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Elysa Gardner

October 1, 2018 9:45 pm

Girl From the North Country: Souls Tangled Up In Blue, Bleak and Radiant

Mare Winningham, left, and Stephen Bogardus in Girl From the North Country.. Photo: Joan Marcus.

★★★★★ Depression-era Minnesotans find no shelter from their storms in Conor McPherson’s adaptation of Bob Dylan’s songs

September 24, 2018 1:23 pm

A Lovely Sunday For Creve Coeur: Women Of A Certain Time, Alone Together

Jean Lichty, Annette O'Toole, Kristine Nielsen and Polly McKie in A lovely Sunday For Creve Coeur.. Photo: Joan Marcus.

★★★☆☆ La Femme Theatre Productions offers a fittingly languid revival of a later, lesser-known Tennessee Williams play

September 20, 2018 9:01 pm

The True: Behind Every Man, Resilience and Pain

McKean, Edie Falco and Peter Scolari in The Trie. Photo: Monique Carboni.

★★★★☆ Edie Falco plays a political survivor, decades before #MeToo, in Sharr White’s moving play.

September 19, 2018 5:30 pm

Aladdin: Four Years On, A Fairy Tale For A Whole New World

The company in Disney's Broadway musical Aladdin.. Photo: Deen van Meer.

★★★★☆ Long-Run Lookback: One of Disney’s most enduring screen-to-stage confections remains among its most adult-friendly—and seems freshly relevant.

September 12, 2018 10:05 pm

Collective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties (Some More Memorable Than Others)

Adina Verson inCollective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties. Photo: Joan Marcus.

★★★☆☆ Four winning performances and a stunning one add up to an absorbing production of Jen Silverman’s entertaining but frustrating play.

July 31, 2018 8:30 pm

Twelfth Night: The Food of Love, in All Its Flavors

Nikki M. James (front) in the Public Theater's musical adaptation of Twelfth Night. Photo: Joan Marcus.

★★★★☆ A musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy champions diversity with a light hand, a full heart, and an effervescent score.

July 24, 2018 9:46 pm

This Ain’t No Disco: An Era Through A Glass Murkily

Samantha Marie Ware, left, and Peter LaPrade in This Aint No Disco. Photo: Ben Arons.

★★★☆☆ A new rock opera set in 1979-80 New York may move and even thrill you, but offers few insights.

July 10, 2018 7:30 pm

Mummenschanz’s you & me: The Sounds of Silence

A scene from the Mummenschanz production you & me. Photo: Marco Hartmann

★★★☆☆ A new show from the long-established troupe makes us ponder the power of quiet contemplation and connection.

June 28, 2018 8:30 pm

On A Clear Day You Can See Forever: Lovely Evermore

Stephen Bogardus and Melissa Errico in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Photo: Carol Rosegg

★★★★☆ Irish Repertory Theatre’s Charlotte Moore refreshes the Lane/Lerner musical while mining its enduring charms

June 25, 2018 10:05 pm

Log Cabin: Other People’s Progress

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, left, and Phillip James Brannon in Log Cabin. Photo: Joan Marcus.

★★★★☆ Jordan Harrison explores the challenges of moving forward in a provocative new play.

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