A new take on the run-up to the Salem witch trials proves a gripping work with echoes of Shakespeare as well as 'The Crucible.'
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DVD Review: ‘Blandings, Series One’
A certainly silly, but also highly enjoyable, series from the U.K.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘The Old Settler’ by John Henry Redwood
A difficult period in the history of race relations in America is nevertheless given a nostalgic hue in this familiar but effective story of a May-September romance.
Read More »Comedy CD Review: Rick Moranis – ‘My Mother’s Brisket’
Moranis comes out of retirement for a comic tribute to his ethnic heritage.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘Track Twelve’ by Emily Comisar
Strangers on a train.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘A Future Imperfect’ by William S.E. Coleman
Fun with dystopian futures.
Read More »Rick Moranis Redux
Moranis is making the publicity rounds in support of his new comic album.
Read More »Comedy CD/DVD Combo Review: Kumail Nanjiani – ‘Beta Male’
Kumail Nanjiani's standup act riffs on his early life in Pakistan and new life in America.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Harlem Summer Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’
Shakespeare's most culturally outdated play gets a boisterous Caribbean-ized production at the Riverbank State Park amphitheater by the Hudson River.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘High Class’ by Michael Chiang
A standout performance from Nikki Muller brought Mary Tyler Moore to mind, both physically and in comic and dramatic acting prowess.
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