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In ‘Before the Sword,’ beloved fantasy author becomes metaphorical Merlin

Engaging New Conservatory play puts a (slightly) queer spin on an episode in 'Sword in the Stone' writer TH White's life

Quaking with fervor at the brothel in ‘The Confession of Lily Dare’

Camp maven Charles Busch's latest at NCTC has all the diva elements, although the execution's airy.

Arts Forecast: 12 festive events to put a little jingle in your jangle

Holiday Gaiety, Not So Silent Night, Acid Christmas, Kung Pao Kosher, Dance-Along Nutcracker, and more warm glow-ups.

Sympathetic ‘A Picture of Two Boys’ tells story of friendship under fire

It's a tale that will feel familiar to many—but does the play have what it takes to do the trope justice?

In ‘Encore’ at NCTC, the song remains the same

A flip though the company's musical numbers of the past two years should be a romp, but needs context and energy

Time-tripping back to the height of AIDS in ‘PrEP Play’

'Peggy Sue Got Married' meets pre-exposure prophylaxis in Yilong Liu's relevant tale of generational disconnect

Review: Navigating a matriarch’s dementia (with a sitcom air) in ‘Dot’

Colman Domingo's warm 2019 play at New Conservatory is headed for TV, but needs to work out some tonal kinks.

Review: Gay love story ‘Gently Down the Stream’ stirs few ripples

At New Conservatory, a technically well-done play by the author of 'Bent' seems too familiar even for rom-com territory.

Review: In ‘Interlude,’ swept back to Kansas by COVID

Harrison David Rivers' intriguing play explores the frustrations of sheltering in place in your parents' home—especially when you're gay and Black.

Thrills and frills

ONSTAGE The first thing you should know about the New Conservatory Theatre Center's spiffy new makeover is that there's a cocktail named after a...