Ever since I heard Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' muscular score for "Chess," I have been eager for another musical from them. Unfortunately, "Kristina" is not it.
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"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?": Songs and Stories From the Great Depression
A revue of popular music, historical bits, and anecdotal material from the Great Depression of the 1930s is undoubtedly more timely now than anyone could want.
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I'll never understand why so many writers can't get out of their own way. Take Tony Glazer, an obviously talented playwright with a penchant for witty zingers and hearty American family drama.
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You have to admire Richard Hoehler, who wrote and plays half the characters in "Fathers and Sons," a two-hander examining variations on the titular masculine relationship.
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This music-stuffed show won't leave you singing the blues, but you will want to know more about its fascinating subject.
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Simple isn't easy, but playwrights Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank prove just how powerful it can be in their disquieting, moving, intensely human docudrama "Aftermath."
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The invaluable Mint Theater Company's genial production of Lennox Robinson's 1933 comedy (originally titled "Drama at Inish") keeps a smile on your face for two hours.
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Based on a historical incident, Daniel Goldfarb's play turns the tale of anti-German vengefulness in the wake of the Holocaust into a barely believable series of melodramatic occurrences.
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Apparently aiming at the ethnic big time à la "Passing Strange" or "In the Heights," this well-intentioned show needs work if a Broadway shot is ever on the horizon.
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Bekah Brunstetter has an impressive résumé, with many works mounted Off-Off-Broadway, but "Oohrah!" is her Off-Broadway debut.
