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'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.

Panoramania; or the Adventures of John Banvard: An O’er True Tale

Funded by a FordhamUniversity grant, “Panoramania” tries to revive the story of painter John Banvard, but this Fringe show is little more than a research paper set to music.

The History of Broadway's Gypsy Robe

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

'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.

'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.”

Becoming Butch

Vincent James Arcuri’s “Becoming Butch,” a one-man Fringe show, is a familiar gay self-acceptance tale related with such specificity and insight that it’s once again fresh.

'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.

Last Dance Call for Camp Broadway

Camp Broadway Dance announces a last call for the registration to its Feb. 16­–18 program for teenage dancers between the ages of 14 and 18

Normalcy

Bennett Windheim’s “Normalcy,” from Theatre East, is a thoughtful, generally well-acted look at the subject of transracial adoption written in the mold of an Ibsen problem play.

Fly Me to the Moon

“Fly Me to the Moon,” the new comedy by Marie Jones about the misadventures of two healthcare workers, at 59E59 Theaters in the 1st Irish Festival, is just plain fun.