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2,426 stories from The Wall Street Journal

And They Could Sing, Too By TERRY TEACHOUT

Demo recordings originally made for rehearsal purposes in which composers can be heard singing and playing their own songs were recently released.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

The Genius of David Cromer By TERRY TEACHOUT

In a re-imagining of the classic play "Our Town," director David Cromer creates a performance that doesn't feel like a performance at all.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Where to Hear the 'Aretha of Sudan' By AMY CHOZICK

D.C.'s Arab cultural festival draws on 22 countries; Saddam as Richard III

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Arts Organizations Turn to Him for Advice By WILLIAM TRIPLETT

A new consulting program at the Kennedy Center keeps Michael Kaiser and his staff busy.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Thinking Very, Very Small on Broadway By TERRY TEACHOUT

Despite being sincere and sentimental, and nicely staged and designed, "The Story of My Life" is an over-earnest dud.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

In the Land of Nightmares By TERRY TEACHOUT

"Ruined," which chronicles the terrible realities of Congolese life, leaves no doubt that Lynn Nottage is one of the best playwrights we have.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Paul Robeson in His Depression-Era Prime By WILL FRIEDWALD

Robeson's basso profundo, one of the most beautiful sounds in the history of recording, is captured on a seven-disc boxed set from EMI Classics.

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A Date Night Both Funny and Poignant By TERRY TEACHOUT

Shakespeare & Company has contrived to turn Theresa Rebeck's "Bad Dates" into a poignant slice of urban life that also happens to be drop-dead funny.

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Ford's Curtain Rises Once More By WILLIAM TRIPLETT

After a long-overdue renovation, the reopening of the storied Ford's Theater kicks off a four-month, city-wide celebration of Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial -- curse or no curse.

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Compelling Stagings That Serve Two Great Plays Well By TERRY TEACHOUT

Kansas City Repertory Theater has given "The Glass Menagerie" a production worthy of the play's beauty and truth.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Michael Jackson: The Musical By JOHN JURGENSEN

What's absent from London's new show "Thriller Live" is any backstory about the elusive King of Pop.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Where's Guare? Way Out West By TERRY TEACHOUT

In California, John Guare's revival of "Six Degrees of Separation" is one of the strongest American plays of the postwar era.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

An Actor in the Bergman Tradition By J. S. MARCUS

Since appearing in Bergman's final productions, Jonas Malmsjö has gone on to become one of Sweden's leading classical actors, culminating in his acclaimed portrayal of Hamlet.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Unorthodox Arrangements By DOROTHY RABINOWITZ

"Loving Leah" is an absorbing and preposterous tale of love, marriage, faith and some highly unlikely complications of religious observance.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Chekhov's Fingerprints By TERRY TEACHOUT

The Florida Repertory Theatre's "Dancing at Lughnasa," is a stirring production whose beauty arises from the fact that it is performed by a near-permanent ensemble of actors.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

I've Just Met a Girl Named Josefina By ELLEN GAMERMAN

A revival of 'West Side Story' bets on a little-known actress from Argentina

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All the World's a Stage By GWEN OREL

A new theater venture aims to link British and American actors

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A Boldface-Name Season By MICHELLE KUNG

Broadway shuns risk, hires Will Ferrell, Mary-Louise Parker and Jane Fonda; Nathan Lane waits for Godot

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Two Looks at the Luck of the Irish By TERRY TEACHOUT

Playwrights McPherson and McDonagh are represented on the stages of Chicago and New York by two productions that are excellent in every possible way.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Before Stalin Lowered the Curtain By ROBERT GRESKOVIC

Artist Marc Chagall, who headlines an exhibit at the Jewish Museum, is only one part of a story that enfolds in the 200-plus pieces related to the Russian-Jewish theater.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Peripatetic Critic's Picks By TERRY TEACHOUT

The best things on the boards are often far from Times Square

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

The Color Bind By TERRY TEACHOUT

Should white directors stage black plays?

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

We're Stuck With 'Shrek' By TERRY TEACHOUT

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Clumsy Mix of Art, Politics

Roger Kimball on how Broadway is turning subtle themes into simplistic fare in shows like "Billy Elliot."

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The Benefit of the 'Doubt' By LAUREN A.E. SCHUKER

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman on his craft, his new movie and playing a priest.

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