Why sit through the entirety of Shakespeare's classic when you can get pretty much the same story in less than …

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The 'Spy' that talked too much by Frank Scheck

There's not much to do in limbo except talk. And talk. And talk. And that's exactly what the three historical characters in "Spy Garbo" do. By the end of this long-winded evening of philoso…

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All the world's onstage by Frank Scheck

The problem with being a cutting-edge theater festival is that it gets harder and harder to keep things sharp. That's the challenge faced by Under the Radar, presented each year by the Publ…

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When Mr. Right beds Ms. Left -- oy vey! by Frank Scheck

If "The Body Politic" is to be believed, political op eratives engage in some pretty kinky foreplay. Republican Spencer Davis and Democrat Trish Rubenstein like to play a game of "political…

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Reply 'See this' to all who e-mail by Frank Scheck

'You've Got Hate Mail" is the perfect bedroom farce for an era in which there's more action online than in actual bedrooms. Composed entirely of e-mails and text messages riotously enacted …

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Skilled cast tackles rough draft by Frank Scheck

You may want to have a study guide handy during the Irish Rep's "Banished Children of Eve," a swirling historical drama that often feels like homework. Set during the 1863 New York Draft Ri…

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Get your dollars' worth from 'Penny' by Frank Scheck

Never mind those bloated Dickens miniseries on PBS. You'll have much more fun -- and in a lot less time -- at "Penny Penniworth." In just 70 minutes, the Emerging Artists Theatre's parody s…

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Playwright tries to make name for himself by Frank Scheck

The name "Abulkasem" may not mean anything to you now, but it will mean much after you've seen "Invasion!" Maybe too much, because this satirical Swedish import packs a whole lot of ideas -…

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