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Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘Pippin’ by Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson
This 1972 musical comedy is still a blast for modern audiences, as exemplified by the production now playing at the Woodlawn.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Life According to Saki’ by Katherine Rundell
Hitting home with twisted humor and the eerie heat of childhood, this snappy adaptation of some of the great British satirist's stories alights in NYC after winning last year's Best of Edinburgh Award.
Read More »Theater Review: (NYC): ‘Crackskull Row’ at The Irish Repertory Theatre
When the spiritual world and the material world come together, a shattering reformation leads toward heaven and hell.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Cabaret’ by Kander and Ebb at the Secret Theatre
Who would have thought Kander and Ebb's classic musical of 1930s Berlin would take on political relevance in the United States in the 21st century? An intimate new production makes the point with snazzy staging and a fine cast.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood’ by Adam Szymkowicz
The Flux Theatre Ensemble's crisp new show careens from laugh to laugh. But the final action of its heroine/hero reminds us what really makes a legend, and how Robin Hood, who may never have really existed, is always with us.
Read More »Theater Review (Off Broadway NYC): ‘Yours Unfaithfully’ by Miles Malleson, Mint Theater Company
Is open marriage a sacrifice of marriage bonds or an enhancement?
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Victor Attar in ‘Golgotha’ – a Holocaust Remembrance Monodrama by Shmuel Refael
The memories of his forced service at Auschwitz haunt a Sephardic Jew for the rest of his life in this searing, frighteningly timely one-man play.
Read More »Theatre Review (Philadelphia): ‘Informed Consent’ by Deborah Zoe Laufer at Lantern Theater Company
Based on a true story of medical science vs. Native American beliefs, Laufer's play creates a too-simplistic binary picture of the issues, though the production is worth seeing for its excellent staging and acting.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Finian’s Rainbow’ Starring Melissa Errico at the Irish Repertory Theatre
The director and cast have wisely kept the slenderized production intimate and "close to the hearth," helped by handsome artistic design and fine musical direction. The character portrayals are down-to-earth and heartfelt amidst an energy and joyful vibrance that is contagious and encourages us to soar spiritually.
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