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Myxolydia Tyler's Chelle and Will Cobbs's Sly escape the troubles of the day in the basement speakeasy. (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

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.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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L to R: Amanda Jill Robinson, Leigh Kato, and Michael Macri bring interesting work to their characters. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

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.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Jenny Lee Stern's Mrs. Lovett and Douglas Ladnier's Sweeney Todd might be "one of the oddest couplings in theater." (Photo courtesy of Media Theatre.)

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.
Hugh Hunter

Hugh Hunter

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Lindsie VanWinkle-Guthrie brings genuine pathos to the role of adult Little Edie. (Photo by Jenna P Photography.)

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.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Greig's play feels sprung from a creative teenager's imagination. (Photo by Plate 3 Photography.)

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.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Mbali Bloom's Abbie and Robin Smith's Cabot give the play a new twist. (Photo by Pat Bromilow-Downing.)

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.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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It's alive! Just not all that lively. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

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.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Miari employs a larger-than-life puppet to represent religious figures with outsized power over his life.  (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

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.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Roger Clark's Bradley takes the place of patriarch Sherman Howard's Dodge on the couch. Howard seems too spry for the role. (Photo by Jerry Dalia.)

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.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Crystal Lucas-Perry and Isa Arciniegas's Mina and Lucy safely explore forbidden love. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

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.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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