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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.

Students Invited to Apply for Jerry Herman Awards

The Pantages Theatre and Nederlander Organization are inviting local high schools to participate in an actors' showcase that will see the best male and female performers take home $1,000 plus an all-expenses-paid trip to New York.

Equity Actors Aren’t Joining Kravis Boycott—Yet

The Actors’ Equity Association won’t join a growing union boycott of West Palm Beach’s Kravis Center—at least not yet.

'Lovers' Is Well Acted, But a Bit Boring

Brian Friel's "Lovers" is a typically depressing Irish play about two couples on the brink of new relationships in a well-staged, though ultimately boring, production by director Drew Barr for The Actors Company Theatre.

'A Dream Play’ Proves Perplexingly Enjoyable

National Asian American Theatre Company’s surrealistic adaptation of August Strindberg’s depressing 1907 “A Dream Play” leavens its negativity with visual treats and snappy humor.

This Meta 'Iphigenia in Aulis' Is a bit Much

Powerful performances help this overly directed, aggressively modernized version of Euripides’ “Iphigenia in Aulis,” at La MaMa, which references Eric Shanower’s “Age of Bronze.”

'Annie' Onstage Through the Years (Slideshow)

With the recent revival of the musical "Annie" opening this week, we look back on the many actors from the show's 35 years of productions.

An Updated 'Marry Me a Little' Loses Some of the Original's Charm

Probably a must for Sondheim fans who have never seen this one-act, dialogue-free, “outtakes” musical, but a lesser reminder for those of us who have.

Hurricane Sandy Blows Broadway's Curtains Closed

Due to the weather and the lack of mass transit, Broadway and some Off-Broadway shows have canceled performances for Oct. 29 and 30.

'Lucy Loves Me' Is Undone by Its Eclecticism

Migdalia Cruz’s romantic comedy-drama “Lucy Loves Me,” at Intar Theatre, employs a confusing array of genres and storytelling forms, regularly breaking any momentum generated.