If a musical is going to go the "throughsung" route, it's usually because something about the subject matter feels particularly operatic.

Harold Pinter plays too often become objects of academic analysis...

The mysterious and unknown fascinates us most...

Through Aug. 16, the Centennial Celebrations of the Cathedral of Madeleine continues with its week of solemnity with special sermons commemorating 100 years of education, arts and ...

Have you ever been wandering around one of the many local street festivals and come across a practical demonstration of something similar to karate but much more acrobatic, perhaps with a touch of dance thrown in for good measure?

It probably doesn't hurt that Baryshnikov doesn't have a speaking role; of the five characters that make up Drosselmeyer's cast, he's one of two who doesn't have lines. No, Baryshnikov is simply expected to do what he does...

Along the way, there's room for plenty of fun at the expense of Dottie's unique manner of speaking, including an audience-participation lesson in how to speak Spanish (Fork)...

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen wants to demonstrate the company’s formidable range, and offer audience members three distinct pieces that will challenge their perceptions of time and space. And, of course, she wants to entertain.

The tension in these framing sequences provides for some of the play's most intriguing exchanges, though, it also exposes the extent to which the triangle of the three works isn't entirely equilateral.

This has always been a problematic play for me. What starts out as a bawdy satire on foolish young love takes, well, a bit of a turn. Either that, or its the most brilliant and misinterpreted dark comedy of all time. Im going to stick with the traditional reading, though.