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Review - Streamers - A Vietnam War Classic Revisited

Playbill

* Brad Oscar Is "Prince of Humbug" in Barnum at Sarasota's Asolo Rep Beginning Nov. 12
* Farragut North, Timely Play About a U.S. Political Campaign, Opens Nov. 12
* Walsh Slips Into Edie's Regalia in DC Grey Gardens Nov. 12-Dec. 21
* Marie Jones' Rock Doves Flies Into Philly Nov. 12-Dec. 7
* Walnut Street Beat: Homegrown Hairspray Opens in Philly Nov. 12
* Native Theater Festival Commences at Public Theater Nov. 12
* Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun Opens in Cleveland Nov. 12
* The Real Thing, with Bowen, Templeman and Whalley, Begins L.A.T.W. Run Nov. 12
* Chaffin Performs and Signs New CD at Barnes and Noble Nov. 12
* Chicago Veterans Resnik, Kelly and Whitney Tend Northlight's Grey Gardens, Starting Nov. 12
* PHOTO CALL: Sondheim and Weidman's Road Show Reaches Off-Broadway
* LAST CHANCE: To Be or Not To Be, Wig Out! and Oedipus Cycle

TheaterMania

Peter Filichia's Diary: High Schoolers' Non-Musical
After the ticket-taker dutifully dealt with my ticket, before I actually entered the Connolly Theatre, I heard a voice coming from the stage. Was I late? I consulted my watch, and saw that it was 1:50, a full 10 minutes before the Saturday ...

Review: Streamers
The Roundabout gives a sizzling, well-acted revival to David Rabe's play about a group of Vietnam War-era soldiers.

Review: Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents
Grace Gummer stars in Lukas Bärfuss' episodic piece about a mentally challenged young woman's sexual awakening.

Review: Sleepwalk with Me
Mike Birbiglia's solo show deals with serious issues, but is an 80-minute grinathon.

* Chenoweth, Cyrus, Leguizamo, Menzel, et al. Set for Macy's Thanksgiving Day's Parade
* Barbara Cook to Join Jonathan Tunick for November 24 Birdland Show
* Full Cast Set for Theatre Tribe's Skull in Connemara

Talkin' Broadway

Review: Streamers
Go ahead, throw around the "D" word. It's an appropriate, perhaps even accurate, description of David Rabe's 1976 play Streamers. After all, if a play set in a Virginia army barracks in 1965, and concerning a quartet of soldiers tussling with issues of class, race, and sexuality before shipping out to Vietnam isn't dated, what is? Hasn't our understanding of each of these topics progressed well beyond what any 32-year-old play could teach us - especially in the coinciding eras of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and President-Elect Barack Obama? . . .

Review: Sleepwalk with Me
When Nathan Lane talks, in-the-know theatre folk know to listen. Since his lilting punch of a voice commands your attention, why shouldn't his name when he places it prominently above the title of an Off-Broadway show? Sleepwalk With Me, the new show that Lane is coproducing at the Theatre at 45 Bleecker, conclusively proves it should. In Mike Birbiglia, the show's writer and performer, you'll find a talent of such vigorous freshness that you get a glimmer of understanding of what it might have been like to discover Lane once upon a time. .

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CurtainUp

Review: Streamers
This earnest, well-acted but mostly patience-trying revival certainly makes its points, although they have been blunted by time