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In ‘Reality Detox,’ The Second City turns audience confessions into comedy gold
Real audience secrets fuel the comedy in The Second City's "Reality Detox." Plenty of laughs and a few misses.
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‘Music City’ screams Nashville until one performer just lives it
In "Music City," a scrappy, Nashville-inspired Off-Broadway jukebox musical oversells its opening, then Lauren "LOLO" Pritchard arrives.
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Wayne Brady and Billy Porter find the heart of ‘La Cage aux Folles.’ Everything else needs a little more mascara
Billy Porter and Wayne Brady anchor 'La Cage aux Folles' at Encores!. But the direction and design drift far from…
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‘Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous’ asks who owns an artistic legacy
Pearl Cleage's comedy at Geffen Playhouse explores fame, legacy, and artistic succession with humor and heart.
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Sound check: free outdoor concerts take over NYC this summer
New York City has hundreds of concert venues across the five boroughs. But some of the best live music this…
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In ‘Label•less,’ every monologue is followed by a song. The music always wins
Drew & Lea Lachey's 'Label-less' has a script that stumbles, but vocals too good to miss.
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We spend a lot of time thinking about what’s worth your attention. And that goes for books as much as…
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Gary Cole plays both mother and son in ‘Catch as Catch Can.’ And that’s just the beginning
Gary Cole plays an Italian mother and her son in Steppenwolf's "Catch as Catch Can"—a gripping Chicago premiere that's funny,…
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