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Monday, November 10, 2014

Theater Review: 'Odd Birdz,' From the Troupe Tziporela, at Players Theater by Laura Collins-Hughes

"Odd Birdz," from the ensemble Tziporela, features sketches with a wide range of characters and situations.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Theater Review: 'Spacebar,' a Play About a Play, by Michael Mitnick by Laura Collins-Hughes

"Spacebar: A Broadway Play by Kyle Sugarman" is a coming-of-age comedy about a Colorado drama geek yearning for his father, who's fled to New York.

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Theater Review: Zvi Sahar's 'Salt of the Earth' at BAM by Laura Collins-Hughes

Zvi Sahar's theater piece "Salt of the Earth" is set in a dystopian Israel under siege from within.

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Theater Review: 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' at BAM by Laura Collins-Hughes

"Six Characters in Search of an Author" retains its haunting, experimental feel in Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota's production at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theater.

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David Rabe and His Cast Revive 'Sticks and Bones' by Laura Collins-Hughes

Now getting a rare revival from the New Group, David Rabe's "Sticks and Bones" brings America's living-room war into a sitcom-perfect American living room.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Theater Review: 'Not Afraid,' by Nora Sorena Casey, at Under St. Marks by Laura Collins-Hughes

In "Not Afraid," a new play by Nora Sorena Casey, a young woman's violent fixations threaten to turn on her.

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Theater Review: 'Uncanny Valley,' a Jaunt Into the Future by Laura Collins-Hughes

"Uncanny Valley," at 59E59 Theaters, is a sort of futuristic Pinocchio tale involving an android.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Theater Review: 'Rococo Rouge,' Company XIV's Burlesque Show by Laura Collins-Hughes

"Rococo Rouge" is Company XIV's flamboyant mix of fashion, opera, dance and more in the East Village.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Theater Review: A La MaMa 'Tempest,' With Music by Elizabeth Swados by Laura Collins-Hughes

A "Tempest" at La MaMa, starring Reg E. Cathey, is sonically lush, with music by Elizabeth Swados.

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Theater Review: 'Marjorie Prime,' a Tender Comedy Starring Lois Smith by Laura Collins-Hughes

Jordan Harrison's new comedy "Marjorie Prime" premieres at the Mark Taper Forum with Lois Smith in the title role.

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Theater Review: Mike Daisey on Shakespeare and His Own Failings by Laura Collins-Hughes

Mike Daisey performs "The Great Tragedies," four monologues that touch on his grave frailties in the context of Shakespeare's tragedies, at California Shakespeare Theater.

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Theater Review: 'Everything by my side,' on Pier 45, Hudson River Park by Laura Collins-Hughes

The outdoor presentation of "Everything by my side," by Fernando Rubio of Buenos Aires, is part of the Crossing the Line festival.

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Theater Review: 'Gaïa Global Circus' at the Kitchen by Laura Collins-Hughes

"Gaïa Global Circus" is a thoughtful climate-change play by Pierre Daubigny, performed almost entirely in French with English supertitles.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Theater Review: 'Uncle Vanya' at the Pearl Theater by Laura Collins-Hughes

A production of "Uncle Vanya" at the Pearl Theater gains immediacy from its loose-limbed translation.

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Theater Review: Beckett's 'Embers,' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music by Laura Collins-Hughes

"Embers," a radio play by Samuel Beckett, is staged for a theater audience at the Harvey Theater as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival.

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Friday, September 12, 2014

Theater Review: Richard Schechner's 'Imagining O' at Montclair State by Laura Collins-Hughes

In "Imagining O," Richard Schechner meshes Shakespeare with "Story of O," depicting women as strong and defiant.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Theater Review: Locals Recount Violence in 'Juárez: A Documentary Mythology' by Laura Collins-Hughes

In "Juárez: A Documentary Mythology," at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, actors recite the accounts of residents who have witnessed that border's town's cycle of violence.

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Poetry in 'A Sucker Emcee' and Other Stage Productions by Laura Collins-Hughes

Poetry plays a big part in the one-man show "A Sucker Emcee," "Ndebele Funeral" and the Irish play "Boys and Girls."

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Theater Review: A Bio-Play on the Painter Rudolf Bauer, at 59E59 Theaters by Laura Collins-Hughes

Lauren Gunderson's play "Bauer" follows the trajectory of Rudolf Bauer, a 20th-century painter who came close to stardom until his patron died.

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Monday, September 1, 2014

Theater Review: 'Dead Behind These Eyes,' a Karaoke Play by Laura Collins-Hughes

"Dead Behind These Eyes" is a karaoke play that uses video, dance and lyrics to tell a story in a small space.

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

For 'Red Eye of Love' Musical, Curtain Will Finally Rise by Laura Collins-Hughes

The musical revival of "Red Eye of Love," by the Tony winners Ted Sperling and John Wulp, is already a victory of sorts.

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Ruby Rae Spiegel's Play 'Dry Land' Confronts Abortion by Laura Collins-Hughes

Ruby Rae Spiegel, still a Yale undergraduate, will see her play "Dry Land," about a DIY abortion, produced in New York.

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Friday, August 22, 2014

Checking Back: 'Pippin,' Almost a Year and a Half Old, and Cheerier by Laura Collins-Hughes

The revival of "Pippin" has evolved into a warmer, giddier show, but the darkness is still there, beneath the surface.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Theater Review: Fringe Festival Never Met a Topic It Didn't Like by Laura Collins-Hughes

The temperance movement, undocumented immigrants and obsessive-compulsive disorder are among the theater topics in this year's New York International Fringe Festival.

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Gray Tassels Along the Fringe by Laura Collins-Hughes

The chance to put on a show cheaply in New York makes FringeNYC, known for its young artists and audiences, a lure for veteran performers, too.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Theater Review: A Neil LaBute Play Anchors Summer Shorts Festival by Laura Collins-Hughes

Summer Shorts, an annual festival of one-act plays, includes offerings by Daniel Reitz, Neil LaBute and Albert Innaurato in its Series B.

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Friday, July 25, 2014

Theater Review: 'Madame Infamy' Revisits Sally Hemings and Marie Antoinette by Laura Collins-Hughes

An upbeat new musical pushes a girl-power message, casting two historical characters as strong-willed, smart, selfless heroines who choose their own destinies.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Theater Review: 'Play/Date,' an Evening at a Bar About Evenings at Bars by Laura Collins-Hughes

"Play/Date," a collection of short plays about love and relationships, is performed on three levels of a Lower East Side bar.

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Theater Review: 'Piece of My Heart' Tells the Story of Bert Berns by Laura Collins-Hughes

The jukebox musical "Piece of My Heart" makes the rock hits written by Bert Berns seem new again.

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Theater Review: 'The Gig' by Laura Collins-Hughes

In "The Gig," a ragtag band of middle-age, middle-class jazz amateurs get a shot at some professional work.

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Friday, July 18, 2014

Ally Sheedy Still Gravitates to Dark Characters by Laura Collins-Hughes

Ally Sheedy returns to the stage, with her celebrity toned down, playing a mother whose son is imprisoned for rape in the Off Broadway drama "The Long Shrift."

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