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November 1, 1999 | Theater Review
"Look Back in Anger"
November 1, 1999 | Theater Review
"Epic Proportions"
November 1, 1999 | Theater Review
"Chesapeake"
November 1, 1999 | Theater Review
Gum
November 1, 1999 | Theater Review
Gone Wiggy

Dame Edna Everage, a.k.a. Barry Humphries, storms Broadway, and Broadway surrenders.

October 25, 1999 | Theater Review
Plus Ça Change . . .

A bleak play about Ireland in the seventeenth century, "The Clearing" suggests that if bad things change at all, it's usually for the worse.

October 18, 1999 | Theater Review
Damaged Goods

Centering on six embattled spouses, Brian Friel's latest, "Give Me Your Answer, Do!" raises disturbing questions about modern marriage.

October 18, 1999 | Theater Review
"Contact"
October 11, 1999 | Theater Review
Upstairs, Downstairs

"The Country Club" is a deft, sad tale of twentysomething blue bloods at loose ends; "Mud" and "Drowning" give you the feeling of drowning in mud.

October 11, 1999 | Theater Review
"Mud," "Drowning," and "A Streetcar Named Desire"