There's violence in Isabel's past, and now things seem to be spiraling out of control again. Ultimately, an edgy situation turns into a nightmare in Mark Cornell's chilling 'Sprucehaven B.'

The curious recipe behind Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play releases strange aromas. But a fine cast gingerly directed by Scott Elliott and led by Ed Harris and Amy Madigan keeps the smoky pot stirred, playing the weird, funny, tragic story for all it's worth.

Hard-luck tales of criminals and lost souls drive the lyrics and give the music its wistful flavor, but an acute songwriting sensibility, rich, salty musicianship, and mournful vocals combine magically into an uplifting spirit. That's the magic of good music.

Stellar acting and Patricia Lynn's crisp direction rocket this revival of one of the prolific playwright's classic works into the top tier of Off-Off-Broadway accomplishment.

This two-part documentary takes a detailed, intelligent look at the life of Frank Sinatra, who merged artistic greatness and enormous popularity like no one else in the 20th century.

Schwend is marvelous at depicting the quotidian details that harass struggling families in The Amoralists' new production, and Vanessa Vache gives one of the year's standout performances.

Ashley Fure's non-melodic, mostly non-rhythmic music makes you think, and her focus on the physicality of instruments – the wood and strings and glue and metal – gives her work, especially her newest pieces, a visceral appeal too.

A 19-year-old Emily Dickinson, teamed with Edgar Allan Poe, is the last line of defense between the everyday and a world of magic, ghosts, and vampires.

For scale, complexity, and sheer extravagance, Austin McCormick's dance-theater troupe is hard to beat. Its new 'Snow White' is a marvel of acrobatics, burlesque, glorious dancing, and intriguing characters.

The 'eminence grise' of Early Music led the Juilliard School's main Early Music group in an crowd-pleasing concert with readings, all in tribute to the music of the time of Shakespeare and Cervantes.