Art
In 1994, French playwright Yasmina Reza penned an examination of male friendships and the world of art. Winning a Moliere award, it went on to be translated by Christopher Hampton […]
Uribes, Schindele, Stanton. Photo by Mike Bradecich.
The Answer Is…Reflections on My Life
It’s difficult to think of the longtime host of Jeopardy! as the late Alex Trebek. In reading his memoir, The Answer Is... — a fun play on the classic answer-first quiz show’s format — Trebek’s literary voice resonates […]
Chelsea Peretti as Gaby in Spinster
Spinster
Spinster is a term that is fittingly out of fashion in the 21st century. In days gone by the word spinster referred to a woman who had aged out of the demographic in which […]
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
With theaters closed and live theater on the life support of screen streaming, your committed theater writer is obliged to keeping this column vibrant and relevant until we all can return to live performance […]
Giving Voice
The United States has produced a mighty amount of profound playwrights — among them Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, Lillian Hellman — but the American bard who is […]
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Hillbilly Elegy
JD Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy has been turned into a Netflix movie directed by Ron Howard, the competent — but too eager to satisfy the mainstream moviegoer — auteur of such popular films as Splash and Apollo 13, both starring […]
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The Reagans
“Make America Great Again,” piles of supposed proposals suggesting a formative policy agenda, right-wing Christians in the spotlight pushing hard for a thinner line between church and state, calls for government deregulation, a […]
Meet the Unsung Heroes of Impro Theatre
Impro Theatre Unscripted series represents one of the most ambitious theatre companies presently entering the online environment with entertainment. Since I’ve already experienced a number of fledgling offerings on Zoom, one […]
From Top: Phillip J. Lewis, Erin Anne Williams, Alex Dabestani and Matthew Floyd Miller. PHOTO by Mike Bradecich.
Daisy: A Chilling Reminder from the Past
Of Daisy, his chillingly prescient political play, Sean Devine says, “The [Daisy] commercial played only once. And we’re still talking about it.” I venture to say, we’re now living it. I hope you’re sitting […]