The crème de la crème of the Paris avant-garde of a century ago mingle with dinner guests, converse about art, and serve dinner in this high-spirited exercise in immersive theater.
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Theater Review (LA): ‘Dorian’s Descent’
Oscar Wilde’s cautionary tale from 1890 is adapted for the musical stage in an overlong and repetitive production.
Read More »World War W – The Horrific Worldwide War on Women Continues
Make no mistake, this war is as dangerous and difficult to fight as any previous conflict, and the enemy is as nefarious as any dictator or opponent that we have ever faced.
Read More »Charlie Chaplin, ‘House of Cards,’ and Bertolt Brecht’s Alienation Effect
Brecht's Alienation Effect took a different course after Hitler's rise to power. Spacey’s political drama is less about politics than about cold-blooded personal ambition.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Tragedy of Dandelion’ by Duncan Pflaster
Written entirely in iambic pentameter, this work of Shakespearean scope does not have Shakespearean results.
Read More »Memorial Day – Memories of Celebrating With Those Passed On
Their patriotism was inextricably linked to love of country, and to the last one I spoke to over the years, none of them were hawks who wanted conflict or sought to be in the thick of combat. They loathed war, but did love their country, so it was something they did out of a sense of duty and obligation.
Read More »Theater Review: Staged Reading of ‘I’ll Say She Is,’ ‘Lost’ Marx Brothers Musical Not Seen for 90 Years
'I'll Say She Is' will get a full production this summer at the New York Fringe Festival. Before this weekend's staged readings, the Marx Brothers' first Broadway musical hadn't been seen in any form in 90 years.
Read More »Insects as Food – Raw, Cooked or Dipped in Chocolate?
Insects are free, high in protein and, when you think about it, no weirder nutritionally than oysters, eels, frog’s legs, blowfish, pig’s trotters, sheep’s eyes, or blood sausage.
Read More »Kosen Rufu – Propagation of World Peace
Nichiren is a form of Japanese Buddhism that emphasizes repeated recitation of the mantra nam myoho renge kyo for health, happiness and enlightenment.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ – Original Cast Recording
The original cast album preserves a fine score and a star turn from Kelli O'Hara.
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