LiteratureTheatre The Rise and Fall of Becky Sharp By Stephen West on May 1, 2019 Becky Sharp, the anti-heroine of William Makepeace Thackeray's sprawling 19th-century... Read more →
Theatre Stars Make and Break Hillary, Burn By David Sheward on May 1, 2019 Star turns can make or break a production. Two recent Broadway openings feature big-name... Read more →
MusicTheatre 2 Falsettos, the Musical That’s Here to Stay By Sylvie Drake on April 24, 2019 Much like its earlier versions, this Falsettos manages, warts and all, to unpack surprise and fun. What it lacks in perfection, it compensates for as a glorious anthem to our flawed humanity.
MusicTheatre Three Diverse Broadway Musicals: Oklahoma!, Hadestown, Proud By David Sheward on April 24, 2019 Like our current political climate, Daniel Fish’s sex-drenched nightmare version of... Read more →
Theatre The Niceties, Is That All There Isn’t? By Sylvie Drake on April 23, 2019 Eleanor Burgess’ The Niceties, a two-hander that tackles related problems about... Read more →
Theatre Faith Healer Heal Thyself By Sylvie Drake on April 17, 2019 Brian Friel is the kind of misanthropic and poetic playwright who speaks to me: elusive,... Read more →
Theatre Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice Taken & Given By Sylvie Drake on April 17, 2019 Dear Sugar: I was really looking forward to seeing your adaptation of Cheryl... Read more →
Theatre 1 Glenda Jackson Stars in a Confusing Lear By David Sheward on April 11, 2019 Some actors are larger than life, but not life-like. We admire their craft rather than... Read more →
FilmTheatre Relive Classic ’80s Films with the Brat Pack! By Steve Gottfried on April 11, 2019 2019 Got You Down? Jonesing for a simpler time when Brat Pack movies like The Breakfast... Read more →
LiteratureTheatre Nothing Poor About These Yella Rednecks By Sylvie Drake on April 10, 2019 Playwright Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone came and went, at South Coast Rep (SCR) and at East... Read more →
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