Hollywood 360 5-23-09
Tom Williams discusses the following stage plays with Carl Amari: Buried Child by Shattered Globe Theatre at the Greenhouse Theatre;
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Author: Tom Williams
The Who’s Tommy
This well sung show was highlighted by the strong vocals form Eric Lindahl and Tom McGunn. For me the dancers made this show a treat. Kevin Bellie gets the pop/rock score to move with energy
Read MoreHasta que el Mortgage nos Separe
No es fácil imaginar sacar humor de la obra de Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, pero milagrosamente y con el espíritu latino indominable, eso es lo que hace la dramaturga Teresa Dovalpage con esta obra muy original. Se trata de una familia Cubana de la clase media-alta de Miami y sus dificultades
Read MoreA Couple of Poor Polish Speaking Romanians
This weird play is told from the perspective of the couple and their xenophobic victims. We’re never sure what happens during the two day journey.
Read MoreThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Filled with a superb cast, many of which have played in Spelling Bee before, the show is a laugh fest of the first order. This smart, hip, thoroughly engaging musical is by far the funniest musical to hit the stage in decades.
Read MoreThe Piano Lesson
Filled with colorful memories and scary stories such as the ghost of the yellow dog and the emergence of Sutter’s ghost at the Charles family’s house, The Piano Lesson is a well crafted and totally engrossing play that keeps your ear open with a fine assortment of storytelling with interludes of blues and an amazing rhythmic work song…
Read MoreMeasure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a tough Shakespeare piece to get right and this hard working cast delivers a fine evening of theatre. Promethean Theatre Ensemble continues to grow as artists
Read MoreBuried Child
Buried Child is a most macabre and perversely humorous tale of a Midwestern family burdened with a dark, terrible secret. When the grandson Vince (winning work from Dsvid Dastmalchian) and his girlfriend Shelly (the intense Helen Sadler) return to the family farm
Read MoreOwen Wingrave
While the plot seems relatively uninspired, the music keeps your attention with a diversity of styles and textures. Britten’s interest in atonality comes through during more conversational moments when the vocal lines can seem almost awkward and unmusical, but these passages are balanced by a couple beautiful more diatonic arias.
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