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October 20, 2008
Chekhov Lizardbrain

The members of Pig Iron are masters of the egghead deadpan.

October 20, 2008
A Dreary �Season’

When Frank Langella plays Sir Thomas More, you expect thunder. What you get is drizzle.

October 13, 2008
The Seagull

This Seagull, imported from London, has its share of stars.

October 13, 2008
Ready for the Glue Factory

Never mind Daniel Radcliffe: It turns out that Equus itself is a pretty lame old nag.

September 29, 2008
Enter Laughing, The Musical

Enter Laughing: The Musical is an honest-to-God musical comedy, more about the humor than about the music.

September 29, 2008
Liberté, Égalité, Mediocrité

A Tale of Two Cities: The Musical isn’t quite what Charles Dickens had in mind. Plus the brainy charms of The English Channel.

August 18, 2008
Sunshine Superman

The script’s full of navel-gazing; the production drags. Yet Hair still exerts a joyous pull.

August 11, 2008
Sam, You Made the Play Too Long

Shepard’s politics get the better of him.

July 28, 2008
The Meta-Meta-Meta-Musical

When self-reference is not enough.

July 21, 2008
Say It Ain’t So

Inning after inning, Damn Yankees swings and misses.