Lear
The flashy modern setting takes priority over Shakespeare's text in this update
1771-1800 of 3,188 entries
Avimaan Syam, June 2, 2011
A Lie of the Mind
A long yet insightful look into families where love and kindness are rare
Elizabeth Cobbe, May 26, 2011
Of Mice and Men
A relaxed tempo can't obscure the lyricism and dark beauty of Steinbeck's tale
Barry Pineo, May 26, 2011
'Poster Cabaret Bicycle Print Show'
A host of colorful, expertly crafted prints celebrates the two-wheeled world
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 26, 2011
Renaissance Splendour
This enchanting debut proved Ensemble VIII boasts singers of the highest order
Michael Kellerman, May 19, 2011
The Dudleys!: A Family Game
This ambitious new play imagines a family crisis as an 8-bit video game
Avimaan Syam, May 19, 2011
The Grand Theory of Everything Between
What's undeniably grand about this new dance is Peter Stopschinski's music
Barry Pineo, May 19, 2011
Love's Labour's Lost
A Sixties beach proves a fitting and enjoyable setting for the Bard's comedy
Elizabeth Cobbe, May 12, 2011
'As Above So Below: The Art of the Secret Society'
This collection of arcana from various fraternal orders is seriously impressive
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 12, 2011
The Magic Flute
This new balletic adaptation boasted fantastic visuals but stodgy choreography
Jonelle Seitz, May 12, 2011
The Zoo Story
Both versions of Albee's two-man confrontation deserve to be seen and in tandem
Avimaan Syam, May 5, 2011
A Behanding in Spokane
This black comedy delivers everything you expect from a Hyde Park Theatre show
Barry Pineo, May 5, 2011
British Invasion
What might have been a night of dry British music was instead delightfully fresh
Michael Kellerman, May 5, 2011
I've Never Been So Happy
The Rude Mechs' musical tall tale leads to a song that leaves your jaw on the floor
Elizabeth Cobbe, April 28, 2011
This Spring of Love
Treating Shakespeare as a high school musical comedy leads to much fun at City Theatre
Barry Pineo, April 28, 2011
'The Sultans Played Creole'
Champion's new group show hasn't the grandeur or vision of its previous exhibits
Wayne Alan Brenner, April 28, 2011
August: Osage County
Zach Theatre makes you feel right at home with Tracy Letts' epic family drama
Avimaan Syam, April 21, 2011
Chesapeake
Charles P. Stites makes this two-hour one-man show look like a romp in the park
Barry Pineo, April 21, 2011
'There Ain't No Forgettin''
Vivid photographs capture the possibilities and rebellions of modern youth
Wayne Alan Brenner, April 21, 2011
Voices
In this mixed-dance program weighted with angst, skill and innovation were lacking
Jonelle Seitz, April 14, 2011
Flight
Jonathan Dove's opera in an airport is often fun but leaves no lasting impression
Michael Kellerman, April 14, 2011
Out of Ink: Forgetting Finnegan
The charm of ScriptWorks' annual showcase of 10-minute plays is in its potluck nature
Barry Pineo, April 14, 2011
Ain't Misbehavin'
Two hours of sublime singing and dynamic dancing at the service of Fats Waller's music
Barry Pineo, April 7, 2011
Paradise Key
This government agent's grilling of a Nazi doctor is tough to watch but never boring
Elizabeth Cobbe, April 7, 2011
'Michelle Mayer: Departure/Return'
A beautiful display of footwear cobbled as if from bark, moss, foliage, and fungus
Wayne Alan Brenner, April 7, 2011
Studio Theater Project
The mixed program offers a rich variety of dance that defies easy summation
Jonelle Seitz, March 31, 2011
The Story Seekers
For their debut, the Exchange Artists have created an engaging fairy tale of a show
Elizabeth Cobbe, March 31, 2011
Much Ado About Nothing
The Present Company's debut with an open-air staging of the Bard's comedy is magical
Barry Pineo, March 31, 2011
The Night of the Iguana
Different Stages can't surmount the deeply flawed nature of Tennessee Williams' play
Barry Pineo, March 24, 2011
The Jungle
Trouble Puppet's expanded take on Sinclair's novel is as grisly and graceful as ever
