THEATRE REVIEWS
‘Buddy Holly’ and the Crickets –Oh Boy
Wearing signature black-rimmed glasses, Paul Swensen Eddy conjures the ghost of Buddy Holly in tunes like “That’ll Be the Day,” and “Maybe Baby.” He cranks on his Fender Strocaster guitar (stolen twice in 1958…)and he argues with mentors and band mates…
Read MoreOld Globe’s Richard II More the Poet Than the Tyrant
Every age finds its parallels in Shakespeare and, considering he writes of passions and politics, why not? Robert Sean Leonard makes the deposed English King Richard II a poet, feeding on his misfortune, in the Old Globe production.
Read MoreHeathcliff and Catherine Together Again
While writing “Wuthering Heights,” novelist Emily Bronte probably didn’t expect so many adaptations of her book. Numerous film, television and theatrical television interpretations have come out since the story was published in 1847.
Read MoreLamb’s’ ‘Big Fish’ Is Adrift in a Small And Untenable Pond
Somebody or somebodies once declared that truth is stranger than fiction. In Lamb’s Players Theatre’s ‘Big Fish,’ both are about on a par with each other — but to appreciate that, you have to work pretty hard.
Read MoreProtecting the ‘Queen of the Night’
Musicals are inspired from a variety of sources including literature, historical events and movies. Yet, The Bodyguard isn’t a predictable choice for a screen-to-stage adaptation.
Read MoreDesign, Sound Take Stage in Compelling ‘BlackTop Sky’
The world is out of whack in no uncertain terms, and nobody’s feeling it more than Ida Peters, who’s dying to get her butt out of a Chicago low-income housing project. Her situation is multiplied by infinity in the real scheme of things — and a newly reconstituted Ira Aldridge Repertory Players has mounted a good show to that effect.
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