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Stephanie Hancock, third from left, anchors an estimable ensemble who power through 28 songs, often at the expense of character development in Shadow Theatre's An Evening With Nina."

“Nina” could bloom with some pruning

May 4, 2016 at 11:18 p.m.

"Nina" could bloom with some pruning

Tracy Warren in "The King & I."

“King” of an expansive, troubled kingdom ***

May 6, 2016 at 4:38 p.m.

"King" of an expansive, troubled kingdom ***

Sam Gilstrap, left, and Lorenzo Sariñana bring visceral anger to their roles as journalists held hostage in the fictional drama "Heads."

Review: “Heads” explores how hostages cope

May 6, 2016 at 6:07 p.m.

Review: "Heads" explores how hostages cope

With good chemistry and solid focus, "The Violet Hour" cast (from left: Kimberly Nicole, Jason Maxwell, Ben Cowhick, Brian Kusic and Crystal Verdon) deftly negotiates a frentic, paper-ridden office loft in Manhattan during April Fool's Day 1919.

“The Violet Hour” ***

May 6, 2016 at 8:42 p.m.

"The Violet Hour" ***

Jeffrey Nickelson, right, and Hugo Jon Sayles star in the title roles of Shadow Theatre's "Oscar and Felix."

“Oscar and Felix” *1/2

May 6, 2016 at 8:55 p.m.

"Oscar and Felix" *1/2

Ellen Kaye as Shelley and Mark Lively as Bat Boy in Town Hall Arts Center's "Bat Boy, the Musical"

“Bat Boy The Musical” ***1/2

May 6, 2016 at 11:42 p.m.

"Bat Boy The Musical" ***1/2

From left: Scott Koop, Annie Dwyer and T.J. Mullin perform in a Heritage Square Music Hall favorite, "The Desperado."

“The Desperado”: ***

May 7, 2016 at 1:15 a.m.

"The Desperado": ***

Pamela Clifton, left, and LuAnn Buckstein in the Avenue's gender-genre sketch comedy, "That Woman Show."

“That Woman Show” **1/2

May 6, 2016 at 10:32 p.m.

"That Woman Show" **1/2

Leslie Rusher offers a coif with advice to Lyndsay Palmer at Truvy's Beauty Salon in PHAMALy's production of "Steel Magnolias."

The shear beauty of PHAMALy’s “Magnolias”

May 7, 2016 at 12:54 a.m.

The shear beauty of PHAMALy's "Magnolias"

The cast of the Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical Artists League's "Steel Magnolias" at the Aurora Fox.

“Steel Magnolias”: ***

May 7, 2016 at 12:05 a.m.

"Steel Magnolias": ***