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David Finkle

October 14, 2025 5:47 pm

Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God: One Woman’s Proof

★★★★☆ Jen Tullock performs a version of distancing herself from the evangelical church

October 5, 2025 9:00 pm

Are the Bennet Girls Ok?: Not in Bedlam’s Jane Austen Send-Up

★☆☆☆☆ Emily Breeze’s supposedly funny satire is directed by Eric Tucker, to no avail

September 29, 2025 9:29 pm

Punch: Sin, Redemption Delivered with Emotional Wallop

★★★★☆ James Graham tells true story, Adam Penford directs theatrically, Will Harrison tour de forces

September 28, 2025 8:59 pm

The Honey Trap: The Irish Troubles Dealt with Intriguingly

★★★☆☆ Leo McGann’s circuitous drama, Matt Torney directing, actor Michael Hayden impressing

September 18, 2025 9:00 pm

Mexodus: Significant Take on Today’s Immigrant Situation

★★★★☆ Musician-Songwriter-Actors Brian Quijada and Nigel D. Robinson speak up and sing out

September 16, 2025 9:59 pm

Art: Male Friends Argue on a Flashy Canvas

★★★★☆ Scott Ellis directs Yasmina Reza’s click, with Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris

September 14, 2025 4:02 pm

The Wild Duck: Rare Ibsen Revival Not to Be Ducked

★★★★☆ Simon Godwin directs a first-rate cast, including Nick Westrate and Alexander Hurt

September 10, 2025 9:59 pm

The Brothers Size: As Forceful as Tectonic Plates Shifting

★★★★☆ Bijan Sheibani, Tarell Alvin McCraney co-direct McCraney’s superbly-cast brotherhood play

August 14, 2025 9:00 pm

Mamma Mia!: Beloved Tuner Revival Not a Winner Taking It All

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★★★☆☆ A strong touring company cast is undone by too-loud versions of Andersson-Ulvaeus Top 40 clicks

August 7, 2025 8:58 pm

Ava, The Secret Conversations: An Ill-Conceived Gardner Glance

★★☆☆☆ Elizabeth McGovern stars as the film star, Aaron Costa Ganis as biographer Peter Evans

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From Boston: Paranormal Activity, Stageworthy and Scareworthy

By Bob Verini

★★★☆☆ In a stage version of an indie horror hit, not the play but the tech’s the thing

The Gin Game: Debra Winger and Arliss Howard Deliver a Winning Hand

By Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ The two stars appear in an unusually intimate production of D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize winner.

From Maine: Hello, Dolly! Wow Wow Wow, Fellas

By Bob Verini

★★★★☆ The venerable Ogunquit Playhouse assembles a trio of Tony winners and a smashing ensemble to breathe new life into a classic

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By Roma Torre

★★★★☆ The West End hit makes its American debut at the Cherry Lane in a production to fall for.

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