Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Aliens: A Gem of a Play by One Gem of a Playwright

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If you saw and enjoyed Circle Mirror Transformation earlier this year, you know that the theater world has been granted the gift of an exc...
Monday, April 19, 2010

I Never Sang For My Father: A Gift from a Master of Language

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“Death ends a life, but not a relationship.” I jotted down this quote on my program while viewing the Keen Company’s poignant reviva...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Enron: Full of Sound and Fury, But Signifying Precious Little

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Was the irony intentional? Enron , the much-anticipated British theatrical import about the rise and fall of the Enron Corporation, re...
Tuesday, April 6, 2010

The Glass Menagerie: Deconstructing Memory

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Never trust a memoirist. Haven’t we learned that lesson yet? Remember James ( A Million Little Pieces ) Frey being upbraided by Opra...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Song List from Sondheim Tribute

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In response to a request , here is the list of songs in the order they were performed at the second of the two tribute concerts for Stephen...

Sondheim at 80: All-Star Tribute with the NY Philharmonic

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In this, the season of tributes to the glorious god of musical theater, Stephen Sondheim, it would be difficult to top the two days of c...
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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Brave Men and True: The Temperamentals

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Near the end of The Pride , Alexi Kaye Campbell’s solidly-acted, emotionally moving play juxtaposing the lives of gay men in the 1950s a...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

Quick Takes on Three New Off-Broadway Shows

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I recently attended previews of three new off-Broadway shows: Mr. and Mrs. Fitch , The Pride , and Clybourne Park . Here are my impressio...
Monday, January 18, 2010

Jerky Ride Through the Mind of a Mass Murderer

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Some plays are intended to disturb --not just by shaking up the audience through provocative ideas, but by using the theatrical platform t...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Off-Broadway Delights, Part III: The Irish Rep

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T he Irish Repertory Theatre is probably my favorite Off-Broadway venue. The creativity and skill behind its productions is all the more r...
Thursday, January 7, 2010

Off-Broadway Delights, Part II

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This is the second in an ongoing series of postings about Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway acting companies that provide some of the best ...
Monday, December 21, 2009

Ragtime disappoints

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I’m back after a longer-than-anticipated intermission, owing to other commitments that have kept me away from these pages, although, I has...