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Highly Recommended Broadway: FLOYD COLLINS (Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center)
I CAN’T CAVE ENOUGH In 1917, Kentucky cave explorer Floyd Collins discovered Crystal Cave. Located in the same area as Mammoth Cave—the longest cave system known in the world—the site operated as a tourist attraction by his family. In 1925, while searching for a new entrance to the hundreds of miles of interconnected caves, Collins…
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Opera Review: THE LISTENERS (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
LISTEN TO THE LISTENERS. DO YOU HEAR THE HUM? Perhaps the most contemporary opera ever to grace the Lyric stage, Missy Mazzoli’s The Listeners borrows heavily from reality television, social media, conspiracy theories and science fiction. Liberally sprinkled with f-bombs, Royce Vavrek’s edgy libretto is based on an original story by Jordan Tannahill (b. 1988)….
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REDEFINING RECOVERY: THE EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT OF COMPRESSION SLEEVES ON WRIST INJURIES
Wrist injuries are a pervasive public health concern that can significantly impede an individual’s functional capacity and quality of life. They span the gamut from acute trauma, such as fractures and sprains, to chronic conditions, such as tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome. Their origins are multifaceted, encompassing accidental falls, sports-related impacts, overuse in certain occupations,…
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Broadway Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Palace Theatre)
SHARP AS EVER, BUT DOES IT CUT DEEP ENOUGH? OR, IF YOU WANT BIGGER SHARKS, YOU NEED MORE BLOOD IN THE WATER Glengarry Glen Ross is a testosterone-saturated 24 hours of five salesmen, some metaphorically dying like Willie Loman–others who go home at night and live, no doubt, in a shark tank. Their best sales…
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Theater Review: #CHARLOTTESVILLE (Keegan Theatre in D.C.)
HAUNTING, URGENT, AND SPEAKS VOLUMES Priyanka Shetty’s #Charlottesville, currently running at the Keegan Theatre, is a searing and deeply personal exploration of one of the darkest moments in recent American history—the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. More than a mere recounting of the events, the production offers a visceral and emotionally charged portrait…
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Theater Review: THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND (Lark Theater)
CELEBRATING KANDER & EBB: WHAT A LARK! In the heart of southern Marin County, Larkspur’s Lark Theater is a 1936 art deco movie house with a single screen. It required hard work, dedicated volunteers and plenty of donations from 2004 to 2007 to transform it into a state-of-the-art film and cultural center. Today, this historic…
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Theater Review: SUBURBIA (Mojo Ensemble at Odyssey Theatre)
Suburbia is too close to the country to have anything real to do and too close to the city to admit you have nothing real to do. — American essayist Sloane Crosley First, I want to acknowledge the passing of Ron Sossi, Founding Artistic Director of the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, who made theatre in LA…
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Theater Review: SISTER ACT (Ford’s Theater in D.C.)
BENEATH THE SCHMALTZ IS A JOYFUL NOISE Fun, uplifting, and yes, frivolous, Sister Act is a musical remake of the famously successful 1992 hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg. The historic Ford’s Theater, which also houses a museum based on Abraham Lincoln’s legacy, is a tourist destination and is known for producing non-controversial shows for the…
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Theater Interview: TOM MORAN (Starring in National Tour of “Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar”)
AN HONEST INTERVIEW ABOUT LYING Tom Moran is many things: a stage and film actor, a writer, a voice-over artist, a budding author, and a podcast host of Personality Bingo. Under the auspices of The Abbey and Culture Ireland, he’s been to Sydney and Melbourne with his one-man comedy show, Tom Moran Is a Big Fat…
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Highly Recommended Theater: FIRST DATE (Point Loma Playhouse in San Diego)
I had a blind date. I waited two hours on the corner. A girl walked by. I said, “Are you Louise?’” She said, “Are you Rodney?” I said, “Yeah.” She said, ‘I’m not Louise.” — Rodney Dangerfield Perhaps the only thing less comfortable than the average official first date is if it’s a…
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Dance Review: Dance Review: DIABELLI & SLACKTIDE (Twyla Tharp Diamond Jubilee at Kennedy Center)
AN EXERCISE IN JUBILATION In the midst of a Trump takeover of The Kennedy Center, thank goodness one production wasn’t canceled or withdrawn from the roster. I’m talking about Kennedy Center Honoree Twyla Tharp’s Diamond Jubilee modern dance tour. The iconic choreographer is celebrating 60 years of impeccable dance. With astounding dancers equipped with strength,…
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Theater Review: TRUE WEST (Roustabouts Theatre Company at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego)
TRUE ZEST IN TRUE WEST As my sixtieth year on earth winds down, I’d like to believe those years have seasoned me with a strong degree of wisdom, patience, and finesse. As I said, I’d like to believe that, but there are two people who can reduce me to a furious, outrageous adolescent in a…
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Theater Review: INTO THE WOODS (Musical Theatre West)
THE FAIRY TALES BREAK– AND THAT’S THE POINT The stories are still here. Cinderella. Jack. Little Red. Rapunzel. A Baker and his Wife, tangled in a curse and each other. Into the Woods has always worn its source material like a costume—but it keeps a blade tucked underneath. Musical Theatre West’s new production doesn’t sharpen…
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TIKTOK SONGS TO ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE
TikTok has officially returned to Apple and Google’s U.S. app stores after a brief removal due to national security concerns. With the enforcement of a potential ban postponed, the platform remains a powerhouse for digital content, boasting over 170 million American users. At the core of TikTok’s influence is music. Songs aren’t just background noise….
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Theater Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Wisteria Theater in North Hollywood)
BEE MINUS Now playing at Wisteria Theater in North Hollywood is one of the few wonderful musicals from this century so far, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, by William Finn (music and lyrics) and Rachel Sheinkin (book). Now 20 years old, this delightful musical follows a group of middle schoolers as they struggle…
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Off-Broadway Review: MASTERCLASS (NYC Skirball)
WHITEOUT NYU Skirball adheres closely to James Baldwin’s dictum: “Artists are here to disturb the peace.” With the U.S. premiere of Masterclass, Skirball’s mission has been resoundingly fulfilled. Presented by Brokentalkers & Adrienne Truscott, this provocative, 60-minute two-hander, written by Feidlim Cannon, Gary Keegan, and Truscott, is performed by two of its authors—Cannon and Truscott—presumably…
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Off-Broadway Review: LAST CALL (New World Stages)
A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN BERNSTEIN AND VON KARAJAN… AND THE AUDIENCE LOSES Peter Danish‘s Last Call at New World Stages imagines a high-stakes intellectual showdown between two musical titans—Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan—in Sacher Hotel’s Blaue Bar in Vienna, 1988. On paper, this has the makings of an electrifying clash: a liberal Jewish…
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Broadway Review: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (Music Box)
THE PICTURE OF ASTOUNDING THEATRE I’ve been fortunate to witness some extraordinary one-person plays on Broadway. To name a few: Zoe Caldwell in Lillian, Ben Kingsley in Edmund Kean, Robert Morse in TRU, as well as Elaine Stritch at Liberty, I Am My Own Wife, and outstanding performances by John Leguizamo, Eric Bogosian, and Anna…
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Concert Review: ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Lahav Shani, conductor, at Segerstrom Concert Hall)
COMING HOME TO THE ISRAEL PHIL The Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) lives in my blood. Not metaphorically. This sentiment springs from actual circumstance—a birth story twined around orchestral strings like umbilical cord. On December 6, 1966—that annus mirabilis—my mother was in her 8th month with me in Tel Aviv’s main concert hall while the Israel…
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Cabaret Review: DIVINE SASS: A TRIBUTE TO SARAH VAUGHAN (Lillias White Album Release Concert at 54 Below)
QUITE A NIGHT WITH MISS WHITE The series of concerts by Lillias White at 54 Below—running nightly through March 29 (and live streamed on the 28)—is billed as Divine Sass: A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan: An Album Release Concert. But a few songs in the lively and enjoyable set weren’t connected to the honoree’s career….
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