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'The Royale' and 'The Effect' in New York
Strong statements on small stages
This spring, while Broadway fills its tank with high-octane musicals and star-driven revivals, provocative new plays like The Royale and The Effect are replenishing the smaller stages.
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Tony Lo Bianco in 'The Little Flower' at the Prince
A politician of the past with a message for the present
We are living through a season of political complaint. Fiorello La Guardia, in Tony Lo Bianco's one-man show, The Little Flower, is more than relevant; he is today's news.
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Shaw's 'Saint Joan' by Quintessence Theatre
The saint we need, but don't want
Quintessence Theatre Group's revival of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan shows how contemporary a classic can, and should, be.
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‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at Walnut Street Theatre
A golden grotto of star stuff, and other gender issues
A rollicking good comedy about pirates and crocodiles and star stuff has me laughing while asking questions about gender parity, trans issues, and child abuse. Why can’t I just enjoy the show and forget about all that other stuff?
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‘Driving Miss Daisy’ in Ambler
The truth behind the fiction
Superb acting distinguishes this new production of Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy, a classic but widely misunderstood allegory of the Civil Rights movement in America’s Deep South.
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'As You Like It' by Lantern Theater Company
A likeable As You Like It
Lantern aces the romance and comedy of As You Like It, and adds beautiful music as well.
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Trevor Nunn directs Shakespeare's 'Pericles'
All overboard
Trevor Nunn’s Pericles gives a fresh hearing to one of Shakespeare’s most neglected texts.
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'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' at the Academy of Music
A legend set to music
Setting our lives to music makes the hard parts so much more palatable. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical makes us feel good about ourselves and the possibility of happiness with and without marriage, even if it’s just a modern day fairytale.
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‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’ at Hedgerow Theatre
Murder most formulaic
Hedgerow premieres a stage version of Agatha Christie's first novel, which introduced Hercule Poirot to the world.
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'Richard III' at People's Light
Disorder in the court
Any production of Richard III stands or falls on its leading actor, and Pete Pryor is splendid in the role. He's at turns frightening and repulsive, and he taps into the currents of extremely dark humor that underlie the character.
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