Ed Begley Jr Reunites with David Mamet for Political Comedy ‘November’
The six-time Emmy nominee for his role on “St. Elsewhere” stars as the President of the United States in Mamet’s “November,” running at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
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Windy ‘Neva’ Finds Few Chuckles in Chekhov
“Neva,” at the Public Theater, attempts to satirize the work and life of Anton Chekhov, but writer-director Guillermo Calderón’s dark, moody concept isn’t appropriate to the task.
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'Midsummer [a play with songs]' Is Too Meta for Its Own Good
David Greig’s “Midsummer [a play with songs],” from Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre, wastes impressive theatrical resources on two losers slouching toward an uncertain relationship.
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Estelle Parsons Dominates 'AdA,' Two Caustic One-Acts at La MaMa
“AdA”, a double bill of one-acts by Neil LaBute and Marco Calvani, stars Estelle Parsons, Craig Bierko, Larry Pine, and Gia Crovatin and has each scribe directing the other’s work.
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Martin Moran’s ‘All the Rage’ Is a Lesson on Life
Martin Moran’s new one-man show “All the Rage,” from Rising Phoenix Repertory and the Barrow Group, discusses the musical theater performer’s search for a deeper meaning to his life.
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Staying Fresh and Alive With Theater for One
Ana Margineanu, director of the recent “Hotel Project,” discusses the ways in which performers and spectators feed and replenish one another.
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'The Grand Irrationality' Is Full of Ideas but Awfully Stiff
The actors do their best in Jemma Kennedy’s “The Grand Irrationality,” at the Lost Studio, but this tale of family feuds and love triangles is several drafts short of being stage ready.
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The Fringe's "Gay Camp" is an entertaining if erratic romp that's distinguished by the comic agility of its three-person cast juggling multiple roles.
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Lively 'Bunnicula' Imparts Lessons and Laughter
Charles Busch transitions from vampire lesbians to a vampire cottontail in Theatreworks USA’s “Bunnicula,” an energetic kids’ show that’s a live-action (yet very animated) cartoon.
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Melodramatic 'Success Story' Hasn't Aged Well
Corporate greed is a vital topic, but ReGroup Theatre’s revival of John Howard Lawson’s creaky 1932 play “Success Story” doesn’t find relevance in an immoral businessman’s rise.
