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    Remembering Mr. Maugham

    Those looking for literary insights or dramatic tension would do better to read a Somerset Maugham novel or watch a Garson Kanin movie.

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    Love Never Dies

    More than 23 years after "Phantom of the Opera" became a worldwide sensation, Andrew Lloyd Webber has delivered a sequel in "Love Never Dies" that is as handsome as the original.

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    The Greatest

    "The Greatest" is undoubtedly well-done and engaging to watch. But there are no new insights here, just recycled bromides right out of Pop Psychology 101.

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    The Return of Peter Grimm

    The Bishop of Broadway's passion, sentiment, and humor blaze anew in this canny vest-pocket production.

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    Tim Grierson Reviews 'Battleship' and 'The Dictator'

    Tim Grierson reviews "What to Expect When You're Expecting," "Hysteria," "The Samaritan," "Elena" and "Polisse."

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    Tim Grierson Reviews 'Men in Black III' and 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Tim Grierson reviews "The Intouchables," "Oslo, August 31st," "Mighty Fine" and "Cowgirls n' Angels."

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    LA Review: 'Where the Great Ones Run'

    Rogue Machine’s West Coast premiere of this country music–inspired play is beautifully designed and well performed but badly written.

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    L.A. Review: 'Beautified'

    His new play, “Beautified,” needs streamlining, but Tony Abatemarco has keen insight into how desperately we need each other to get through our days.

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    Hog Riot!

    A couple of fun tableaus at the end of the piece provide a moment or two of relief, but otherwise the show is missable.

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    The Method Gun

    Playwright Kirk Lynn and director Shawn Sides have fashioned a bracingly inventive paean to artistic creativity and the far-reaching influences of those who teach it.