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Scouring the Country to Cast a Girl and a Dog

TV special “Annie’s Search for Sandy” chronicles the surprisingly heartwarming search for the right dog to play Sandy in the Broadway revival of "Annie."

Your Chance to Play Michael Jackson on Broadway

Telsey + Company launches nationwide search for the upcoming Broadway show “Motown: The Musical.”

'Disgraced' Confronts Uncomfortable Truths

“Disgraced,” Ayad Akhtar’s trenchant and treacherous new play, part of Lincoln Center Theater’s LCT3 project, effectively engages uncomfortable issues of race, culture, and religion.

'Faith: Part I of a Mexican Trilogy' Completes a Significant Theatrical Achievement

“Faith: Part I of A Mexican Trilogy,” the first play in Evelina Fernández’s imposing trilogy about a Mexican-American matriarchy, from Latino Theater Company, should not be missed.

'In the Red and Brown Water' Makes Marvelous Music

Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s “In the Red and Brown Water” get its L.A. premiere courtesy of Fountain Theatre in director Shirley Jo Finney’s fluid, highly charged production.

'Kong: A Goddamn Thirty-Foot Gorilla' Is Crammed With Imagination

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s “Kong: A Goddamn Thirty-Foot Gorilla,” Adam Hahn’s wonderfully silly, delightfully bare-bones parody from SkyPilot Theatre Co.!

'The Rock of Abandon' Is the First Ancient Greek Noir

Athenian dramatist Euripides turns amateur sleuth in “The Rock of Abandon,” Stephen Blackburn’s erudite mash-up of ancient Greek history and film noir from Fierce Backbone.

'A Bright New Boise' Thrives on Unpredictability

Rogue Machine’s exemplary L.A. premiere production of Samuel D. Hunter’s Obie Award–winning dramedy “A Bright New Boise” makes us forgive the script’s dramaturgical deficiencies.

'Ain't Misbehavin'' Captures the Era of the Cotton Club

International City Theatre hasn’t, as advertised, re-envisioned “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” the 1978 Tony Award–winning Fats Waller revue, but that doesn’t mean the joint ain’t jumpin’.

'I Ought to Be in Pictures' Suffers From Superficial Acting

Though one of Neil Simon’s lesser-known works, “I Ought to Be in Pictures” contains many of his signature touches. Unfortunately, Falcon Theatre’s production is a lackluster effort.