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L.A.'s VS. Theatre Company Finds a Home

VS. Theatre Company takes over the former site of the Black Dahlia Theatre.

'Futurology the Musical' Aspires to Flash and Sass but Doesn't Succeed

“Futurology the Musical,” from the Negro Ensemble Company and Paper to Pen Production, is done in by sloppy direction, deadly pacing, and perfunctory-at-best choreography.

Funny and Mean, 'The Sister' Is Also a Bit Gloomy

Expertly staged and compellingly acted, “The Sister,” Eric John Meyer’s bleak yet funny fantasia of a play from Dutch Kills, investigates the cruelties of familial relationships.

'Life and Times: Episodes 1–4' Resonates Tellingly

The first four episodes of Nature Theatre of Oklahoma’s marathon “Life and Times,” part of Under the Radar, turn an exercise in banality into the first great theatrical event of 2013.

Funding Theater Across the Nation

Theatre Communications Group announced the recipients of grants totaling $225,000 from the MetLife/TCG A-ha! Program, including the Atlantic Theater Company and Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

A 'King Lear' Played Too Much for Laughs

Stephen Mo Hanan, an actor deservedly celebrated for his comic work in musicals, stumbles taking on the title role in American Bard Theater Company’s only serviceable “King Lear.”

'A Family Thing' Prefers Telling Over Showing

Gary Lennon’s “A Family Thing,” about a trio of troubled brothers, from Echo Theater Company, relies too heavily on clichés and stereotypes, giving the actors little to work with.

'What May Fall' Examines the Fragility of Life

The nine characters linked six-degrees style by a man’s random death in Peter Gil-Sheridan’s “What May Fall,” at Theatre of Note, are given delicate shading by a fine ensemble.

Lanford Wilson's Uneven 'Angels Fall' Gets Rare Revival

The Production Company’s revival of Lanford Wilson’s seldom-performed 1982 drama “Angels Fall” is filled with exceptional, heartfelt performances under Alex Egan’s direction.

‘Bethany’ Aims to Represent America

America Ferrera dominates the stage in Laura Marks’ “Bethany,” a dark comedy of social commentary at Women’s Project Theater that poses intriguing questions but never quite convinces.