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October 16, 2006
Broadway Melody of 1975

Yes, it’s a period piece. No, it’s not a jaw-dropping revival. But A Chorus Line still has that hard-to-define something.

October 9, 2006
Anomie Planet

Eric Bogosian updates subUrbia to 2006. Or tries to.

September 25, 2006
Eve Ensler Has Issues

The Treatment takes a firm stand against � torture. But does that really make it a political play?

September 18, 2006
Downhearted Blues

A new revival reaches for the high notes in August Wilson’s Seven Guitars.

August 28, 2006
A Star Is Shorn

Yes, Martin Short’s send-up of ego-trip one-man shows is funny. But is it healthy for Broadway to depend on Britney jokes?

August 7, 2006
Blackboard Jungle ’06

No Child goes where theater rarely dares tread: a New York public high school.

July 17, 2006
The Father and the Holy Ghost

The Busy World Is Hushed finds God in other people; School of the Americas seeks Him in a Marxist martyr.

July 10, 2006
Lost Island

Richard Greenberg almost captures a sepia-toned New York. Plus: Spring Awakening’s kids are all right.

June 19, 2006
The Evil That Men Do, Yet Again

Some Girl(s) follows the Neil LaBute recipe�bad behavior with a twist, served ice cold�to a fault.

June 12, 2006
Fear and Loathing in the Cafeteria

Coming face-to-face with everyday evil in a genuinely terrifying drama based on the Columbine massacre.