When is reconciliation and forgiveness meaningful?
Read More »Theater
Theater Review (NYC): ‘Line’ by Israel Horovitz
At moments, the refreshed production of NYC's longest-running play reminded me of looking at those books of old New Yorker cartoons from the 1950s and '60s, with their wordless multi-panel stories and their hapless Organization Men. But for most of its length, I wished I'd gotten on line for something else.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Strange Country’ by Anne Adams
New Light Theater Project's new production gives us an uncommon triple portrait of common anguish, straight from the strange country of the human condition.
Read More »Theater Preview (DC): Shakespeare’s Globe Brings ‘The Merchant of Venice’ with Jonathan Pryce to the Kennedy Center
The highly acclaimed revival stars 'Game of Thrones' actor Jonathan Pryce and runs July 27 - 30 in D.C. It continues to Chicago in August, China in September, and back to Shakespeare's Globe in October. The international tour will end fittingly in Venice, Italy.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘Lunt and Fontanne: The Celestials of Broadway’ at the Classic Theatre
Co-star Lang's one-act piece is a warm portrait of one of the most famous (and forgotten) acting couples in Broadway history.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘My Mother Buys Condoms’ by Helmi Yusof
Unique viewpoint of senior citizens continuing to live, even if that means rediscovering the joys of sex.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): Wild Rice’s ‘Hotel’ by Alfian Sa’at and Marcia Vanderstraaten
These are exactly the types of Singapore stories that the world would be fascinated to watch: raw, real, riveting and resonant.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Adelaide Mestre on Her Solo Show ‘Top Drawer’
For thousands of Cubans who escaped to the U.S. when Castro took over the country and confiscated their lands and dreams in the name of Communism, there was always the hope of return. Fifty years later the hopes have manifested into reality. Adelaide Mestre, of Cuban ancestry, was one of …
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’
This 'Hamlet' isn't the exploration of Shakespeare's sources that I expected. But it's good Shakespeare.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Les Misérables’
'Les Miz' proves a timeless musical, still with remarkable visual and aural splendor more than 30 years on.
Read More »