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• Dance Review (LA): Pilobolus at the Music Center of Los Angeles

  Pilobolus Dance Theater performs a retrospective of some of their dances at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Oct 27, 2009

• Theatre Review (London): Frida Kahlo, Viva La Vida at the Oval House Theatre

  This performance does justice to a wild, tempestuous, brilliant woman.

  Review by Natalie Bennett — on Oct 25, 2009

• Theater Review (New Haven, CT): The Fantasticks

  New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre uniquely revisits an Off-Broadway Classic.

  Review by CindyC — on Oct 25, 2009

• Theater/Magic Review (NYC): Creating Illusion

  Magic, mentalism, and storytelling propel Jeff Grow's award-winning solo show.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Oct 24, 2009

• Music Review: John Williams Performs "Music from the City of Angels" at Disney Hall

  The great film composer conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a concert of film music.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Oct 22, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Ghost Light by Desi Moreno-Penson

  Entertaining and thought-provoking, this new thriller is a nice way to begin hacking one's way into the Halloween season.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Oct 21, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Parade by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown at the Mark Taper Forum

  With a cast full of stars, this revamped Parade tells a harrowing story but is a wonderful theatrical event.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Oct 20, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Disillusioned

  Georgie Caldwell's appealing performance can't debug this magical tale's problematic script.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Oct 18, 2009

• Connecticut Theater: Local Teen Taps His Way to New York City

  Local teen wins lead role in New York musical.

  News by CindyC — on Oct 17, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): The Pumpkin Pie Show: Commencement

  As performed by the bewitching Hanna Cheek, Clay McLeod Chapman's monologues deliver old-fashioned catharsis in a big way.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Oct 17, 2009

• Theatre Review (NYC): Homer's Odyssey by Simon Armitage

  The Handcart Ensemble delivers an inventive retelling of Homer's Odyssey in New York City.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Oct 16, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Our Fantasies Are Eating Us Alive! Presented by SANDRep

  This play within a play is a hilarious romp from start to finish.

  Review by Hannah Marie Ellison — on Oct 16, 2009

• Theatre Review (NYC): The Cambria by Donal O'Kelly at the Irish Arts Center

  This provocative but flawed play is about Frederick Douglass' journey to Ireland.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Oct 15, 2009

• Theater Review (Westport, CT): The Breath of Life

  Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing give stellar performances in David Hare's play at the Westport Country Playhouse.

  Review by CindyC — on Oct 15, 2009

• Theater Review (London): Twelfth Night at Turnham Green and the Brockley Jack

  Don't look for deeper meanings in this lively, physical production.

  Review by Natalie Bennett — on Oct 12, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Pinkalicious, The Musical

  This young-girl-oriented musical romp serves as a wonderful introduction to live performances.

  Review by Josh Lasser — on Oct 12, 2009

• Opera Review (NYC): The Marriage of Figaro at the Metropolitan Opera

  A nearly perfect "Figaro," directed by Jonathan Miller at the Met.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Oct 11, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): My Life in a Nutshell by Hanne Tierney

  Marionettes and abstract elements pull this experimental piece in one two many directions.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Oct 11, 2009

• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical Comes To L.A.

  The musical based on the beloved children's book stars Christopher Lloyd and John Larroquette and runs from November 10 through January 3.

  News by Maddy Pumilia — on Oct 11, 2009

• Theater (NYC): Oleanna with Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles

  Would David Mamet's 1992 sexual harassment drama seem dated today? A 2009 New York audience decisively answered no.

  Opinion by Jon Sobel — on Oct 07, 2009