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McCarter Theatre Center presents Dominique Morisseau's 'Detroit '67'
How Motown got down
Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Detroit ’67,’ at McCarter Theatre Center, offers a portrait of the Motor City’s past, present, and future. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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1812 Productions presents Tom Wells's 'Broken Biscuits'
Cookie crumbles
‘Broken Biscuits,’ a U.K. import from 1812 Productions, feels like an overly earnest after-school special. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Media Theatre presents 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'
Sondheim's 'Frankenstein'
Media Theatre puts Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd' in mesmerizing motion. Hugh Hunter reviews.
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11th Hour Theatre Company presents 'Grey Gardens'
Shades of grey
11th Hour Theatre Company’s concert staging of ‘Grey Gardens’ fails to capture what makes its subjects so charming, maddening, and fascinating. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Inis Nua Theatre Company presents David Greig's 'The Monster in the Hall'
Fear not
Inis Nua Theatre Company's 'The Monster in the Hall,' by Scottish playwright David Greig, brings tragedy and triumph with humor and heart. Mark Cofta reviews.
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EgoPo Classic Theater and Abrahamse and Meyer Productions present 'Desire Under the Elms'
O'Neill on the Eastern Cape
EgoPo Classic Theater imports a South African ‘Desire Under the Elms’, with mixed results. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Quintessence Theatre Group presents Alexander Burns's adaptation of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'
Monstrous excess
Quintessence Theatre Group's new adaptation of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' provides more of the novel's words than the story's thrills. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3 presents Ibrahim Miari's 'In Between'
Something missing in between
Ibrahim Miari's 'In Between,' at the Walnut Street Theatre, reveals the challenges of growing up with an Arab father and Jewish mother in Israel, but not how Miari overcame them. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Sam Shepard's 'Buried Child'
Home is where the hurt is
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents an uneven staging of ‘Buried Child,’ Sam Shepard’s disturbing domestic drama. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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People's Light presents 'Such Things as Vampires'
More bark than bite
People's Light's ambitious original production 'Such Thing as Vampires' falls short trying to portray post-apocalyptic danger in a safe way. Mark Cofta reviews.
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