Editor Pick: Culture and Society

As the federal government is rapidly being hollowed out and restructured under his second term, the pot is on full boil.

This rollicking new pirate musical boasts a fine cast, sharp, clever lyrics, and catchy songs that circle styles from sea shanty and folk to pop and acoustic punk.

Elizabeth McGovern stars as Hollywood's fading beauty Ava Gardner, interviewed by a journalist for an autobiography that never happened.

Twisted, madcap versions of tales from the likes of the Brothers Grimm feature drinking and drugs, copious use of the f-word, and even some sex, along with borrowings from popular culture.

In Conor McPherson's 'The Weir' locals in a remote pub in Ireland swap ghost stories and achieve empathy and community, in a nod to the past.

Do the mysterious beings inhabiting the mists of Dark Mountain have an earthly origin? Are they demonic? Supernatural creatures? Aliens? And are they as hostile as they seem?

Casey Likes, Lorna Courtney backed by a superb ensemble are terrific in 'Heathers The Musical.'

Aucoin's vision asserts itself from the first touch of the first movement's mysterious music, with fluttering melodies from angsty high-pitched woodwinds and metallic percussion strokes.

A typical John Krasinski "nice guy" character gives us a surprising look at a wounded, angry reality in the solo show 'Angry Alan.

Deep and dizzying, joyful and flecked with horror, this work of "absurdist clown physical theater" is a remarkable plumbing of history and childhood.