Alexander Iziliaev DESIGNING WOMEN: Campbell M. OHare and Krista Apple-Hodge stop being polite and start getting real in Rapture, Blister, Burn. Feminism. Post Feminism. Raunch Feminism. The complex, ongoing evolution of the womens movement and its effect on living,…
Mark Garvin GETTING SILLY: The cast of Detroit, by PTC at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. Good things come to those who wait. Slow cooking yields the best flavor. You might want to keep these aphorisms in mind as you watch…
Mark Garvin SELFIE LOVE: Laura Giknis and Davy Raphaely in Bad Jews. In planning this falls schedule of theater reviews, I wondered about covering Bad Jews. I had seen Joshua Harmons brilliant, lacerating play last year at New Yorks Roundabout…
Make no mistake about it a performance by Kathleen Battle is An Event. Anyone interested in hearing great music, and experiencing a true diva, should go at least once. In the 1980s, Battle became one of operas top-ranking stars.…
Chris Jordan The cast of Media Theatre’s “The Addams Family.” Sometimes, its all about the cast. Thats been the story from the start for Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elices The Addams Family musical. Its original Broadway production got…
Generally, I like my comedies as I like my martinis very dry. La Bête is well, not dry. In fact, its about as broad as broad gets. But, hey, that can be fun, too especially in the…
Its clever of the Walnut Street Theatre folks to program 9 to 5 on the heels of last seasons How to Succeed in Business. The two big musicals are bookends for corporate America How to Succeed seen through the glinty eyes of male executives, 9…
Frequently, when I go to the opera, even though I recently turned 58, I feel like one of the younger, hipper people there. (Note: This is how I feel if Im wrong, please dont correct me.) Of course, for me, this…
Ian Guzzone Ben Dibble delights in “Herringbone.” They dont call it star power for nothing. The musical Herringbone is a worthy, intriguing show that takes too many detours, and ultimately runs out of gas before coming to a full stop (more on…
I remember the last time I saw Melissa Lynch. It was November 2010, and she was onstage in Latern Theaters Uncle Vanya, playing Sonya, a plain-Jane role at odds with her natural good looks yet Lynch was marvelous. As I…
