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'Speaking in Tongues' Gives Infidelity a Theatrical Twist

Andrew Bovell’s “Speaking in Tongues,” from Australian Made Entertainment, is a study of adultery that serves up its familiar content in a theatrically intriguing format.

Playful 'Tube' Considers the Human Need to Be Noticed

In “Tube,” from Incubator Arts Project, the Van Cougar ensemble brings charm and vulnerability to the Web generation’s favorite guilty pleasure, YouTube.

Splendid ‘Coney Island Christmas’ Has a Lot to Say About Life

Donald Margulies’ heartwarming and hilarious “Coney Island Christmas,” at Geffen Playhouse, could help heal a troubled world with a dollop of truth and a sleigh load of humor.

'A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens' Spreads Holiday Cheer

“A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens,” the Second City’s very silly spoof on Charles Dickens’ iconic tale and other holiday classics, at Center Theatre Group, is random but fun.

'The Great MacDaddy' Surveys a Century of Black Experience

The first revival in more than 30 years of Paul Carter Harrison’s “The Great MacDaddy” proves the musical’s relevance today, despite Alfred Preisser’s indulgent direction.

ReGroup Theatre Tries to Resuscitate Dawn Powell's 'Big Night'

ReGroup Theatre’s production of “Big Night,” Dawn Powell’s 1932 comedy, can be seen as either brave or foolhardy. The too-young performers seem mostly to be in over their heads.

Brian Stokes Mitchell On Philip Seymour Hoffman in 'Death of a Salesman'

Tony-award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell calls Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance in, "Death of a Salesman," 'brilliant.'

Playwrights Realm Picks New Class of Writers

Playwrights Mfoniso Udofia, Theresa Giacopasi, Dan Nguyen, and Chad Beckim are the winners of the 2012-2013 Playwrights Realm Writing Fellowships.

Theresa Rebeck’s New Comedy ‘Dead Accounts’ Is DOA on Broadway

Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy “Dead Accounts,” with a cast featuring Norbert Leo Butz, Katie Holmes, Josh Hamilton, and Jayne Houdyshell, wouldn’t even pass muster as a Lifetime movie.

National Tour of ‘Anything Goes’ Is Definitely the Top

Erich Bergen and Rachel York display triple-threat musical comedy skills in the national tour of Roundabout Theatre’s Tony Award–winning revival of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes.”