Emily S. MendelBerkeley,
“The Great Wave” should have been a great play. It seemingly has all the right ingredients: a spine-tingling story based on real geopolitical events involving a captured young Japanese woman imprisoned by the totalitarian dictatorship of North Korea, while ...
Lynne Friedmann
In the 16th century, a bungled kidnap attempt triggers a domino cascade that nearly foils the future of the teenager princess destined to become Queen Elizabeth I. How young Bess keeps her wits, not to mention her head, will ...
Karen WeinsteinLos Angeles,
Here is the question: What would you think if you saw “A Play is a Poem” and did not know it was written by Ethan Coen? If you had been living under a rock and had never heard of ...
Nancy S. BishopChicago,
"Howards End," the stunning new production by Remy Bumppo Theatre, weaves together strands of three families. The wealthy and elite Wilcoxes—father, sons and daughter—the Schlegel sisters, who belong to the intellectual gentry, and poverty-stricken Leonard Bast and his ...
Lynne FriedmannSan Diego,
The Old Globe's artistic director, Barry Edelstein, has crafted a memorable production of "Romeo and Juliet" that melds the timeless love story with pop and rock music, switches the gender of some of the supporting ...
Karen WeinsteinLos Angeles,
In what can be construed as a forward or prelude, John Leguizamo announces he is about to “undue your entire education.” Had you used some of that education to peruse the program you would have come across a daunting ...
Emily S. MendelBerkeley,
The good news and not-so-good news is that Shotgun Players’ production of “The Flick” is three hours long (including a ten-minute intermission). Good news, because this brilliant 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner takes the time it needs to reveal naturally ...
Emily S. MendelSan Francisco,
After two years on Broadway, the evocative and entertaining musical “Anastasia” is now touring the United States, to be followed by stops in major European cities and Japan. Indicative of its lasting, universal appeal is the public’s love of ...
A new play tackles mandatory vaccinations for children.
Nella VeraNew York,
“Eureka Day,” a new play by Jonathan Spector, centers around today’s headline grabbing topic of mandatory vaccinations. The dramedy (a very funny first half is followed by a more sober second half that shifts in tone following an inevitable ...
Nella VeraNew York,
Former BBC Journalist Catherine Higgins-Moore started researching birth experiences after her first child was born in 2013. The traumatic birth and hospital stay inspired her to interview other women and a play emerged. The Maternity Monologues builds on those ...
