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At Globe, August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ Shows It Belongs in Masterpiece Cycle
August Wilson’s 10-play ‘Pittsburgh Cycle’ of life by the decade in a 20th Century Pittsburgh ghetto is more than only an African-American masterpiece. As indicated by the triumphant post-Broadway tour of ‘Jitney,’ the lesser-known 1970s play now at the Old Globe, Wilson belongs among the masters of the American drama.
Read MoreWhat’s Old is New Again: Martha Graham Dance
Fresh. Vital. These are not words I expected to use for the Martha Graham Dance Company’s performance at the Civic Theatre on Wednesday. … What a happy surprise, then, to see the exciting show the Graham company did here, performed by dancers who seemed enraptured by this work.
Read MoreLamb’s ‘Feast’ a Gift of Grace to Audiences
Lamb’s Players Theatre loves a good story – and they’ve been specializing in dramatizing them since their early days as a company. They’ve found another one to tell, and the result is a veritable banquet for the imagination and the soul…
Read MoreScripps Ranch Cast Loves ‘Not Wisely But Too Well’ in Shanley Play
Given societal changes, it would take a good deal of finesse to make “Italian American Reconciliation” work as a contemporary story. The Scripps Ranch production hadn’t found that finesse as of opening night.
Read MoreRep Examines the Misery of Holidays
Among the bright celebrations of theatrical holidays spectaculars there is a darker sub-genre of plays about families bashing each other yet somehow surviving to fight again next year. The Rep currently has one of these.
Read MoreMartha Graham Dance Co.’s ‘The Eve Project’ Kicks off ‘Women in Dance Series’ at Civic Theatre
“When I perform her work, I accept that I am preserving history…I want people to recognize her importance and feel the impact…
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