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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Theater Review | 'Hamyul/Hamlet': Hamlet as Eager Korean Prince by Ken Jaworowski

There's not much indecision from Shakespeare's prince in "Hamyul/Hamlet," a Korean-language adaptation of the play at La MaMa.

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Theater Review | 'I Married Wyatt Earp': She's Married to a Gunman And Willing to Sing About It by Ken Jaworowski

At 59E59 Theaters, a musical about the woman who became the wife of Wyatt Earp.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Human Comedy': World War II and Coconut Cream Pie by Ken Jaworowski

"The Human Comedy," a musical based on a story by William Saroyan, is an ambitiously staged production by a talented troupe.

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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Theater Review | 'One-Third of a Nation': A Depression-Era Protest Ripped From the Headlines by Ken Jaworowski

"One-Third of a Nation," a play about housing written for the Living Newspaper unit of the Federal Theater Project, still proves timely in the Metropolitan Playhouse's revival.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Theater in Review | 'The Comedy of Errors': A Farce With Two of a Kind by Ken Jaworowski

The Acting Company offers a zippy take on Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors."

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Theater Review | 'Storm Still': 'King Lear' Inspires a Riff on the Endurance of Time by Ken Jaworowski

Experimental theater often requires your forbearance, and "Storm Still," a riff on Shakespeare's "King Lear," tests the audience's boundaries.

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Monday, January 31, 2011

Theater Review | 'Molly Sweeney': Does One Need Sight to Grasp the World? by Ken Jaworowski

In "Molly Sweeney," at the Irish Repertory Theater, a woman who has been blind almost since birth undergoes an operation, with profound consequences.

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Theater Review | 'Carnival Round the Central Figure': Death Be Not Predictable by Ken Jaworowski

"Carnival Round the Central Figure" is an absurd and macabre meditation on death.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Theater Review | 'Momentum': From Israel, Acrobatic Rhythm and Moves by Ken Jaworowski

"Momentum," from the Tel Aviv performance troupe Mayumana, has an infectious beat and physical pyrotechnics to match.

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Theater Review | 'Rosmersholm': In Ibsen, Discontent and Desires Unspoken by Ken Jaworowski

The Pearl Theater Company's production of Ibsen's "Rosmersholm" is compelling, as the characters grapple with unvoiced emotions.

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Monday, July 5, 2010

Adenike Thomas: Rebel Girl Clashes With Her Clan by Ken Jaworowski

In "Bintou," the child of African immigrants fights with her family when she's not roaming the streets with her gang.

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Theater Review | 'Do Not Go Gentle': Dylan Thomas, Rediscovered Within His Own Words by Ken Jaworowski

Almost every line of "Do Not Go Gentle" is so lovely that when the whole proves to be less than the sum of its parts, the result doesn't feel as disappointing as it otherwise might.

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