Theater

This affecting musical tribute to the soldiers of World War I provides a welcome message of peace just in time for the holidays.

Inspired by the bizarre true story of a Virginia farmer who claimed a patch of land in Africa in order to make his daughter a real princess, the show is a frustrating jumble, with highly entertaining and materially noteworthy elements undercut by sequences that go down the drain.

This sweet story slides from religious tradition into the traditions that arise in an individual family – the legends, the habits, the clashes, and the spoken and too-often unspoken feelings.

A bright production of the Webber and Rice musical closes out the Deco District theater's 2016 season.

It is the unexpected meetings that hold the most promise to take us out of the killing routine of our lives.

Beyond superficial appearances, whether in the city or the rural South, people are the same.

All is shadowed darkness in Rhyme Town. The wolves have become preeminent and terrorize the city.

Vogel tells this tale of assisted-living life in an old-fashioned Jewish-humor style, but steers clear of schlock and schmaltz, stripping his characters to their more-or-less lovable essences while revealing what seems to be a hopeful, even sunny view of human nature. It's a refreshing dose of positivity in a city blindsided by recent realities.

This play, this production, is a masterwork that will resonate with you long afterward.

This compelling play from Holland digs into the guts of a couple's personal tragedy while maintaining a subtle distance by means of delicately off-natural dialogue.