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Familiar incidents in the life of Marilyn Monroe are retold in this by-the-numbers comedy-drama.
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Theater Review (NYC): The Bacchae by Euripides at the Secret Theatre
Smart staging and physical comedy make this an accessible if grisly piece of ancient Greek theater for a modern audience.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): For Better or For Worse by Faith Ng
A portrait of an ugly marriage with no easy answers.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Mansai Nomura’s Macbeth at the Japan Society
A cast of five tells an intense, streamlined version of the Scottish play. In Japanese, but I hardly noticed.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): Venus in Fur by David Ives
SRT's Venus in Fur is thrilling, seductive, sexy, and well-acted by actress Steffanie Leigh.
Read More »Interview: Glen Goei and Ivan Heng of Wild Rice’s The Importance of Being Earnest
The director and the actor go beyond their production and theatre to answer some pertinent questions about life, love and the government.
Read More »Circus Review (Singapore): Le Noir by Base Entertainment
Le Noir is a bold and seductive and highly entertaining circus.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): One Night with Janis Joplin at the Pasadena Playhouse
The legendary rocker lives again in an extraordinarily entertaining musical show.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): SAGA
The wizardly puppetry of Wakka Wakka is back, this time with a fiery tragicomedy about horses, hubris, and the Icelandic bank crisis.
Read More »Interview: Megan Hilty of NBC’s Smash on Her Debut Album
A versatile actress, Broadway belter, and now pop songstress, Megan Hilty stretches out artistically on her debut CD.
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