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Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents ‘Blithe Spirit’
A ghostly good time
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s ‘Blithe Spirit’ never settles for easy laughs. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Bailey Williams's ‘Buffalo Bailey’s Ranch for Gay Horses, Troubled Teen Girls and Other'
All in at the Disco Barn
This wolverine-besieged ranch for troubled teens, gay horses, and vacationers like you is actually a 90-minute timeshare presentation, right? Alaina Johns reviews.
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Williamstown Theatre Festival presents ‘Dangerous House’
New country, old ways
Jen Silverman’s ‘Dangerous House,’ at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, chronicles the perilous lives of LGBTQ people in supposedly progressive contemporary South Africa. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Bucks County Playhouse presents 'Million Dollar Quartet'
A few bucks short
'Million Dollar Quartet' at the Bucks County Playhouse imagines four rock-and-roll legends’ real jam session, but opts for familiarity rather than fidelity. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Princeton Summer Theater presents Paula Vogel's 'The Baltimore Waltz'
Dancing clever
Paula Vogel's 'The Baltimore Waltz' by the Princeton Summer Theater reminds us of the 1989 play's enduring themes and Vogel's masterful writing. Mark Cofta reviews.
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New Jersey Repertory Company's world premiere of Michael Tucker's 'Fern Hill'
Down on the farm
‘Fern Hill,’ a world-premiere comedy by Michael Tucker from New Jersey Repertory Company, takes an awkward look at sex after 70. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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People's Light presents 'Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie'
This show was made for you and me
'Woody Sez,’ in a return performance at People’s Light, offers music for the moment. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents 'Titus Andronicus'
Rome runs red with blood
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey cranks up the carnage in ‘Titus Andronicus’ without shying away from the play’s problematic treatment of women and race. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents 'All's Well that Ends Well' (second review)
Extreme tedium
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s Extreme Shakespeare series presents an original-practices production of ‘All’s Well That Ends Well,’ with confounding results. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents 'All's Well that Ends Well' (first review)
"Problem play" in more than one sense
'All's Well That Ends Well' at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is another well-acted and challenging Extreme Shakespeare production. Mark Cofta Reviews.
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