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CHARLIE AND THE (DARK) CHOCOLATE FACTORY

CHARLIE AND THE (DARK) CHOCOLATE FACTORY

I haven’t seen the film or read the book, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the musical comes into its own when it’s at its nastiest. There are upsides and downsides to this. (I’m mostly going to deal with the downsides first, but hang in with this review if you...
EARWORM: WORKS ITS WAY IN

EARWORM: WORKS ITS WAY IN

Playwright Mohammad Yaghoubi’s Earworm is such an intriguing combination of elements. They didn’t all work for me, but they sure as hell kept me engaged. The central relationship is between an Iranian-Canadian podcaster named Homa and her adult son Pendar, who lives...