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Karen Allen Is Back on the Boards in 'A Summer Day'

Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse’s “A Summer Day” is getting its American premiere from Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in a confident but unpersuasive production starring Karen Allen.

'On the Future' Is Lively, Inspired Frivolity From the N.Y. Neo-Futurists

“On the Future,” presented by the New York Neo-Futurists, adds up to some 80 minutes of lively, inspired frivolity—with serious underpinnings—riffing on the titular theme.

Winners for Ted Kennedy Prize Announced

Columbia University and Jean Kennedy Smith announced playwrights Dan O’Brien and Robert Schenkkan as the inaugural winners of the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History.

'Bears' Is Silly to the Point of Absurdity

Mark Rigney’s “Bears,” a nonsensical jumble of a play getting its New York premiere at 59E59 Theaters, follows the adventures of three grizzly bears in a post-apocalyptic world.

The History of Broadway's Gypsy Robe

A treasured Broadway tradition, the Gypsy Robe connects casts and ensembles offstage.

'Matilda,' 'Pippin' Lead Drama Desk Award Winners

"Matilda" and "Pippin" took home the top awards for best musical and best musical revival at the 58th annual Drama Desk Awards.

'13 Things About Ed Carpolotti' Resists Musicalization

“13 Things About Ed Carpolotti,” Barry Kleinbort’s musicalization of a monologue by Jeffrey Hatcher, starring Penny Fuller, is more illustrative of the text than necessary to it.

'The Snake Can' Lacks Freshness and Heft

Kathryn Graf’s “The Snake Can,” at the Odyssey Theatre, surveys midlife dating through a trio of female friends, playing like a distinctly watered-down “Sex and the City.”

'Around the World in 80 Days' Presents Verne With Verve

In International City Theatre’s highly satisfying version of Jules Verne’s “Around the World in 80 Days,” adapter Mark Brown and director Allison Bibicoff utilize just five actors.

'Plaid Tidings' Trades on a Bygone Innocence

Stuart Ross’ “Plaid Tidings,” at Laguna Playhouse, an ingenious rehash of “Forever Plaid,” has solid-gold musical content combined with wearyingly innocuous comedic material.