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‘Sexsting’ Gets Too Cozy With Its Subject

In its L.A. premiere at Katselas Theatre Company, Doris Baizley’s “Sexsting,” about an FBI Internet predator investigation, offers strong performances but has a high creep factor.

'VGL 5’4” Top' Tells It Like It Is

Author-actor Lucas Brooks’ “VGL 5’4” Top,” a solo show in the Frigid Festival that surveys the sexual culture of gay men, is a boisterously perceptive if familiar entertainment.

‘Maison des Reves’ Is Not What Dreams Are Made Of

Directed by Gretchen Cryer in the Frigid Festival, Talie Melnyk’s “Maison des Reves,” about feminist prostitutes in Imperial Russia, comes across as stiff and agenda-pushing.

'Set in the Living Room of a Small Town American Play' Is Challenging but Rewarding

Jaclyn Backhaus’ “Set in the Living Room of a Small Town American Play,” from Theater Reconstruction Ensemble, exhilaratingly comments on the process of creating theater.

Winners for Ted Kennedy Prize Announced

Columbia University and Jean Kennedy Smith announced playwrights Dan O’Brien and Robert Schenkkan as the inaugural winners of the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History.

'Jesus in India' Mixes Anachronistic Humor and Low-Key Spiritual Musings

Lloyd Suh’s charismatic “Jesus in India,” from Ma-Yi Theater Company, excels by presenting the teenage Jesus of Nazareth as an angsty adolescent punk rocker in first-century India.

'JonBenet Ramsey: Murder Mystery Theater!!!' Is Wacky and Outrageous

“JonBenet Ramsey: Murder Mystery Theater!!!,” a Frigid Festival musical parody of the murder case of the toddler beauty queen, balances between wicked satire and sick humor.

New York’s Rattlestick Theater Plans L.A. 'Experiment'

New York’s Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is readying its first Los Angeles production, and if the “experiment” pays off, it could lead to a permanent West Coast home.

5 Actors That Bowed Out of a Show Early (Slideshow)

Shia LaBeouf (“Transformers”) has dropped out of the Broadway revival of “Orphans,” producers announced on Wednesday, and the show is to begin previews on March 19.

Casting Directors to Reveal the Secret to Becoming a Working Actor

Casting directors James Calleri, Tara Rubin, and Bernie Telsey will guest on "Theater Talk" Feb. 23.