A Victorian-age woman and a modern-day Muslim woman in the UK tell their parallel stories.
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Theater Review (NYC): Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘Henry IV Part 1’ and ‘Henry IV Part 2’
What makes these productions so good is their attention to detail, both in the actors' characterizations and in the myriad perfect touches of action and interaction.
Read More »Theater Review (Bethesda): ‘Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett’
Actress and comedian Carol Burnett is still in her element at these live, intimate Q&A sessions.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Henry V’ from the Royal Shakespeare Company
Many of the play's well-known scenes and speeches hit home with depth and exactitude under Gregory Doran's scholarly and wide-angled direction in this spectacular if flawed production.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Nathan the Wise’ with F. Murray Abraham and Stark Sands
With a uniformly excellent cast, this bracing version of Gotthold Lessing's German Enlightenment play hits home with its then (and still) controversial view of religion: that no faith has the uniquely true message of God.
Read More »Theater Preview (Los Angeles): Four Clowns Gets Dark With ‘Lunatics & Actors’
Citing Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight as an example of an actor's extreme dedication, Aluma wondered: "How far is too far? Is it still acting or has it become this psychosis they are living truthfully in an adopted mind – turning on something that is no longer them and is in fact dangerous?"
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): Tony Award-Winning ‘Memphis’ at the Woodlawn Theatre
A solid production and bright performances help to cover the clichés.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Troll’ by Ken Greller
'Troll' plunges headlong into the hyper-modern. Are our online selves our true selves at all? If not, what are they? What do their actions say about us? The questions are vividly relevant.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): Kathleen Clark’s ‘Secrets of a Soccer Mom’ at AtticRep
Three enthusiastic performances bring some needed energy to sitcom-level material.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): ‘Songs for Eternity’ with Ute Lemper – Music from Ghetto and Concentration Camp
For three decades, Italian musician Francesco Lotoro has traveled the world collecting manuscripts of music written in concentration camps and the Jewish ghettoes during World War II by victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
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