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Lord Nil and the company of "Lord Nil: Seven Deadly Sins."

Smell burnt toast? It’s not a stroke, you’re at ‘Lord Nil: Seven Deadly Sins’

Matthew Wexler Jul 31, 2025 0

"Lord Nil: Seven Deadly Sins" finds an America's Got Talent quarter-finalist's impressive escape acts undermined by lackluster storytelling at Stage…

Aneesa Folds and Russell Daniels in "Ginger Twinsies."

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‘Ginger Twinsies’ turns ‘The Parent Trap’ into high camp heaven

Matthew Wexler Jul 29, 2025 0

"Ginger Twinsies" transforms "The Parent Trap" into a camp masterpiece with nonstop pop culture jokes and writer-director Kevin Zak's deliciously…

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Vietnam-era musical ‘Rolling Thunder’ rocks out, but mistakes familiarity for profundity

Jude Cramer Jul 24, 2025 0

"Rolling Thunder" revisits the Vietnam War through the songs of the era. But with so many stories to tell, the…

Betsy Wolfe in "Joy: A New True Musical."

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Betsy Wolfe wrings every drop from ‘Joy: A New True Musical,’ but will audiences buy in?

Matthew Wexler Jul 20, 2025 0

By Matthew Wexler Long, long ago, in a land not too far away, we’d sit in front of the TV…

(l to r) Stephanie Berry, Davóne Tines, and Frank Senior in "The Gospel at Colonus."

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Divine intervention: ‘The Gospel at Colonus’ turns tragedy into testimony

Matthew Wexler Jul 14, 2025 0

Director Shayok Misha Chowdhury transforms cursed kings into gospel gold in Little Island's most ambitious production yet.

(l-r) McKenzie Kurtz, Lorna Courtney, Elizabeth Teer, and Olivie Hardy in "Heathers."

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“What’s your damage, Heather?” More than you think, even as a musical

Matthew Wexler Jul 10, 2025 0

"Heathers" returns to the stage in a highly polished, often mesmerizing A-lister production, but some may find it a "hot…

The cast of "The Reservoir" at Geffen Playhouse

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In ‘The Reservoir,’ bubbies, tough love & Jazzercise pave the road to recovery

Lindsay B. Davis Jun 27, 2025 0

In Jack Brasch's new play, "The Reservoir," a quartet of elders rallies to help their college-age grandson get sober.

Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur in "Duke & Roya."

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Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur navigate war-torn romance in ‘Duke & Roya’

Matthew Wexler Jun 24, 2025 0

By Matthew Wexler A pop singer and her bodyguard (The Bodyguard), a prominent executive and her assistant (The Proposal), and…

Namir Smallwood and Amy Morton in "You Will Get Sick."

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‘You Will Get Sick’ delivers brains, heart & courage, but ocassionally stumbles over its own yellow brick road

Lauren Emily Whalen Jun 17, 2025 0

Noah Diaz's "You Will Get Sick" offers a unique take on mortality and human connection through the lens of "The…

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‘Passengers’ delivers breathtaking circus without a safety net (or much of a map)

Matthew Wexler Jun 16, 2025 0

By Matthew Wexler Since 2002, the Canadian-based physical theater troupe, The 7 Fingers, has leaped, tumbled, juggled, and defied gravity…

Smell burnt toast? It’s not a stroke, you’re at ‘Lord Nil: Seven Deadly Sins’

‘Ginger Twinsies’ turns ‘The Parent Trap’ into high camp heaven

Vietnam-era musical ‘Rolling Thunder’ rocks out, but mistakes familiarity for profundity

Betsy Wolfe wrings every drop from ‘Joy: A New True Musical,’ but will audiences buy in?

Divine intervention: ‘The Gospel at Colonus’ turns tragedy into testimony

“What’s your damage, Heather?” More than you think, even as a musical

In ‘The Reservoir,’ bubbies, tough love & Jazzercise pave the road to recovery

Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur navigate war-torn romance in ‘Duke & Roya’

‘You Will Get Sick’ delivers brains, heart & courage, but ocassionally stumbles over its own yellow brick road

‘Passengers’ delivers breathtaking circus without a safety net (or much of a map)

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November

I went to Ogunquit for a musical and left with a crush on Carl Sprinchorn

The hardest-working performer in this new musical never takes a bow

Bradley Whitford unleashes the line you came to hear in ‘A Few Good Men’