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Intelligent 'Therapy' Shrinks From Drama

Jeff Bernhardt’s “Therapy,” at the Secret Rose Theatre, is a well-performed, interesting visit with three therapists and a patient whose issues touch each of them, but it’s too safe.

'Lucy Loves Me' Is Undone by Its Eclecticism

Migdalia Cruz’s romantic comedy-drama “Lucy Loves Me,” at Intar Theatre, employs a confusing array of genres and storytelling forms, regularly breaking any momentum generated.

Drama Therapy Group to Host Gala with Presenters Light and Broderick

CANY will hold their annual gala at the Edison Hotel Ballroom on Monday, April 29, honoring Tony Award winners Katie Finneran and Kathleen Marshall.

‘Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ Gets Beaned

Douglas Carter Beane’s ambitious but ungainly rewrite of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s 1957 TV musical “Cinderella” creates a show at war with itself.

‘Belleville’ Keeps Us on the Outside Looking In

The talented Amy Herzog hits a snag with “Belleville,” at New York Theatre Workshop, which falls uneasily between thriller and drama and doesn’t resonate beyond its specifics.

'Henry IV, Part 1' Best for First Timers

The Pearl’s perfectly serviceable production of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Part 1” is slightly outshone by its sets and costumes and the company’s gleaming new permanent home.

'Mommune' Can't Decide What It Wants to Be

Dorothy Fortenberry’s “Mommune,” from Chalk Repertory Theatre, about delinquent mothers and staged in a real daycare center, is an unusual but uncertain theatergoing experience.

'Rise and Fall of a Teenage Cyberqueen' Deserves a Like

Lindsay Joy Murphy’s well-acted “Rise and Fall of a Teenage Cyberqueen,” from LabRats Theater Company, has an unclear point of view about the Internet’s effect on family life.

‘The Graduate’ Looks Good but Fails to Pass

Terry Johnson’s flawed 2000 stage adaptation of “The Graduate,” based on Charles Webb’s 1963 novel and Mike Nichols’ 1967 film version, misses the mark at Long Beach Playhouse.

92-Year-Old Drama 'The Detour' Surprises and Compels

“The Detour,” Owen Davis’ observant 1921 take on the American Dream, at Metropolitan Playhouse, is being led by a should-be-seen performance from Michelle Eugene.