“Bread is Satan,” Eve Ensler declares definitively early on in the production of The Good Body, her one-woman show and follow-up to the wildly popular Vagina Monologues, now playing at the Lincoln Theatre. As she nevertheless waxes on about the joys of bread and dismisses such derivatives as flatbread as the mere “memory of bread,” Atkins aficionados, South Beach slaves, and whole-grain worshippers in the audience can’t help but grin with understanding. The tension between…

December may have been classic musical central, but January brings a new year and host of exciting options, heavy topics and renowned playwrights showcased by local theatres. Opening this week is Studio Theatre’s anticipated Neil LaBute Festival, highlighting the work of the often-caustic man responsible for, among other things, The Shape of Things and In The Company Of Men. The festival kicks off with Fat Pig, which explores whether a man can overcome his friends’…