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BABY GO BOOM-BOOM Baby the 1983 Broadway musical now called Baby: The Musical with a book by Sybille Pearson, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr., is a story that is almost a song cycle about three couples, each at different stages of life, who are surprised by an unexpected miracle. What…

BEE THERE AT REVOLUTION! Revolution Stage Company, which had a winner earlier in the year with Avenue Q, has another hit musical comedy on its hands with The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a charmer full of wit, humor and heart. Featuring a fast-paced, superbly giddy and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin (Tony and…

LEGENDARY MAN OF DISTINCTION — AT LEAST IN HIS MIND Directed by Jerome Elliott Moskowitz and written by Tony Padilla, Desert Ensemble Theatre presents an alternate version of the Sherlock Holmes origin story that’s witty, delightful and involving. 1890 London: Sherlock Holmes (Alex Price) is asked to solve a case for Scotland Yard by Inspector…

Still impactful, The Boys in the Band, now playing at Palm Canyon Theater until April 21, is largely based on playwright Mart Crowley‘s own life in 1960s’ Manhattan. The 1968 play was a sensation Off-Broadway, won Tony for Best Revival of a Play in 2019 starring an all-gay cast, and was filmed twice. When the…