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Prospect Theater Company revives this hilarious musical about two song-and-dance men conscripted to Moscow during the Cold War.
Jim and Ruth Bauer's Weimar-era musical is lush and transporting.
Julia Jarcho's artily fractured play makes it hard for audiences to connect the narrative dots.
The Goodspeed Opera House presents a sumptuous revival of the exceedingly well-conceived Broadway musical by Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, and David Zippel.
John Morgiello's little gem of a comedy focuses on an overloaded theater literary manager and his ambitious acolyte.
This musical about a transgender community in Georgia doesn't do full justice to its innately compelling subject.
This evening of thematically-linked one-act plays, written by authors such as Beth Henley and Theresa Rebeck, is beautifully varied and paced.
John Malkovich stars in this oddly conceived piece that combines classical music with the story of a real-life psychopath.
The Boston Globe review of Cape Playhouse's regional premiere of "Unnecessary Farce" starring Dee Hoty, Michael McGrath, John Scherer, Jennifer Cody, and Jeremy Webb.
DENNIS - Actors have an edge when it comes to writing for actors: Just ask Molière. Actor/playwright Paul Slade Smith, whose “Unnecessary Farce’’ is enjoying a whip-sm…
LENOX - Though she did dabble (secretly) in a bit of genteel porn, Edith Wharton wrote no plays that we know of. Perhaps in her exalted social circle, it simply wasn’t done. Neither wa…
John Doyle's new "musical" using the songs of Rodgers & Hart produces little but grimaces.
Rachel York and Graham Rowat shine in Barrington Stage Company's excellent musical based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Matt Loehr and Vanessa Sonon give terrific performances in the Cape Playhouse's delightful production of the 1992 hit Broadway musical.
PROVINCETOWN - If you’re not familiar with Varla Jean Merman, nom du drag of the actor Jeffery Roberson, introductions are in order: The self-described love child of Ethel Merman and E…
STOCKBRIDGE - Forgive one extramarital affair? Possibly. Plenty of spouses manage. But how about one and a half - as in, having already dealt with one infidelity, you discover your mate in t…
A stellar cast lead by Noah E. Galvin and Tom Hewitt enlivens this sometimes monotonous-feeling adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel.
Diane Paulus directs Death and the Powers: The Robots' Opera, with area highlights also including Car Talk: The Musical!, The Select (The Sun Also Rises), The Grand Inquisitor, My Wonderful …
The Texas-based group's new piece about a 1970s theater troupe affords only fleeting pleasures.
Gavin Creel stars in this surprisingly touching and often deafening musical retelling of the Greek myth.
Mandy Patinkin gives an engrossing performance in Rinne Groff's troubling play about a writer's obsession with Anne Frank.
David Hay's play about a gathering of Manhattanites is muddled and often unbelievable.
American Repertory Theatre's brief and bloody rendition of Sophocles' tragedy features strong work from Ron Cephas-Jones and Linda Powell.
Lynn Rosen's absurdist comedy gets a first-rate production at the Women's Project.
Lynn Rosen's absurdist comedy gets a first-rate production at the Women's Project.
