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Almost Nobody Survives 'Surviving Mama'

Novelist Sonia Levitin’s “Surviving Mama,” at Edgemar Center for the Arts, is a well-meaning memory play in dire need of a script doctor to turn it into viable dramatic literature.

Chain Reaction

In conveying the fascinating events behind the creation of the atomic bomb, Jonathan Alexandratos’ the Fringe show “Chain Reaction” unfortunately never settles on a tone.

Maverick Theater Puts 'Night of the Living Dead' Onstage With Ghoulish Results

Adapter-director-designer Brian Newell’s stage version of “Night of the Living Dead,” at Maverick Theater from Staged Cinema Productions, delivers terror and strong performances.

‘Radiance’ Drops a Bomb

Cusi Cram's new world premiere play, about the horrors of the atom bomb, benefits from a good performance by Aaron Roman Weiner but suffers mightily from misguided direction.

'Incendiary Agents' Sermonizes Weakly Against War

Jack Karp’s “Incendiary Agents,” from Nylon Fusion Theatre Company, directed by Peter Jensen at the New Ohio Theater, promises a fiery conflict but delivers only a few puffs of smoke.

Stephanie J. Block on 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' and Her 'Wicked' Experience

Stephanie J. Block chatted about "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," and her experience doing shows like "Wicked" and "The Boy From Oz."

‘Detroit ’67’ Stays on Simmer

“Detroit ’67,” Dominique Morisseau’s new play about the Detroit race riots that’s part of the Public Theater’s Public Lab program, is appealing but lacking in tension and conflict.

LA Review: 'Sideways the Play'

In “Sideways The Play,” at Ruskin Group Theatre, swilling with overgrown boys in wine country is enjoyable, but we’re left without a satisfying finish.

The Apocalypse of John

In “The Apocalypse of John,” a scatterbrained Fringe comedy from the Serious Theatre Collective, it’s the end of the world at the Players Theatre.

'Intimate Apparel' Gets Handsome if Occasionally Overreaching Revival

Vanessa Williams (of “New Jack City”) finds interesting shadings in the “I’m nobody’s doormat” heroine of “Intimate Apparel,” Lynn Nottage’s 2003 play about love, class, and isolation.