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Understated Obsession Rules Old Globe’s ‘Age of Innocence’

By David Dixon | February 28, 2024 |

Shereen Ahmed and Callum Adams (photos courtesy of Jim Cox).

Many scholars have described Edith Wharton’s novel, The Age of Innocence, as a love story of sorts. Though, The Old Globe’s solid stage version does not come across as a romantic tale.

Promoting Tolerance With Musical Comedy

By David Dixon | August 15, 2018 |

Director John Waters is no stranger to tasteless comedies for adults. Fans of movies such as “Female Trouble” and “Pink Flamingos” would probably never have guessed that one of his more popular films would be a feel-good PG 1988 movie, “Hairspray.”