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Marie Antoinette, now at American Repertory Theater, David Adjmi dispenses with the obvious jests right off the bat. "O let them eat cake," protests Marie (the spectacular Brooke Bloom),…
The Cape Playhouse offers a mostly outstanding production of Cole Porter's beloved musical.
The Williamstown Theatre Festival presents a tepid version of Ivan Turgenev's novel about an unhappy Russian woman.
This dazzling arena show based on the Dreamworks animated film is aptly named.
This musical based on the silly 1979 film fails to capture the fun of the era.
This striking adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin's complex sci-fi novel unfolds with admirable simplicity.
Lynne Winsterstellar and Nancy Johnston give deft performances in Kari Floren's dramedy about two long-time friends.
Susan Charlotte's play about two old friends is too full of dramatic gimmickry.
This brilliant docudrama revisits the struggle for women's voting rights.
Rivka Bekerman-Greenberg's play about a Holocaust survivor and her family is well acted, but feels more like a case study than a full-bodied drama.
This new musical set in a jazz club is sunk by its witless, unoriginal script.
The Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg offers a well-acted but inertly staged production of Anton Chekhov's classic drama at BAM.
Mary Beth Peil is excellent as an aging violinist in Willy Holtzman's note-perfect play.
Mario Fratti's mystery about the death of a sexually adventurous Democratic fundraiser is ploddingly plotted.
Marcella Goheen's solo docudrama about her family's history is remarkably self-indulgent.
Jacob Appel's play about three squabbling siblings is too predictable and belabored.
This musical spoof of 1970s "disaster" movies is downright hilarious.
Erin Browne's fantasy tale set in the future is too simplistic to fully care about.
Patrick Woodall and Jessica Myhr give adroit performances in this 18th-century play about a young apprentice who falls for a manipulative courtesan.
Catherine Treischmann's intriguing play pits a Kansas teenager against his teacher.
This modest sequel to Michael Morpurgo's runaway hit War Horse is an all-too-predictable tale.
David Jenkins' homey play about life in a small Illinois town packs both surprising depth and humor.
Michael Cristofer gives a riveting performance in Evan Weiner's too-predictable play about the capture of Adolf Eichmann.
Jaygee Macapugay delivers a charismatic performance in Pan Asian Repertory's revival of this otherwise middling tuner.
Carla Ching's excellent new play is an update on Hansel and Gretel.
