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There was no Week in Review on November 25. This week's post contains news from last week and this week. Lincoln Center Festival Exciting news about the 2017 Lincoln Center Festival: For the first time ever, three ballet companies will perform the George Balanchine classic, Jewels , at the same performance. Members of the New York City Ballet , the Paris Opera Ballet , and the Bolshoi ballet will share the wings, with NYCB members dancing "Rubies"; POB members dancing "Emeralds"; and Bolshoi members dancing "Diamonds." The five-performance run begins July 20, 2017, and concludes July 23. Premium ticket packages are on sale now, and individual tickets go on sale March 29. You can expect to hear the full Lincoln Center Festival lineup shortly before individual tickets go on sale. Visit lincolncenterfestival.org for more, and watch the announcement, which was live-streamed on Facebook and includes interviews with the companies' directors, Pet...

The Beatles famously sang, "all you need is love (love, love)." Were the Fab Four right? That question is at the crux of Mike Bartlett 's new play, Love, Love, Love , enjoying its New York debut in a terrific Roundabout production. Bartlett ( Cock , King Charles III ) is a great writer and a keen observer of relationships, and he proves as much with this decade-spanning serio-comedy that traces the relationship of Kenneth ( Richard Armitage , appealing, commanding, charming) and Sandra ( Amy Ryan , sharp, cunning, captivating) from the swinging 60s to present day, all under the direction of Tony winner Michael Mayer ( Spring Awakening , American Idiot ). Act one begins in the 60s. Feminism is blossoming. People are exploring, trying new things. In the process, they are finding out or coming to terms with what old things mean under these new circumstances. This dynamic is explored as we meet Kenneth and Sandra, as well as Kenneth brother, Henry ( Alex Hurt ). K...