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"Molumby's Million' by Iron Age Theatre
If you stage it, they won't necessarily come
Molumby's Million, in its world premiere, recreates the true story of a misbegotten attempt to stage a Jack Dempsey boxing match in a remote Montana town. It has the virtue of presenting all of its flawed characters sympathetically.
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Neil LaBute's "Break of Noon' in New York
Is Neil LaBute beyond redemption?
The protagonist of The Break of Noon is another in Neil LaBute's self-absorbed fraternity of creeps. In this new drama, the creep finds God. And if God can forgive him, why can't we?
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'Irving Berlin's White Christmas' at the Walnut
Irving Berlin without apologies
You've heard about shows where you come out of the theater humming the songs? Well, with Irving Berlin's White Christmas you walk into the theater humming them. The show is superficial, corny and old-fashioned, but it sure is fun.
Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin; book by David Ives and Paul Blake; Marc Robin directed and choreographed. Through January 9, 2011 at Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. (215) 574-3550 or www.walnutstreettheatre.org.
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Guy Glass's "Last Castrato' in New York
His master's voice
The Last Castrato sheds light on an important chapter of musical history, one that's as fascinating as it is complex. Playwright Glass, a practicing psychiatrist by day, uses a reform moment in the Catholic Church, circa 1904, to examine the issues of art, music, gender and posterity.
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"The Scottsboro Boys' on Broadway (2nd review)
A beautiful outrage
This dazzling musical treatment of an American racial injustice— full of wild singing and dancing, passion and outrage and history— is a revelation on several levels.
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Lantern Theatre's "Uncle Vanya' (3rd review)
Must boredom be boring?
When a play focuses on a family, great ensemble acting is required if the audience is to believe that the characters are related. This mishmash failed that test.
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"25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' by PTC
Kids acting like adults, and vice versa
Two secrets explain the success of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This production adds some fresh ingredients to the mix.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Music and lyrics by William Finn; book by Rachel Sheinkin; Marc Bruni directed. Philadelphia Theatre Company production through December 12, 210 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. (at Lombard). (215) 985-0420 or www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org.
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"That Pretty Pretty: Or, the Rape Play,' by Theatre Exile
Less than meets the eye
That Pretty Pretty isn't a play; it's a play about writing a play. Playwright Sheila Callaghan introduced numerous big post-modernist ideas but fails to develop any of them into a coherent narrative.
That Pretty Pretty: Or, the Rape Play. By Sheila Callaghan; Joe Canuso directed. Theatre Exile production through December 5, 2010 at Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St. (between Second and Third Sts. and Market and Arch). (215) 218-4022 or www.theatreexile.org.
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InterAct Theatre's "Silverhill'
Trouble in paradise
The InterAct's premiere of Silverhill, a canny drama about a 19th-Century utopian community, freshly poses perennial questions about who defines social justice and how much of it we really want. Christopher Coucill heads a fine ensemble cast, and Seth Rozin's direction is trenchant.
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Plato's "Apology' by Quintessence Theatre Group
Socrates for the age of Obama
How should a community respond to someone who's the smartest fellow in town but also an obnoxious pain in the ass? That's the intriguing question posed by Quintessence Theatre Group's bold and entertaining adaptation of Plato's Apology.
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