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Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis, (612) 825-0459
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Mean
The Ochre House, Dallas, (214) 826-6273
Mitchell Parrack is “nightmarishly good” as the star of this “strangely thrilling” musical about Charles Manson, said the Dallas Observer. A fictional prequel to the Manson cult killings, Matthew Posey’s play renders Manson as a barroom pest but lets hints of his madness come through in songs that “create beautiful pictures of terrible things.”
Galileo
Classic Stage Co., New York, (212) 352-3101
In this new production of a Bertolt Brecht play, F. Murray Abraham brings the titular 17th-century astronomer to life with “flashes of fiery humanity,” said The New York Times. The performance saves Brecht’s work, which makes Galileo’s fall and humiliation “intellectually stimulating” but overly episodic.
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Weapons: Julia Garner stars in 'hyper-eerie' psychological thrillerThe Week Recommends Zach Cregger's 'top notch' new film opens with 17 children disappearing at exactly the same time
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Freakier Friday: Lohan and Curtis reunite for 'uneven' but 'endearing' sequelThe Week Recommends Mother-and-daughter comedy returns with four characters switching bodies
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Al fresco art: the UK's best sculpture parksThe Week Recommends Soak up the scenery with a stroll through these open-air galleries
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If/Thenfeature Tony-winning Idina Menzel “looks and sounds sensational” in a role tailored to her talents.
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Rocky
feature It’s a wonder that this Rocky ever reaches the top of the steps.
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Love and Information
feature Leave it to Caryl Churchill to create a play that “so ingeniously mirrors our age of the splintered attention span.”
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The Bridges of Madison County
feature Jason Robert Brown’s “richly melodic” score is “one of Broadway’s best in the last decade.”
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Outside Mullingar
feature John Patrick Shanley’s “charmer of a play” isn’t for cynics.
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The Night Alive
feature Conor McPherson “has a singular gift for making the ordinary glow with an extra dimension.”
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No Man’s Land
feature The futility of all conversation has been, paradoxically, the subject of “some of the best dialogue ever written.”
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The Commons of Pensacola
feature Stage and screen actress Amanda Peet's playwriting debut is a “witty and affecting” domestic drama.