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NY Review: 'Canon in D Minor'

Jessica Liadsky's "Canon in D Minor," a Fringe entry, overflows with emotion, with three actors playing one grieving heroine, but is nevertheless affecting.

‘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.

SleepOver

Watching the Fringe drama “SleepOver,” it becomes clear that high school senior Max W. Friedlich is a talented writer, with a sharp ear for dialogue and a good eye for character.

‘The Fever’ Proves Quite Contagious

Wallace Shawn’s 1990 Obie-winning monologue “The Fever,” at La MaMa in a new adaptation by French-Romanian actor Simona Maicanescu and Swedish director Lars Norén, is riveting.

Everything That Is the Case for Two Young Women on the Eve of the Great War Among Other Elegant Lies

Frank Boudreaux’s cleverly titled “Everything That Is the Case for Two Young Women on the Eve of the Great War Among Other Elegant Lies,” at Incubator Arts, is fun but too dense.

See How To Make a Musical in 24 Hours With 'One Night Stand'

For documentary filmmakers Elisabeth Sperling and Trish Dalton, their involvement lasted much longer. Their film of the 2009 edition, called "One Night Stand: Creating a Play in a Day," will be screened in select movie theaters on Wednesday.

'Complete' Interweaves Hilarity and Pain

Splendid performances, smooth direction, and Andrea Kuchlewska’s clever script make “Complete,” a parody of self-help cults, a provocative, highly amusing evening in the theater.

Carol King Jukebox Musical to Debut on Broadway in 2014

The production will chronicle the life of Brooklyn-born King, who worked her way into the record business as a teenager and would go on to write some of the most popular songs in rock ‘n’ roll history.

Attend an Upcoming Actors’ Equity Membership Meeting

Regional meetings for Equity members will be held in January in New York, Chicago, and Hollywood, where nominating committees will be selected for the union’s 2013 elections.

‘The Jammer’ Is Perfectly Simple

Rolin Jones’ new play “The Jammer,” from Atlantic Theater Company, about a common man who follows his dreams of the roller derby, offers a revelatory performance by Patch Darragh.