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'The Gift' Eventually Falls Off the Tracks

Chris Mulkey as a boor-turned-sage and Kathy Baker as his new horizons–seeking wife are better than their material in Joanna Murray-Smith’s “The Gift,” at the Geffen Playhouse.

Prospect Theater Company's Offers Free Audition Class for Kids

The company will offer a free audition technique master class with Broadway actor Donna Lynne Champlin on Saturday, Feb. 23

'Macbeth OP' Is Both Fair and Foul

The Shakespeare OP Players’ production of “Macbeth” aims to perform the work as it may have sounded to its first audiences, but also noteworthy is the dedication of the large cast.

‘Clive’ Has Mood and Atmosphere but Little Else

At the New Group, Ethan Hawke directs and stars in “Clive,” Jonathan Marc Sherman’s rewrite of Bertolt Brecht’s first play, “Baal,” but the show is unrelentingly chaotic and shallow.

7 Memorable Jukebox Musicals (Slideshow)

In honor of “Jersey Boys' " 3000th performance, here are the jukebox musicals that instantly bring back the musical memories of youth.

'Good Person of Szechwan' Wipes the Didactic Dust Off Brecht

If Bertolt Brecht could visit La MaMa to see the Foundry Theatre’s slapstick, pastiche-filled production of “Good Woman of Szechwan,” I suspect he’d smile and think, “Finally!”

Celia Keenan-Bolger and Cherry Jones Discuss ‘The Glass Menagerie’

We had the opportunity to chat with both Jones and Keenan-Bolger—on separate occasions—about working on the play. The pair discusses their shared love of director John Tiffany, reinterpreting a classic piece, and wanting to do their laundry with Andrea Martin.

Last Dance Call for Camp Broadway

Camp Broadway Dance announces a last call for the registration to its Feb. 16­–18 program for teenage dancers between the ages of 14 and 18

Sundance’s Playwrights Retreat Begins

The 13th annual writer’s colony hosts Radha Blank, Fernanda Coppel, Joy Harjo, Michael John LaChiusa, Justin Levine, Matthew Paul Olmos, and Stephen Wadsworth this year.

Finalists for August Wilson Monologue Competition Announced

The Southern California finalists will be competing on the stage at the Mark Taper Forum for one of three spots at the May 6 finale in New York.