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Reviewed by Carolyn Albert

Jane Monheit's voice comes to you as if from deep within the heart of an ancient myth about beauty. It's a stunning sound entirely her own.

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Republic of Dreams

Bruno Schulz may not be a household name, but, among certain members of the cognoscenti, this Polish-Jewish artist and writer holds a rarefied place in 20th-century culture.

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Trying Times 1982 (Remembered)

While it's valuable for audiences to see updated reconstructions of any important historical dance work,Trying Timesisn't one of David Gordon's worthiest efforts.

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Hedda Lettuce: Lettuce Rejoice

Steven Polito makes a living saying what many of us might want to say in certain situations but would never bring ourselves to say.

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Armed and Naked in America: Week A

The Naked Angels Issues Projects have slowly become the gold standard for the 10-minute play festival in New York.

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THE WOLF

at Art/Works Performance

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How far back did the once-revolutionary idea of shoehorning workers into minuscule compartments become the fodder for societal criticism? The mid-1980s? The early '90s? Whatever the case, this nongroundbreaking world premiere by Hal Cantor, subtitled "A T

Presented by and at Alliance Repertory Company, 3204 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank. Thu.-Sat. 8 p.m. (Dark May 25-27.) Apr. 21-Jun. 10. (800) 595-4849.

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Boom

Two sisters, baby boomers Susan (Alice Ensor) and Teresa (Elizabeth Reilly), are sharing the cheerless task of sorting through a roomful of their mother Hazel's treasures.

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Stage Spot

Now, her friends joke, she has something to fall back on: For the role of Becky, a single-mom stripper in Erik Patterson's play Yellow Flash/Alabaster Rose at Theatre of NOTE, Jennifer Ann Evans learned some special skills, including pole-dancing (yes, she does the horizontal-slide move) and lap-dancing (just ...