Searching for a way to tell the serious tale of his cousin's 1988 escape from Vietnam, Nguyen keeps us laughing.
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Opera Review (NYC): ‘You, My Mother’ at La Mama
This remarkable show will not appeal to everyone, but anyone with an adventuresome spirit should go.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Brecht and Weill’s ‘Threepenny Opera’ by Marvell Rep
Marvell Rep's ragged-edged but well-played and energetic New York production is well worth seeing.
Read More »Concert Review: Wilco at the Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, 2/7/12
Wilco gives an ecstatic sold out crowd in Seattle The Whole Love.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): Yours, Isabel
Christy Hall's charming one-act about love in a time of war makes its American Premiere at Actors Co-op in Hollywood.
Read More »DVD Review: Poldark: The Complete Collection
25 hours of classic British "costume drama."
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Inadmissible’ by D. B. Gilles
Who'd have thought a comedy about who'll be admitted to a graduate theater program could be so entertaining?
Read More »Theater Review (LA): The Dining Room by A. R. Gurney
A.R. Gurney's 1981 play is revived in an adequate but forgettable production at the Promenade Playhouse.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Where’s My Money?’ by John Patrick Shanley
Elements of horror punctuate a clamorous comedy of characters desperately searching for a place where they might feel like they belong.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘BOB: Blessed Be the Dysfunction that Binds’
This powerful one-woman show about life with a mentally disturbed brother deserves a larger venue than the tiny 78th Street Theatre Lab.
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