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The Hills Are Alive!

Frankie Johnson and Eric Thomas Johnson have imagined a hilarious, darkly campy version of what happens after “The Sound of Music” in the Fringe musical “The Hills Are Alive!”

The Year of Magical Thinking

In its L.A. premiere, Joan Didion’s 2007 one-woman memoir-turned-play, “The Year of Magical Thinking,” offers Judy Jean Berns in a strong performance that still has room to grow.

Obie Awards Celebrate Off and Off-Off Broadway Community

The love was definitely in the room at the 58th annual Village Voice Obie Awards, which were hosted by Jessica Hecht and Jeremy Shamos at Webster Hall on Monday night.

‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ Flies Off-Broadway

The Tony-winning play will transfer to Off-Broadway's New World Stages this spring.

Casting Directors Feted at Artios Awards

Casting directors came out from behind the curtain to be honored by their peers last night at the 25th Annual Artios Awards.

'Anna Lucasta' Still Resonates Nearly 70 Years Later

This revival of Philip Yordan’s 1944 drama “Anna Lucasta,” from Robey Theatre Company and Latino Theater Company, is generally successful despite one overwrought lead performance.

‘The Holiday Guys in Happy Merry Hanu-Mas’ Is as Chaotic as the Season

In “The Holiday Guys in Happy Merry Hanu-Mas,” at the York Theatre, Marc Kudisch and Jeffry Denman, the Bert and Ernie of musical theater, are serving up a pretty special gift.

‘Ten Chimneys’ Is a Well-Acted, Revealing Look at Lunt-Fontanne Home Life

With a wonderful ensemble cast directed by Dan Wackerman and a move-in set design by Harry Feiner, the New York premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher’s bioplay about the Lunts is a must-visit.

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.