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Added Features to this Edition:

New York City critic Adasha Greenwood reviews:

Though the rain it raineth every day,
The show it showeth every night (so far).
A delightful new
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Daniel Sullivan
Featuring Anne Hathaway, Audra McDonald, Raul Esparza,
Micheal Cumpsty, Jay O. Sanders, Julie White, David Pittu
The Public Theater/Shakespeare in the Park

San Francisco critic Judy Richter reviews:

Even naughtiness has a sell-by date ...
What the Butler Saw
by Joe Orton
Directed by Amy Glazer
Presented by Marin Theatre Company
Boyer Theatre

Toronto critic Robin Breon reviews:

What do
Lypsynch,
a pair of Poe events
and the ballet of Carmen
have in common?
The Third Annual
Luminato Festival (2009)!

This Edition:

New York City critic David Spencer reviews:

The playwriting ice is broken ...
rationalism vs. fundamentalism in everyday life
explored in
Next Fall
by Gregory Nauffs
Directed by Sheryl Kaller
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
A Naked Angels Production

Non traditional casting takes a serious test run
as Phylicia Rashad takes over the lead in
August: Osage County
by Tracy Letts
Directed by Anna D. Shapiro
Featuring John Cullum and Elizabeth Ashley
Imperial Theatre

The crowd-pleaser about working stiffs
who just wanna please the crowd...
The Full Monty
Book by Terrence McNally
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbeck
Based on the Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Directed by Mark Hoebee
Featuring Wayne Wilcox, Jenn Collella, Michael Rupert
Michelle Ragusa, Milton Craig Nealy
& Elaine Stritch (among others)
Paper Mill Playhouse

and in brief:
Make Me
by Leslie Ayvazian
(Atlantic)
Groundswell
by Ian Bruce
(The New Group)
Night Sky
by Susan Yankowitz
(Baruch Performing Arts Center)

Florida critic Marie J. Kilker reviews:

It's the 1950s and Sister has some things to tell you,
lest the new liberal world go to your head ...
Late Night Catechism
by Vicki Quade & Maripat Donovan
Golden Apple Dinner Theatre

Philadelphia critic Claudia Perry reviews:

A writer considers a writer and stories mirror existence...
The Andersen Project
Written and Directed by Robert Lepage
Performed by Yves Jacques
Merriam Theater at the University of the Arts

San Francisco critic Judy Richter reviews:

Formerly Peter and Jerry...
which presents The Zoo Story and what came before...
At Home at the Zoo
by Edward Albee
Directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman
American Conservatory Theater

Bouncy!
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Music and lyrics by David Nehls
Book by Betsy Kelso
Directed by Rick Singleton
San Jose Stage Company

Edgy!
Mauritius
by Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Loretta Greco
Magic Theatre

Contemporary!
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jonathan Moscone
Presented by California Shakespeare Theater
Bruns Memorial Amphitheater

and

Pythonical!
The national tour of ...
Spamalot
Music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle
Lyrics & Book by Eric Idle
Directed by Mike Nichols
Starring John O'Hurley
Presented by Best of Broadway
Golden Gate Theatre

Finally:

Twin Cities critic Vlad Dima reviews:

A show about "The Greatest Liar on Earth" ...
Shipwrecked!
An Entertainment:
The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougement
(As Told by Himself)
by Donald Margulies
Directed by Joel Sass
Starring Michael Booth
The Jungle Theater

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