In doing MARY POPPINS, a director has to decide between approaches: light and fantastical like the movie or darker like the book.
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THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (dir. James Marsh): Movie review
“The Theory of Everything” is a strong story because it’s one of care and victory.
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ST. VINCENT (dir. Theodore Melfi): Movie review
The wastrel with a heart may not be a new character, but Bill Murray plays Vince with a satisfied nonchalance that makes this cliché watchable.
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AS YOU LIKE IT (Quintessence): Do you not know I am a woman?
Burns and his cast humanize Shakespeare’s characters and provide a smart, jolly time that is tinged with genuine sentiment.
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LITTLE ROCK (Passage Theatre): Integrating history into theater
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj’s poignant play about nine children who integrate Little Rock’s Central High School creates a lasting impression.
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THE 39 STEPS (Bristol Riverside Theatre): Intense mystery and low comedy
Intense mystery and low comedy combine in Patrick Barlow’s stage version of THE 39 STEPS.
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THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Media Theatre): A weird-family musical
THE ADDAMS FAMILY is such a familiar piece, and beloved by many for various reasons
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9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL (Walnut Street): Performance over plot
Sharp performances keep 9 TO 5 so consistently entertaining it masks a contrived plot and mediocre music and lyrics.
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THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (Montgomery Theater): A homage and a takeoff in song
Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart raise the stakes with their devilishly clever and cheekily smart send-up of prolific songsmiths Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, John Kander, and Fred Ebb, THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS.
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CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION (Theatre Horizon): All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women…
Life doesn’t imitate art as much as combine with it as Baker’s play, and Matthew Decker’s production of it for Theatre Horizon, sneaks up on you and moves you.
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