Stage and film are combined in Edward Allen Baker's successful attempt to depict two sisters in today's society who deal with the complications of coming to terms with the verbal and physical abuse by their husbands—one not sure how to handle it, the other not sure how ...
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The Legendary Times of Bulgakov
ARTEL took the persecution of Russian playwright-novelist Mikhail Bulgakov ('The Master and Margarita') and rendered it devoid of context and visceral power.
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THE FUNKY PUNKS CIRCUS SPECTACULAR
An audience participation show demands an audience. And youngsters should be present at an afternoon children's performance. Both were largely absent at the opening of the newest offering from the Troubadour Theatre Company's Funky Punks, leaving this ragtag troupe of seven clowns lost without loads of laughter. To ...
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Every once in a while, indie film meets indie rock in a tragically hip combo that aspires to become the next indie darling.
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After a spate of recent productions of Thornton Wilder's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, it's a pleasure to witness one that adheres honestly to the text. Two of those less pleasing productions had female Stage Managers, one in an up-to-date woman's business suit—though the play takes place ...
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Betty Buckley: Then and Now and Broadway Request
You can understand her large fan base wanting to hear "Memory" -- the singer never does it the same way twice, and yet it's always so beautifully produced.
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Like any WASP worth his salt, this A.R. Gurney play can be dressed up or down and still look crisp. The self-referential script, centering on the reaction of the playwright's family to his autobiographic plays, reads gently and poignantly. But director Robert O'Reilly also emphasizes the humor ...
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at the Redondo Beach
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Presented by and at Manhattan Ensemble Theater, 55 Mercer St. (at Broome St.), NYC, April 1-May 12.
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Reviewed by Victor Gluck
