Reuters - Apparently operating under the assumption that Broadway will be bereft without a French Revolution musical, "A Tale of Two Cities" has arrived to fill the void left by the recent closing of the "Les Miserables" revival. (And before the mail comes pouring in, yes, we are aware that "Les Miz" actually is about the student revolt).

AP - Haven't we been here before? And in much better crafted company?

AP - In the Classic Stage Company's eloquent new production of "The Tempest," a storm at sea creates a brief cacophony of noise, confusion and shouting. The storm tosses a small ship's passengers and crew onto a deceptively peaceful, sandy island, where the sorcerer Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, have watched the proceedings with interest.

Reuters - Finally, a cop show for skeptics.

AP - The final curtain will come down Jan. 15 for the annual musical joy that is "Forbidden Broadway," but this long-running production is exiting on a triumphant note with "Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab," now on view at off-Broadway's 47th Street Theatre.

AP - Wayne Brady, "A Long Time Coming" (Peak Records)

AP - Nicky Silver's "Three Changes" is an unpleasant play about unpleasant people.

AP - Dr. Frankenstein himself could not revive "Igor," an animated comedy about a hunchbacked lab assistant playing at mad scientist.

AP - Taproot, "Our Long Road Home" (Velvet Hammer Music)

AP - "Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland's Glory" (Harper. 432 pages. $35), by Lisa Jardine: In November 1688, Prince William of Orange, the elected leader of the Dutch republic, set sail from the port of Hellevoetsluis in command of a 450-ship invasion fleet bound for England.