Now don’t get me wrong. I encourage creativity and thinking of ways to present a classic in an unconventional manner. What comes to mind is the Shakespeare in the Park version of “The Taming of […]
Nick Hamm’s “Gigi & Nate,” is loosely based on the book by Ellen Rogers, which chronicled the physical and mental struggles of her son Edward “Ned” Sullivan. Adapted for the screen by David Hudgins, this […]
With theatrical styles ranging from Naturalism, Expressionism, Theatre of the Absurd, to Modernism, Postmodernism, and Classical, in trying to identify exactly what director Jason Alexander had in mind, you’re guess is as good as mine. […]
Stanley Kramer’s 1967 iconic film, GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER, starring Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, and Sidney Poitier, received mixed reviews ranging from “An innately compelling experience,” and “Superior in almost every imaginable way,” to […]
Once in a while, you see a play that is so bad you ask yourself if you should even review it. I decided “yes” as my readers need to be encouraged to spend their theatre […]
Murray Mednick’s THREE TABLES is the newest work from the famous poet/playwright who spearheaded New York’s off-off-Broadway movement in the ’60s. Presented by the Padua Playwrights, the production premiered under his direction at the Zephyr […]
The Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade on January 22, 1973 stated that restrictive state regulation on abortion is unconstitutional. Before that landmark decision, women were forced to either try to end the pregnancy […]
On Stage at the Geffen Playhouse’s intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, is TRAYF,* a very compelling and entertaining play, written by Lindsay Joelle and well directed by Maggie Burrows. The production is basically presented on […]
In view of his enormous body of work in television, film, and stage, multi-awarding winning actor Bryan Cranston should be declared a national treasure. Whether his character is a criminal in “Breaking Bad,” or a […]
As I watched Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s fascinating film, which takes place in Chad, a landlocked poor country in North-Central Africa, I was immediately struck by the universal elements of the human condition, which encompasses the unique […]