“Look at the shows that have opened so far in the 2004-05 season, and you see a sea of revivals and stand-up comedy. There was a time when it was thrilling to see classics reinterpreted, reconceived or rediscovered. But for the most part many of the dusted-off shows are museum pieces. This would be fine if they were surrounded by other productions of new plays and musicals. But at season’s midpoint, anything that doesn’t have a pre-sold brand name of some kind might as well head straight for regional theater hills (not that we’re facing a renaissance of nationwide creativity there either).”