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Shakespeare's three kings, in London
London productions of three plays by the Bard offer lessons for contemporary leaders who are willing to listen.
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Lisa D'Amour's 'Cherokee' at the Wilma
Going back to nature to find one's true self
Cherokee doesn’t provide easy answers. Loyalties to one another, to oneself, to one’s tribe are challenged. Do you go where you’re happy? Do you do what’s expected of you?
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Mike Boryla’s ‘Disappearing Quarterback’
The most dangerous game (except for all the other games)
Mike Boryla, the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, has a story to tell, even if he’s not much of a storyteller himself. The story is what professional football does to the men who play the game, and what happens to them after they retire.
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Brendan Coyle in 'Mojo' in London
From Downton Abbey to seedy Soho
Every member of this stellar all-male ensemble gives a finely chiseled, sharply defined performance, rendering these characters unforgettable and creating a definitive portrait of a vivid, colorful, violent era in modern urban history.
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Julie Taymor’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’
A dream for all ages
Julie Taymor draws upon multiple theatrical traditions to create minimalist, multidimensional magic.
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‘Jersey Boys,’ 'Sophie Tucker’ and ‘I Love Lucy Live’
Déjà vu all over again
What do today’s nostalgia shows mean to younger audiences who never saw these performers and don’t remember them — especially when they can Google the real original on YouTube?
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‘Godot’ and ‘No Man’s Land’ in New York
A pair of icons shaking up a pair of iconic plays
Pairing Waiting For Godot with No Man’s Land gives us a Beckett/Pinter double bill of complementary worldviews. Whether you see life as a glass half empty or half full, you’re treated to both.
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Alison Bechdel's 'Fun Home' becomes a musical
When I learned that Alison Bechdel's Fun Home had been turned into a musical, though I usually shy away from anything described as “heart-rending” or “poignant,” I knew I had to go.
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‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ and ‘The Winslow Boy’
The full Scorsese treatment (for someone who doesn’t deserve it)
Martin Scorsese’s voyeuristic Wolf of Wall Street glamorizes a Wall Street scam artist who enriched himself by breaking every law in the book. Meanwhile, the simple honest heroism of Terrence Rattigan’s The Winslow Boy went barely noticed this fall.
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‘Cinderella Panto’ at People’s Light
Cinderella meets the Philadelphia Eagles
People’s Light has cornered a niche market with its annual nonsensical Panto production. I mean, where else can you embellish Cinderella with references to the Paoli Local, Ted Cruz’s government shutdown, The Elephant Man and Obamacare?
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