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Rob Stevens – Haines His Way
Agatha Christie has sold more books than anyone except for the Bible and William Shakespeare. Her play The Mousetrap has been running continuously in London since opening in 1952. In 1953 she adapted one of her early short stories, Traitor Hands, into the play Witness for the Prosecution…. Read more…
Now running through March 12
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Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw
Although this biopic of the Righteous Brothers is pretty dead in the water from a dramatic standpoint, the opportunity to recall their music (especially for people of a certain age like yours truly) compensates at least in part for the stagey narrative. Read more…
Now running through January 24.
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Margaret Gray – LA Times
Football may be a grandly theatrical sport, but its sweeping, corporeal drama doesn’t easily translate onto the small stage. Read more…
Now running through September 6.
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Terry Morgan – Stage Raw
The current production of Tennessee Williams’s classic A Streetcar Named Desire by The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre is a pleasant surprise, a robust take on the material that features a strong ensemble, an outstanding Blanche, and smart direction that brings the material to vibrant life. Read more…
Now playing through September 7.