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★★★☆☆ The 1969 Revolutionary War musical is enhanced by the players but bloated by ineffective tinkering
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★★★☆☆ Gracie Gardner's play about skin cancer patients in a surgical waiting room is engaging if unbelievable
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★★★★☆ Martyna Majok's award-winning drama explores disability, class, privilege, and loss in a tidy 110 minutes
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★★★★☆ Gregg Mozgala and Katy Sullivan superbly repeat their roles from the 2017 Off-Broadway production, while newcomers Kara Young and David Zayas prove equal…
★★★☆☆ Elevator Repair Service takes a look at sword's-point eloquence in action
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★★☆☆☆ Why flatten the affect of two powerful orators? Baldwin's points bear repeating; Buckley's condescension rankles as ever.
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★★★★★ The philosophically loquacious playwright switches gears with a gripping personal chronicle
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★★★★★ The acclaimed playwright examines four generations of Viennese Jews, Patrick Marber directing a large cast
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★★☆☆☆ An immigrant tale packed with tragedy forfeits urgency when too artfully pixelated.
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★★★★☆ A savvy creator and vibrant, youthful cast bring the creepy Netlfix series to the stage, buoyantly
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★★★☆☆ The Tony-winning actor intrigues as Scottish poet Robert Burns in a solo dance show
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★★★★★ David Greenspan delivers the magnetic, quizzical piece in 90 masterful minutes
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★★☆☆☆ German Soldier-French Woman lovers, with Austin Pendleton, Angelina Fiordellisi back-up singing
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★★★★☆ David Strathairn stirringly embodies a hero who tried to alert the Allies to Hitler's ultimate goal
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★★★★☆ A Polish World War II hero tells his painful story, David Strathairn does the fine acting
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★★★☆☆ A devoted yet at-odds couple seen only tentatively dealing with diversity
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★★★★★ The power of music to empower, powers a rousing theatrical experience
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★★☆☆☆ A somewhat trying 90-minuter in which characters must try to remember, like it or not
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★★☆☆☆ Science as a cogent subject for our time, handled with only mild success
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★★★★☆ A 70-minute one-woman show goes beyond the standard stand-up comic style
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★★★★☆ The hit musical returns in full Broadway strength, under Jerry Mitchell's guiding hand
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★★☆☆☆ A cinematic salute to an inspiring teacher is musicalized into something less than inspiring
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★★★★☆ Bold new playwright Daniel K. Isaacs tells stories, with beauty
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★★★★★ Journey into the Forest of Arden with this bright and breezy Public Works production
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★★★☆☆ 1970s TV fans will relish the chance to see Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell together, even in a clichéd comedy
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