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this three-character play features a sequence of metaphors and symbols that too often get in the way of the inherent dramatic opportunities. . .
Lily Rabe makes Sam Gold's production at Willimastown's Nikos Stageworth seeing even without a slam-bang ending
Jon Marans' intensely-acted play under the very fine direction of Jeff Calhoun needs a more credible and more engaging characters. . .
this revival of The Who's rock opera deserves a longer run
Part One of Three. . .
It is a role made for Kevin Spacey who surely would surely have been made a knight of the theatre if foreign nationals were eligible for the award of the royal "sword on shoulder" honour
cheeky musical based on the famous film about Hannibal Lecter . . .
on Robin Baitz's 1993 two-hander at Williamstown
Judy Gold's amusing solo show.
You don't have to be a Maria Callas worshiper to empathize with the prescribed notes of poignancy or purpose of Tyne Daly's portrayal of the diva . . .
Edward Hall's all male company at Hampstead Theatre.
World premiere of David Henry Hwang's play which is headed for Broadway this fall
Anyone interested in James Baldwin or the history of the civil rights era should take the time to see this plucky performance
David Cromer directs a fine Blanche and Stanley but his production is staged with too many blind spots
Even a less than perfect Shakespeare play leaves us to decide if it is sufficiently entertaining to justify spending a lovely evening in the park. The answer to that question is inevitably "…
a cautionary Never Again tale that's also a strikingly staged, entertaining theatrical experience. .
a gripping monologue written by and starring Jeff Key, a gay man and former Marine, . . .
Can this marriag be saved? And can Weller's play about it be saved from being a poor cousin to his Fifty Words?.
The terrific Carey Mulligan makes a strong case for theatricality of Ingmar Bergman's 1961 film
though "brevity is the soul of wit" is not an adage Tony Kushner tends to follow for his own plays, his take of Corneille's 5-act drama spins out over a fast-paced, easy to follow two hours …
a Curtainup Book Review especially for Shakespeare fans. . .and those who are on the fence about all the Bardolatry. . .
The famous gunslinger's story musicalized by an all female cast
best-selling legal thriller novelis, John Grisham's first book is entertainingly adapted for the stage
Daniel Goldfarb's play views the to be or not to be a parent question as a damned-if-you do and damned-if you don't situation though he does stack the deck in favor of one . . .
a worthy series but in wrong order and overly long
Review: EST 2011 Marathon of One-Act Plays, Series A at curtainup.com
http://www.curtainup.com/marathon2011a.html
