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Rites of spring: Annual ‘ritual cabaret’ fest returns to seashore

Rites of spring: Annual ‘ritual cabaret’ fest returns to seashore

By Colin Mixson

Opening sesame: New play changes hero of ‘Ali Baba’ story

Opening sesame: New play changes hero of ‘Ali Baba’ story

By Aidan Graham

Mothers of the revolution: Reading highlights black women in civil rights fight

Mothers of the revolution: Reading highlights black women in civil rights fight

By Julianne McShane

Eat prey, love: Dystopian play shows the gory extremes of bad romance

Eat prey, love: Dystopian play shows the gory extremes of bad romance

By Kevin Duggan

Tantrum of the opera: New show mocks producers of sub-par musical theater

Tantrum of the opera: New show mocks producers of sub-par musical theater

By Colin Mixson

A history of violence: A bare-bones ‘Julius Caesar’ looks at brutality

A history of violence: A bare-bones ‘Julius Caesar’ looks at brutality

By Julianne McShane

Twice upon a time: The Butcher takes on two fairy tale musicals

Brooklyn Heights

Twice upon a time: The Butcher takes on two fairy tale musicals

By the Butcher of Flatbush Avenue Extension

Welcome Mat: Players make fairy tale musical more inclusive

Park Slope

Welcome Mat: Players make fairy tale musical more inclusive

By Julianne McShane

Summer of love: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ coming to Carroll Park in June

Carroll Gardens

Summer of love: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ coming to Carroll Park in June

By Bill Roundy

Night mother: New play steps into dark family woods

Bushwick

Night mother: New play steps into dark family woods

By Julianne Cuba

Myth-ogny: ‘Medusa’ show looks at female stereotypes

Myth-ogny: ‘Medusa’ show looks at female stereotypes

By Julianne McShane

Mane event: Dance-theater show examines race and identity through hair

Mane event: Dance-theater show examines race and identity through hair

By Julianne McShane

Darkest secrets: Shadow puppet play unveils the hidden cemetery

Darkest secrets: Shadow puppet play unveils the hidden cemetery

By Julianne Cuba

Wilde ’n’ out: Musical mashes Oscar Wilde with fascist future

Bushwick

Wilde ’n’ out: Musical mashes Oscar Wilde with fascist future

By Bill Roundy

Here we go a-‘Carol’-ing

Arts & Entertainment

Here we go a-‘Carol’-ing

By Bill Roundy

A killer show! Don’t miss your ‘Appointment with Death’

Park Slope

A killer show! Don’t miss your ‘Appointment with Death’

By the Butcher of Flatbush Avenue Extension

Going ape: ‘Making of King Kong’ goes behind the scenes

Going ape: ‘Making of King Kong’ goes behind the scenes

By Kevin Duggan

The Last word: Bushwick actor reinvents his show about gentrification

Bushwick

The Last word: Bushwick actor reinvents his show about gentrification

By Julianne McShane

Gangster’s paradise: ‘Al Capone’ is a good show about bad people

Gangster’s paradise: ‘Al Capone’ is a good show about bad people

By Bill Roundy

Victorian adventure: Love stories play out in Ditmas Park home

Victorian adventure: Love stories play out in Ditmas Park home

By Kevin Duggan

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