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A Behanding in Spokane
Christopher Walken gives a bizarre, kooky, and captivating star turn in Martin McDonagh's blood-soaked black comedy. ... More »

The Boys in the Band
Once word is out on the Transport Group's sensational site-specific production of Mart Crowley's landmark play, tick... More »

Good Ol' Girls
The quicker this exuberant, funny, and touching musical show with a societal message bursts out of these cramped qua... More »

Movie / TV Reviews

Green zone

Green Zone
Somehow the Iraq movie canon keeps growing. Now Paul Greengrass enters the fray with "Green Zone," a film that is part action flick, part political thriller, and all fail. More »

alice in wonderland

Alice in Wonderland
Not that there was any doubt that, when it came to restaging the 1865 Lewis Carroll classic for a 21st century sensibility, Tim Burton would be the man for the job. More »

Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest
The stories of the three cops at the center of "Brooklyn's Finest" aren't so much interweaving narratives as they are bullets fired from different angles at the same target. More »

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NY Theatre Reviews

The Scottsboro Boys

NY Review: 'The Scottsboro Boys'
First the good news: The score for "The Scottsboro Boys," the final collaboration of the legendary Kander and Ebb, is a strong one, containing songs as good as any they've given us. More »

Top Secret

Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers
The undeniably dramatic true story of a great struggle for American freedom of the press seems awfully dry, coming across as theater that's good for you rather than good theater. More »

Norma Doesmen

Norma Doesmen
This infantile spoof of "Sunset Boulevard" aims for the lowest common denominator. More »

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LA Theatre Reviews

Dolores and North of Providence
With Carly Simon's wistful pop ballads in the background and a glimpse into the a low-rent Rhode Island apartment, the stage is set for an evening of Edward Allan Baker's early one-acts. More »

Dual Citizens

Dual Citizens
What works in a solo performance and what doesn't? Check out these two. One is unique, memorable, abstract enough to provoke thought, and concrete enough to allow us to relate. The other isn't. More »

Men of Tortuga

Men of Tortuga
Jason Wells' Steppenwolf-bred dark comedy, now in its West Coast premiere, initially feels like an enigmatic Samuel Beckett play, updated to offer sardonic commentary on greed and amorality in the corporate jungle. More »

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Industry Grosses

Rank Title Gross
1. WICKED $1,337,882
2. THE LION KING $1,042,653
3. BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL $1,031,865
4. JERSEY BOYS $987,427
5. A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE $892,291
6. WEST SIDE STORY $808,694
7. A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC $787,059
8. MAMMA MIA! $661,456
9. MARY POPPINS $641,692
10. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $608,166

Week ending March 07.
Credit: The Broadway League

Rank Title Gross
1. ALICE IN WONDERLAND $116,101,023
2. BROOKLYN'S FINEST $13,350,299
3. SHUTTER ISLAND $13,225,411
4. COP OUT $9,289,311
5. AVATAR $8,118,102
6. CRAZIES, THE $7,078,851
7. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: LIGHTNING $5,124,623
8. VALENTINE'S DAY $4,154,110
9. CRAZY HEART $3,312,591
10. DEAR JOHN $2,782,079

Week ending March 07.

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