Annie Baker's John -- updated before curtain goes down

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John - Update on Annie Baker's play at the Signature in its final week --with link to new our new Baker's backgrounder added to Curtainup's Playwrights Album. Read More

Our Calif. critic thinks Up Here deserves life after La Jolla

Up Here - Inside the cerebellums of husband and wife composer/librettists Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, magic happens both individually and working as a team. . . Read More

Cumberbatch a fine Hamlet-- but the theater is too big

Hamlet - So what is all the fuss about? Benedict Cumberbatch's Prince of Denmark is reviewed. . . . Rea

Engagements: Another interesting new play Barrington Stage

Engagements - Lucy Teitler's new play is receiving a quirky, insightful and fast-paced ninety minute production at Barrington Stage Company's St. Germain Stage. . . Read More

Informed Consent-- reviewed and added to our science/mat links page

Informed Consent - engrossing and provocative play

Red Velvet: with red-hot performance by John Douglas Thompson

Red Velvet - The first American production of this bio-drama adds another jewel in John Douglas Thompson's crown . . Read More

Despite flaws His Girl Friday is lots of fun at Barrington Stage

His Girl Friday - Thanks to a splendid cast and vivid staging, John Guare's problematically re-conceived mashup of Front Page and its screwball romantic movie follow-up is lots of fun .

Audra McDonald & Will Swenson ignite O'Neill's misbegotten lovers

A Moon for the Misbegotten - The happily married Audra McDonald and Will Swenson bring new life to Eugene O'Neill's misbegotten lovers . . Read More

John sees Annie Baker mix magic realism with her naturalistic style

John - Baker's deliberately confined and delicately controlled writing style here contains bold flashes of magic realism and is as always refreshing Read More

Cymbeline in Central Park-Great Fun

Cymbeline - And what fun it is from start to finish Read More

Joan of Arc's story from Mum Tina #Packer's viewpoint. . .

Mother of the Maid - Jane# Anderson's re-imagined version of the much dramatized Maid of Orleans story with Tina# Packer her usual winning self as the Maid's mum .

Hamilton-- a bona fide hit

Hamilton: The Something New and Exciting Broadway's Been Waiting For - A hit downtown is an even bigger hit uptown . . . . Read More

Darren Pettie a standout in Frankie & Johnny in Stockbridge

Frankie and Johnny In the Clair de Lune - Terrence McNally's 2-hander is in good hands in Stockbridge . . Read More

Unknown Soldier -- a new musical with "lets" beyond Williamstown

Unknown Soldier - This 90-minute musical epic is a genuine WOW! . . Read More