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'The Deep Throat Sex Scandal' Revisits the Swinging '70s

There is much promise in David Bertolino’s “The Deep Throat Sex Scandal,” at the Zephyr Theatre, but a creatively engorged first act devolves into a flaccid finale.

Darkly Funny 'Chinglish' Is a Comedy of Blunders

David Henry Hwang’s 2011 play “Chinglish,” in a co-production by Berkeley Rep and South Coast Rep guided by original Broadway director Leigh Silverman, is a tragicomic masterpiece.

Philly Stagehand Strike Reaches an End

After a two-plus-weeks strike, Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) has finally struck an agreement with IATSE Local 8, representing the theater's stagehands.

5 Training Programs for NYC Musical Theater Actors

Actors looking to sing onstage should check out these options when looking for training.

Encores! Returns to Bock and Harnick's 'Fiorello!'

Encores! concert version of “Fiorello!,” at New York City Center, is best enjoyed for its presentation of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s witty and melodic score.

‘The Vandal’ Offers Three Outstanding Performances

Actor Hamish Linklater shows considerable promise as a playwright with “The Vandal,” at the Flea Theater, even if his characters and dialogue outshine his story and structure.

Loud but Never Dull, ‘Backbeat’ Rocks

“Backbeat,” an adaptation of the 1994 film from Glasgow Citizens Theatre, at the Ahmanson, depicts the birth of the Beatles through the travails of onetime bassist Stuart Sutcliffe.

'Triassic Parq' Needs to Go Further

“Triassic Parq,” a rock musical spoof of “Jurassic Park” at Chance Theater, is pleasingly wacky and off-kilter but only fitfully funny, requiring a more over-the-top approach.

'Moose Murders' Is Still a Bomb

The Beautiful Soup Theater Collective revival of “Moose Murders,” Arthur Bicknell’s notorious 1983 Broadway flop parodying Agatha Christie murder mysteries, is bad all over again.

'The Man Under' Goes Right Under

“The Man Under,” in its world premiere from Athena Theatre, turns the dangerous world of the subway tunnels into a production as conventional and unadventurous as they come.