Review

Lansky

Mike Burstyn's solo work comes over as an attempt at a comic demurrer, cleaned up into a twisted tell-all biography of one of America's less-than-upright citizens, Meyer Lansky, a sought-after gangster who outfoxed his pursuers.

ROUNDING THIRD

at the Colony Theatre

It's the End of the World as We Know It

Bond's one-actsThe Balancing ActandChair, feel tailor-made for the troupe and its history of staging issues-oriented material that is intellectually and politically provocative.

Maude Maggart: Good Girl/Bad Girl

Maude Maggart calls this year's Oak Room drop-byGood Girl/Bad Girl. In terms of her repertoire, it implies she'll alternate between ingénue and soubrette incarnations. She's adept at both.

This Way That Way

This Way That Wayis physical theatre at its silliest.

Clocks and Whistles

References to Joe Orton and the musicalCabaretarise appropriately in Samuel Adamson's darkish romanceClocks and Whistles.

Bob & Ed's Discount Enlightenment Warehouse

Director Jane Morris keeps the pace moving and upbeat, but the humor is often forced and dependent on a lot of mugging. By overselling the material, directorial choices frequently fail to let the comedy inherent in the situations bear fruit.

The Ripper's 5

Writer and director Karlton Parris crafted this unusual Victorian penny dreadful, a supernatural musical that poignantly humanizes the victims of Jack the Ripper's gory deeds.

Susan Gets Some Play

Susan Gets Some Playis a delightful bit of meta-theatre that actors in particular will enjoy. Director Moritz von Stuelpnagel keeps it moving at a quick pace and makes great use of the space, including the audience.

100 Saints You Should Know

Historically, religion and homosexuality have gone together like peanut butter and chives.