Poorly staged, this iteration of The Secret Theatre Project was also misleading, as it wasn't theatre at all.
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Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Evita’
Emma Kingston took on the lead role and displayed a clear and forceful singing voice. In some ways, though, the story as a whole is one that feels dated and un-engaging.
Read More »Interview: Serene Chen of The Finger Players’ and Chong Tze Chien’s ‘Framed, by Adolf’
My younger daughter once exclaimed, "Yay! At last you are not a mother or a teacher!"
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Anxiety Stew,’ New Musical About Food Anxieties by David Kelly
Solid performances don't rescue this sequence of disconnected musical numbers sung by characters suffering from fanciful ailments.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Secret Life of Humans’ by David Byrne
A researcher reveals the wartime secrets of famed naturalist Jacob Bronowski in this intriguing production.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘She Calls Me Firefly’ by Teresa Lotz
Often one's unconscious explodes into the present, bearing past traumas in the hope of reconciliation and healing. Lotz attempts to realize this in her strong, heartfelt drama. Her attempt is noteworthy, and the exceptional talents of a powerful ensemble with precise, empathetic direction more than bring the production to life.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Peace for Mary Frances’ Starring Lois Smith
In this dramatization of hospice care the interactions among three generations of family resound with authenticity thanks to a formidable ensemble of actors and their director.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Diana Tapes’ – a Sober Look at Princess Diana
With royal wedding fever just past, this theatrical take on the life of Princess Diana is well worth a look. After its current New York run it moves to London.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘the hollower’ by Liza Birkenmeier
This New Light Theater Project premiere is perceptively imagined, lovingly staged, beautifully acted, and definitely different.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Peace for Mary Frances’ by Lily Thorne, Starring Lois Smith
Thorne's story plunges into the troubled waters of modern hospice care, even as it swims with the prehistoric sharks of family squabbles and old wounds.
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