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Washington Post

Signature Receives $300,000 Grant for 'Next Generation' of Musicals
Productivity in some manufacturing industries might be on the downswing, but the arrows are pointing up at that increasingly busy factory for new musicals, Signature Theatre.

Washington City Paper

Curtain Calls
The new Disney warhorse has a few heart-stopping moments.

Philadelphia Weekly

Stage
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily at the People’s Light & Theatre and Twelfth Night at DeSales University.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In the Wings: PICT is moving forward
Theater topic No. 1 this past week was the split in the Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre board of directors, troubled by conflict

Onyx Awards honor 'Christmas,' 'Trains'
The sixth annual Onyx Awards were presented last weekend by the African American Council on the Arts, which recognize excellence in African American...

Stage Review: Multilayered "Passing Strange" is for real
Mark "Stew" Stewart and Heidi Rodewald's sweeping rock-and-roll musical is a multilayered treat as unique as your favorite rock song yet as universal as the entire rock genre.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Penn Trafford grads helm Apple Hill's 'Winnie the Pooh'
Two college students from Harrison City are gaining a new perspective on community theater this summer.

Personality test: Artistic director Tracy Brigden
City Theatre artistic director Tracy Brigden says putting together a theater season is like planning a menu for a dinner party. She chooses the season offerings the same way she decides what to serve -- by checking out which ingredients are the freshest and best available.

Baltimore Sun

A tasty 'West Side Story'

Boston Globe

Finding a perfect marriage in 'Candida'

How can you go wrong with Cole Porter's songs?

Providence Journal

‘Cirque Dreams’ show comes to Foxwoods

Berkshire Eagle

'Atheist' tracks journalist who is his own story
From a young age, Augustine Early — the atheist of Ronan Noone's one-actor play of the same name at WTF's Nikos Stage — knew he was going to be famous.

'Same Time ...' loses some luster
In some ways, Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year' shows the ravages of time. In other respects, it is a testament to durability.

All's not so well at Founders'
At its center, William Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well" is about a young woman of will who is determined to win the man of her dreams.

The director's cut
Nicholas Martin will discuss his vision for the future of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, where he is making his debut this summer as artistic director, on Sunday at the Triplex Cinema at 11 a.m. as part of Berkshire Living's award-winning "Rest of the Story" free public forum series.

Orlando Sentinel

GLBT theater fest looking for new scripts

Here's why the world needs more Alan Cummings
This is a stitch. A website called PopMatters asked Alan Cumming 20 questions, and here's one of them: ...

In the Wings - theater notes

Sarasota Herald Tribune

ARTS BRIEFS: Broadway, the West and more, just beyond your door

St. Petersburg Times

'Same Time, Next Year' presents a few firsts for New Tampa Players

Atlanta Creative Loafing

Review: Urinetown: The Musical
Onstage Atlanta finds its golden ticket

Atlanta Creative Loafing Popsmart Blog

Sordid Lives‘ Del Shores speaks up at Whole World

See & Do: Theater: Power Plays Festival

Charlotte Creative Loafing

Evanelical Loafing
Plus, perpetual pouting at Twelfth Night