Posts Tagged ‘Neil Simon’
Wit Served As Old Globe Again Goes Wilde
Few comedies is the history of the theatre deliver more solid satisfaction more consistently than Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’ The present production at the Old Globe Theatre, not its first, demonstrates this yet again.
Read More‘Red Hot Lovers’: Too Adult for TV, Too Timid for Today
North Coast Repertory Theatre’s production does the play justice but also exposes some of its flaws….
Read MoreNCR’s ‘Chapter Two’: For Once, Neil Simon (Horrors!) Isn’t All That Bad
Neil Simon sucks, God bless him, except when he doesn’t. North Coast Repertory Theatre is mounting a very good ‘Chapter Two,’ Simon’s tribute to his second wife Marsha Mason and a nod to the pain of widowerhood — for once, this criminally overrated playwright is on to something.
Read More‘Once’ Is Far from Enough
Ireland and the Czech Republic are two indispensable world nations, and that means they have a trove of cultural insights with which to color their indigenous characters. Then why does Broadway/San Diego’s Once, which centers on a budding love relationship between two natives, feel as lackluster as the rest of the show? Probably because there’s no script…
Read MoreStrong Chemistry Makes “The Odd Couple” Enjoyable
In order for any interpretation of The Odd Couple to work, there needs to be strong chemistry between the two main leads. Fortunately, the stars of North Coast Repertory Theatre’s production of Neil Simon’s legendary comedy have that in spades.
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