Arts | Long Island: 'Hairspray,' the '60s and the Greater Good by Michael Sommers

The celebratory musical, based on the 1988 film by John Waters, is opening the fifth season of the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport.

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Theater Review | New Jersey: Greek Gods Under Disco Lights by Michael Sommers

The musical "Xanadu," which mashes up disco-era pop and Greek mythology, plays at the Carousel House in Asbury Park through July 24.

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Arts | New Jersey: A 'Dream' Perfectly Suited for the Outdoors by Michael Sommers

Shakespeare's comedy, staged by Cameron Watson, is being presented at the Greek Theater at the College of St. Elizabeth.

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Theater Review | New Jersey: Strangers on a Train, Destination Unknown by Michael Sommers

"Night Train," a new play by John Biguenet at the New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, takes viewers on a journey into darkening deception.

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REVIEW: 'Catch Me If You Can' musical delivers solid entertainment by Michael Sommers

"Catch Me If You Can" may soar only occasionally, but the show surely gets you to your destination, which is bright Broadway entertainment that's escapist in more ways than one.

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Theater Review | New Jersey: A Pregnant Surrogate, and a Split Decision by Michael Sommers

In "How to Pray," staged by the Centenary Stage Company, Faith, a surrogate for her brother and his wife, is left wondering what to do after the couple breaks up.

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Theater Review | New Jersey: A Farce on the Links, With Hazards in the Clubhouse by Michael Sommers

"The Fox on the Fairway," by Ken Ludwig, is a farce about country-club life during a golf tournament.

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REVIEW: Daniel Radcliffe learns 'How to Succeed' on Broadway by Michael Sommers

'Harry Potter' idol plays a 1960s corporate climber in revival of Frank Loesser musical

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REVIEW: 'South Park' makers open 'The Book of Mormon' by Michael Sommers

Wicked new Broadway musical gleefully sends Mormon youths to Uganda on a truly funny mission

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A Good Old Bad Day for 3 Southern Sisters by Michael Sommers

"Crimes of the Heart," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth Henley, visits the bittersweet MaGrath sisters of Hazlehurst, Miss.

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Theater Review | New Jersey: A Good Old Bad Day for 3 Southern Sisters by Michael Sommers

"Crimes of the Heart," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth Henley, visits the bittersweet MaGrath sisters of Hazlehurst, Miss.

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REVIEW: 'Where's Charley?' dances upon a Frank Loesser score by Michael Sommers

With any luck, the nifty Encores! concert version of "Where's Charley?" that bowed Thursday for a weekend stint at New York City Center will be recorded. Loesser's score is charming and so i…

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Arcadia' speaks indistinctly about past lives and loves by Michael Sommers

Brilliant Tom Stoppard play dimmed by aural deficiencies in its Broadway revival

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Theater Review | New Jersey: Misery Most Proud, in Two Acts by Michael Sommers

"The Subject Was Roses," about a man who sees his troubled parents through fresh eyes, runs through March 6 at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick.

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Theater Review | New Jersey: Singing His Way Toward the Big Break by Michael Sommers

In a one-man show at Luna Stage in West Orange, the chronicle of a young man in the 1980s trying to break into the theater.

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Theater Review | New Jersey: The Perils of Psychoanalyzing Mugabe by Michael Sommers

A psychiatrist explores President Robert Mugabe's invisible demons in "Breakfast With Mugabe."

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