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Theater Review (NYC): ‘A Regular Little Houdini’ by Daniel Llewelyn-Williams
This impactful one-man show presents a fascinating tale about the great magician and escape artist and the romanticism found deep in the hearts of the people of South Wales. It sensitizes us to the history and lives of the individuals of that time.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ at the Irish Repertory Theatre
Watching and hearing this "live radio play" adaptation, we process a confluence of the past (1940s) and present (2017). The two run simultaneously, a visual and aural parallel which adds to the fun. I felt strangely part of an absurdist time warp as observer and participant.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘The Addams Family’ Musical
With a good and humourous story, great music, superb singing and acting, and lovely costumes and set, 'The Addams Family' may be almost 80 years old but this grand dame makes for a timeless concept of 'family' that entertains even today.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical’
Kyle Jarrow has conceived a story that puts the show's appealing characters into a doomsday scenario encrusted, sea anemone-style, with a surprisingly persistent if easy to take sociopolitical edge.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Forever Young’ by Sing’Theatre
As the cast sings 'Forever Young' to close the show, heartstrings are definitely pulled, as we all have parents or know people around us who are growing older with each day. And that includes ourselves.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Washed Up on the Potomac’ by Lynn Rosen
This smart, hilarious new play from The Pool is a blast of wit, broad humor, and sharp observations of how artists' struggles mirror human nature.
Read More »Theater Interview (San Antonio): Morgan Clyde, Writer/Director of ‘Like Stars, Moonie’
The San Antonio performer and playwright talks about the theater scene in the Alamo City and her new work now playing at the Overtime Theater.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The House on Poe Street’ by Fengar Gael
Full of whimsical humor and partly a modern love story, 'The House on Poe Street' teases the audience by suggesting mysterious undertones. Is the titular house the structure where Edgar Allen Poe wrote 'The Raven'? And do spirits haunt the Gothic setting?
Read More »‘Daryl Roth in Conversation With Linda Winer,’ a League of Professional Theatre Women Event
Broadway producer Daryl Roth struggled with the decision to close 'Indecent,' seeing the show each night for its 'final' two weeks and struck by the standing ovations. The last night, overwhelmed with emotion, she strode up to the closing notice and ripped it apart.
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