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Eighty years young, Barbara Cook still has that magnificent voice...and she proved it once again...this time mesmerizing and thrilling her fans at her concert(s) at Avery Fisher Hall.

There's more to The Piano Teacher than just sharps and flats. In this seemingly innocent tale of a piano teacher who searches out her former students, the past collides with the present in some disturbing ways.

What strange beast walking is this Wooster Group's Hamlet? Neither fish nor foul-as the cast valiantly re-enacts the 1964 Richard Burton stage Hamlet, unspooling in the background.

Make Me a Song, a compilation of the songs of William Finn, points out once again that he's a composer of brainy lyrics and bright melodies.

The Glorious Ones-well not exactly. The new Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flatery tuner doesn't quite live up to its title. This musical tale of the evolution of Seventeen- century street comedy into a more controlled type of mayhem is mostly flat-a pie in the face without the pie.

Wintuk, Cirque du Soleil's latest, may well entertain the kids, but adults will find it less than charming. And what's with the $15 programs?

Recent revelations in the Catholic Church may have lessened the shock value of The Runner Stumbles, but there's still something to be said for exploring the inner turmoil of a man of faith rocked to his core by doubt and desire

Jenny Lyn Bader's None of the Above could easily slide in to a slot on the small screen. So what's it doing on stage in the first place?

No cartoon super hero( Wonder Woman), is Lynda Carter, making her New York cabaret debut at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency. But a flesh and blood singer who reveals a studied and engaging way with a song.

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Is Barbara dreaming or will she really exact revenge on her philandering husband? That's the interesting scenario acted out in Jim Knable's Spain. This may not be a play for the ages, but it's certainly different.