Keith A. Joseph

The Wizard of Oz is the dramatic equivalent of a theme-park ride.

Sunset Boulevard aspires to be caviar, though a fishy smell lingers in the air.

Jitney is a minor though affecting drama from a major playwright.

Cabaret Dada and Flipside offer an evening free of thought.

Great Lakes has admirably revived Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. But a little tweaking would have helped.

Ensemble Theatre yields a folk-art gem with Valley Song.

The Jewish Community Center’s Old Wicked Songs offers caviar for the soul.

Dobama’s Truth is an inspired slice of theatrical magic.

Males get the deep freeze in the PlayHouse’s new female revenge comedy.

The seventeenth annual New Plays Festival offers an alternative to Betty Crocker-approved megahits.