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David Mamet's "Race' by Philadelphia Theatre Company (1st review)
What Mamet doesn't know about race (or the law)
Americans are overwhelmed by misunderstandings between blacks and whites, not to mention men and women. To soothe this national trauma, we need the healing power of”¦. criminal defense lawyers?
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"The Glass Menagerie' at Walnut's Studio 3
New light on an old Menagerie
Tennessee Williams's over-exposed Glass Menagerie is a play that cries out for parody. Yet director Bill van Horn and his four magnificent performers have stripped it of all self-indulgent affectation and melodrama.
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Three "divas' do Ibsen and Wilde in New York
The odd couple: Wilde and Ibsen, perfect together
When would you ever expect to read about Oscar Wilde and Henrik Ibsen in the same review? Better you should ask: Why are you reading this review when you could be hopping on a train to New York to catch three lionesses of the English-speaking stage, one of them a man?
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"In the Heights' on tour
Sidewalks of New York, salsa-style
In the Heights is an innovative show based in the traditions of musical theater— sort of case of pouring new Hispanic wine into old Jewish, Italian or Irish bottles. Once poor immigrants try to improve their lives in New York City, with an upbeat end.
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"Moon for the Misbegotten' at the Arden (2nd review)
Our deepest, darkest secrets
Grace Gonglewski brings a grounded, split-second nuance to O'Neill's Irish Amazon Josie Hogan. But O'Neill's theme— that people aren't who they seem to be— is hardly a stunning insight in the age of Facebook.
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"Kidnapped' at People's Light
A ripping Highlands yarn, stripped down
This stage adaptation of Kidnapped is a pared-down but generally effective version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel, which is more than you can say for its six film versions.
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"The Understudy' at the Wilma (2nd review)
Make 'em reflect, or make 'em laugh: Is the Wilma changing its stripes?
Jiri Zizka, the Wilma' longtime co-director, might have made something engagingly metaphysical out of The Understudy. This production, played largely for laughs, suggests that Zizka's shoes will be hard to fill.
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Mauckingbird's "[title of show]'
There's no business like show business (and maybe that's the problem)
Like reality-based TV programming, this musical show about putting on a musical show appeals to a very narrow niche indeed. But it does appeal.
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"Moon For the Misbegotten' at the Arden (1st review)
The core of O'Neill's compassion
A Moon for the Misbegotten was Eugene O'Neill's last play, and it touches the core of his compassion. Grace Gonglewski and Eric Hissom play finely against each other under Matt Pfeiffer's direction.
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Belarus Free Theatre's "Being Harold Pinter'
When theater is the ultimate political act
So you think standing on line for tickets is an act of perseverance? Meet the Belarus Free Theatre, a company whose members are literally prepared to die for their work and for free expression.
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