This Pulitzer-winning drama's two threads are woven in alternately sad and funny patterns.
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There’s an old saying that you can’t choose your family. It’s true, to some extent, but the relationships in "Water by the Spoonful" show it can be a lot more complicated.
Set in Philadelphia, and pretty much everywhere else, ...
An excellent cast elevates this family dramedy, which ultimately relies on easy narrative devices.
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Family dramedies have a formula. The first half introduces the family and fellow travelers, their zany personality tics and the explosive revelations that could be their undoing. The second half exposes those revelations and sorts out the mess.
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In the classic Mel Brooks routine 2000-year-old Man, Brooks’ character says one of the keys to his longevity is eating nectarines. ‘Half a peach, half a plum, it's a hell of a fruit.’ “The Winter’s Tale” is somehow ...
Desperation mixes unsteadily with blind ambition in this uneven, arms-length drama.
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There is an emerging genre describing the economic downturn that began in late 2008 and continues today. Mass layoffs, foreclosures, the dystopian trajectory of the banking crisis — we are reliving these nightmares in fiction. Add "Bethany" to the list.
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Four sisters bring down a Caribbean dictator in this abbreviated retelling of a true story.
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Political revolutions are perceived as a male-dominated undertaking. In the 1950s, however, it was four sisters who inspired a Caribbean nation to topple one of Latin America’s most brutal dictators. How these women born to privilege went from ...
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By William Shakespeare
Directed by James Newcomb
The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
Nov. 9 – 17, 2013
Judging by The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program’s production of "Much Ado About Nothing," we have a fine ...
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Written by David Ives
Directed by Kim Rubinstein and Sam Woodhouse
San Diego Repertory Theatre
Nov. 9 – Dec. 8, 2013
A writer tackles an adaptation of the 1870 erotic novella “Venus in Furs” then hits a wall auditioning 21st century ...
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Written by Daniel Beaty
Directed by Moisés Kaufman
La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, Calif.
Oct. 10 - Nov. 3, 2013
Paul Robeson—singer, actor, activist. His profoundly beautiful voice could move mountains, even when giving an interview. For two ...
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What’s it like to be lonely? Not just alone but pure existential isolation. How do people cope? The Old Globe’s world premiere production of "The Few" explores these questions, offering a poignant trip into the heart of darkness.
Set in ...
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And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
And Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
If you ever wondered whether the world needs a rock opera rendition of "Romeo and Juliet," ...
