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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."

First-Rate Acting Redeems the Schematic 'Don't Go Gentle'

“Don’t Go Gentle,” Stephen Belber’s schematic drama about race and regret from MCC Theater, is enlivened by fine performances from a cast of five led by Michael Cristofer.

Swashbuckling 'The Mark of Zorro' Has Considerable Charm

“The Mark of Zorro,” from Scotland’s Visible Fictions, at the New Victory Theater, uses clever paper props and cardboard puppets to re-enact the story of the masked avenger.

'Fade Out–Fade In' Gets the Musicals Tonight! Concert Treatment

Musicals Tonight! gives the Betty Comden–Adolph Green–Jule Styne flop “Fade Out–Fade In” the old college try, but this creaky 1964 Carol Burnett vehicle is a tough nut to crack.

'House/Divided' Addresses America in the Great Recession

“House/Divided,” at BAM from the Builders Association, is a politically potent reflection of America’s identity crisis after the Great Recession that’s smart, alive, and haunting.

Jason Alexander’s Theatre Co. Hires Stephen Eich to Lead Comeback

Reprise Theatre Company announced it has hired veteran executive Stephen Eich as consulting producer to help it restart production in the New Year.

Broadway’s Loss Is Regional Theater’s Gain

Popular Off-Broadway musical "Yank!" will skip Broadway, but will receive a cast album.

In 'I'm Dop3!,' Afia Fields Celebrates Survival

Afia Fields’ one-woman show “I’m Dop3!,” at Elephant Studio Theatre, tells the powerful story of the challenges she has faced as the survivor of a deadly house fire.

Lope de Vega's 'Fuenteovejuna' Gets Reset in a Modern Office

Lope de Vega’s “Fuenteovejuna” has been considered a classic Spanish drama for nearly 400 years, but Repertorio Español’s wrong-headed, severely cut production doesn’t show us why.