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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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"Les Misérables' on tour
Once more into the sewers, dear friends
The new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables is actually better than the 1985 London original, which came to Broadway in 1987. In an era when return engagements usually are stripped-down reductions, this re-mounting by the original producer Cameron Mackintosh is bigger and more imaginative.
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"The Understudy' at the Wilma (1st review)
Three characters in search of an idea, or: Theresa Rebeck, meet Sandy Koufax
This production about the frustrations of three actors is first-rate in every respect except the one that matters most: originality. Why do playwrights persist in confining themselves to their own narrow theatrical world?
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Scrooge vs. Madoff: A distant mirror
Redemption for Madoff in 2011? Or: Reflections on the American Scrooge
The similarities between two notorious symbols of greed— Ebenezer Scrooge and Bernard Madoff— are obvious enough. But the Madoff story continues to unravel. Is it possible that Madoff may yet be redeemed with the help of a ghost, just like Scrooge?
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