Theater Can Be Everywhere
“Comedy is acting out optimism.” — Robin Williams What’s so funny? Good question. Think of it this way; humor is a sort of enriching discovery and can be mined from the most unexpected […]
Diddlysquat and Guilly with staff
Kate Winslet
Mildred Pierce-HBO Mini-Series
Mildred Pierce, the HBO five-part miniseries now streaming on HBO Max, is premised on the 1941 novel of the same title by James M. Cain. This makes twice that Cain’s potboiler has been adapted […]
Headley, Garcia Swisher, Elliot
Sweet Magnolias
Premised on the novels by author Sherryl Woods, Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix series inspired by the romantic and dramatic sensibilities ensconced in the eleven book series that comprise Woods’s various volumes and focus on the joys and tribulations of […]
Shahi
Netflix Review:Sex/Life
If hot and sexy is what you’re looking for but with a plot line more complex than a pizza delivery dude being seduced in the stereotypical tawdry porn film, then maybe you should […]
Springsteen on Broadway
He’s back, on Broadway that is. As of June 26, 2021, Springsteen on Broadway is the first show to open (or in this case, to reopen) on Broadway. Though tickets are in […]
Vosylius, Sheldon, Police, Estelle. Photo courtesy Chance Theater.
Sweat
Sweat is the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner in the category for drama. Written by the praised playwright Lynn Nottage, Sweat is now making its Orange County debut at The Chance Theater in a […]
Photo courtesy North Coast Rep
Becoming Dr. Ruth
For those of us who admire chameleon-like actors — Meryl Streep, Danial Day-Lewis, Kate Winslet, and the late James Whitmore, are all members of this disappear-into-their-character club of thespians — another one of these […]
Photo Courtesy Last Out
Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret
Like other professionals, professional soldiers are oath-bound to perform their duties. Beholden to the intractable wars that the U.S. has been steeped in for the bulk of the 21st century, a phrase of respect […]
Burt Reynolds Knew How to Have Fun With Play Scripts
While we wait for the ubiquitous return of live theater in the Southland (Broadway is scheduled to reopen in September) let us engage in the theater of our minds. After […]
Klena, Moreno. Photo Courtesy of Chance Theater
The Story of My Life
Virtual theater isn’t exactly theater in the traditional sense; after all, that which is streamed or screened alters the theater experience making it more akin to a “live” television show or a […]