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Soprano successfully dons four 'Hoffmann' hats

"Well, that was the best singing robot I've ever heard," commented one man after the first act of Florida Grand Opera's production of...

'A Round-Heeled Woman' sexy, funny, touching

"A Round-Heeled Woman," the memoir-inspired play starring a radiant Sharon Gless, is a sexy, funny, touching celebration of one mature...

'Les Miz' makeover a smart move

Some musicals age better than others, and "Les Misérables" is among the timeless. Still, theatrical styles, preferences and...

'Clybourne Park' absorbing, insightful

The conversation about and among people of different races has changed over the half century since Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the...

Incoherent 'Sex and Violence' needs polish

What the Empire Stage production of "Sex and Violence" could really use is some polish. Or maybe just some more time to gestate and...

'Freud's Last Session' captivating

Theater at its most basic is about language and ideas. That is well illustrated by Mark St. Germain's two-character debate play, "Freud's...