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Putting it together by Robert J. Hughes

A new musical, with the offbeat, bracketed name of "[title of show]," charts the creation of a musical from idea to submission to a festival to an Off-Broadway run and finally to Broadway it…

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Getting It Right the First Time By TERRY TEACHOUT

Shattered Globe Theater in Chicago has resurrected "A Taste of Honey," a show that deserves to be seen again and again -- and has given actress Helen Sadler the chance to show her stuff.

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How to Win a Tony Award By TERRY TEACHOUT

Chicago Shakespeare Theater, which brought home the regional-theater award, is one of America's liveliest and most consistently satisfying drama companies. I've gone there two or three times…

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He's No Dummy: Entertainer Sees a Comeback for Ventriloquism By ANN ZIMMERMAN

Long-Derided, Terry Fator and His Puppets Get New Respect; the Turtle Does Kermit

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Down for 'The Count' and the Bard By TERRY TEACHOUT

What do you think of when you hear the phrase "Shakespeare festival"?

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A Comedic Ballet With Legs By ROBERT GRESKOVIC

Jerome Robbins's 'The Concert' is in a category all its own

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With Mark Rylance<br> This Tony-Nominated Actor Is a Novice Only to Broadway By JOANNE KAUFMAN

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A 'Lion' Roars in Chicago By TERRY TEACHOUT

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'Passing' Along His Favorites

Stew, the Tony-Nominated Star of 'Passing Strange,' On Albums He Loves

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Edward Albee at 80: Still a 'Young Troublemaker' By JOANNE KAUFMAN

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The Most Sweetly Delectable Musical by Terry Teachout

"She Loves Me" is the most sweetly romantic musical imaginable, the theatrical equivalent of a hot-fudge sundae with two spoons, and the Huntington Theatre Company's new revival serves it up…

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Putting a New Spin on 'Carousel' By TERRY TEACHOUT

The Court Theatre's small-scale production of "Carousel," co-produced with New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre, has moved from Chicago to its second home in Connecticut. If you were impressed by …

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A Shakespeare Toga Party By TERRY TEACHOUT

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The Unsurprising Tonys By TERRY TEACHOUT

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Seven Girls Grumbling, Four Boys Whining By TERRY TEACHOUT

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Air Farce One: A Trans-Atlantic Flight By TERRY TEACHOUT

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On Broadway, Bright Stars and Dim Casting By TERRY TEACHOUT

Freeman, Linney Wrong for 'Country Girl' and 'Liaisons Dangereuses'

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Recipe for a Hit: Just Add Waters By TERRY TEACHOUT

It is, in fact, the funniest new musical since "Avenue Q," give or take "The Drowsy Chaperone." If laughter is the best medicine, then "Cry-Baby" is the whole damn drugstore.

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Just Asking: Daniel Radcliffe By CANDACE JACKSON

The Boy Wizard Graduates to Mature Roles on Broadway and PBS

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Mother Knows Worst By TERRY TEACHOUT

I don't know when I've seen a show that looked better on paper, and I liked the idea of turning Richard Brooks's 1956 film into a stage musical so much that I was actively rooting for the re…

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Enter Macbeth With Hammer and Sickle By TERRY TEACHOUT

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The Singing Conversationalist By MATTHEW GUREWITSCH

Cabaret is a world where sophistication is of the essence; it may be the last stage left on which experience has the upper hand over youth. But meet 30-something Maude Maggart, who is trying…

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