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September 24, 2007
The Eternal Stories

Ian McKellen is the best thing about BAM’s Seagull and King Lear. But a few cuts would’ve helped, too.

September 17, 2007
Sing, O Mash-up!

Charles Mee’s Iphigenia 2.0 seems to incorporate everything he’s ever heard or read—mostly for the better.

August 24, 2007
The Rose Distilled

Midsummer in the park is dreamy indeed.

August 27, 2007
I’ve Got Chills, They’re Stultifying

Yeah, the reality-TV kids can sing—but has everyone forgotten how weak a show Grease is to begin with?

August 20, 2007
Lighting Out for the Territories

Is it possible to put on a fresh play about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

August 25, 2002
Shake It Up, Baby

Hairspray makes its exuberant way to Broadway; the Roundabout offers an unnecessarily altered Boys From Syracuse

February 21, 2005
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is almost too much title for a wispy little musical that hangs on the horns of a dichotomy.

October 29, 2001
Greek to Me

Mamma Mia!
Metamorphoses

March 28, 2005
Medieval Times

And now for something completely exhausted: Spamalot’s gags and songs are weary from their quest.

November 21, 2005
Raucous in Secaucus

Jersey Boys, the musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, is surprisingly satisfying. You got a problem with that?

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