THEATRE REVIEWS
An Evening of Family Mishegas
Following a matinee performance of Bad Jews at the Cygnet Theatre, an audience member said something along the lines of “I could have seen that show for free in my own house.” That should be an indication of how close to home Joshua Harmon’s script is hitting for some theatregoers.
Read MoreFelder Explains Everything About Tchaikovsky Your Music Appreciation Class Covered Up
Master pianist and thespian Hershey Felder opened his latest composer incarnation, “Our Great Tchaikovsky” at the San Diego Repertory Theatre. A splendid mix of sumptuous music, well-researched history and even a dash of controversial contemporary politics . . .
Read MoreCaring for Others in Abnormal Ways
Most science fiction narratives revolve around plots and events that have never occurred, or been imagined, prior to that point in time. Part of the fun of these tales is that storytellers come up with creative and fantastic scenarios.
Read MoreBaird, John Light the Sky in New Fortune’s Thin ‘Les Liaisons dangereuses’
The French Revolution, and the years before it, inundated the world with news of dire consequences in a particularly failed monarchy. Christopher Hampton’s ‘Les Liaisons dangereuses’ had every opportunity to exploit the revolution in the interest of character development — and somehow, Hampton abandoned its every notion in this nonetheless well-mounted drama.
Read More‘Beau Jest’ a Pleasant Winter’s Diversion at Lamb’s
James Sherman’s Beau Jest is a lightweight trifle that would border on the offensive were it not for smooth ensemble work by an expert cast…
Read MoreLoverly Score, Ascot Gavotte Highlight ‘My Fair Lady’ at Welk
The songs in “My Fair Lady” are brilliant because they sound lovely and critique a rigid class system…
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