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Critic's picks - theater

By Don Aucoin
Globe Staff / November 15, 2009

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NOW PLAYING

THE SALT GIRL John Kuntz gives a compelling performance in his one-man play about a guy wrestling with unresolved questions from the long-ago disappearance of his sister. Through Nov. 22. Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. 866-811-4111,www.bostonplaywrights.org

LAST CHANCE

A LONG AND WINDING ROAD Maureen McGovern brings the polish of a seasoned cabaret and theater performer to this greatest-hits overview of her own history and the experience of the baby boom generation, with interpretations of songs by the likes of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, and Carole King. Through today. Huntington Theatre Company. Wimberly Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts. 617-266-0800, www.huntingtontheatre.org

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF After playing Tevye more than 2,500 times, Topol, now 74, still manages to find new depths of vulnerability in his portrayal of the Jewish dairyman struggling to hold on to tradition. Through today. Boston Opera House. 800-982-2787, www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/Boston

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