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David Finkle

May 19, 2019 9:50 pm

Octet: Dave Malloy’s Musical 12-Step Program is Tarot-iffic

★★★★☆ Eight singer-actors, under Annie Tippe’s flawless direction, sing out 12-Step woes

May 19, 2019 9:40 pm

Mac Beth: Light Not Only Thickens But Goes Out on Will’s Classic

★★☆☆☆ Director Erica Schmidt wrongly thinks that a girls-school spin is how to treat the Bard

May 9, 2019 2:43 pm

From London: Betrayal, Three Sisters, Top Girls Tops to Middling

Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill receive smart revivals, Anton Chekhov not so much

May 5, 2019 10:20 am

From London: Henrik Ibsen, Andrea Levy, Rod Serling Honored Variously

Rosmersholm strongly revived, while Andrea Levy’s thick novel, Serling’s series adapted well enough

May 2, 2019 12:10 pm

From London: Maggie Smith Astonishes in A German Life

★★★★★ The 2016 documentary, indelibly directed on the stage by Jonathan Kent

April 30, 2019 8:50 pm

The Plough and the Stars: O’Casey’s Tragicomedy In Superb Shape

★★★★★ The Irish Repertory Company ends O’Casey season with outstanding direction, cast

April 27, 2019 5:32 pm

Link Link Circus: Isabella Rossellini, Pan the Dog Explain It All

★★★★☆ The actress-model, seeking a Master’s degree in animal behavior, turns it delightful

April 25, 2019 8:45 pm

Beetlejuice: Tim Burton’s 1988 Cult Film Kinda Musicalized

★★★☆☆ Alex Brightman is the major bright spot in Alex Timber’s stage transfer

April 22, 2019 8:54 pm

All My Sons: Arthur Miller’s Family-Secrets Tragedy in A-Plus Revival

★★★★★ Annette Bening, Tracy Letts, Benjamin Walker outstanding under Jack O’Brien’s direction

April 21, 2019 7:40 pm

Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain: Less Than Instructive

★★☆☆☆ A 1942 World War II pamphlet brought to the stage a bit on the late side

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