Christine narrates with the fervor of as aspiring writer throwing in tidbits of writing technique as she humorously channels her obsession with Ingrid. Christine’s determination motivates Ingrid in unique ways that seem to unclog Ingrid’s writing block
Read MoreThe sisters learn through various trials and tribulations that love and acceptance within the family is superior to material wealth. And that helping others is virtue. We witness little squabbles and tragedies that could easily destroy a family make the March clan stronger as they persevere in a blindly optemistic belief that ‘things will workout just fine.’
Read MoreThis has been done with thorough research and broad sympathy, and generally restrained editorial comment. He appears this time as The Common Intellectual, rumpled and tousled from much head-scratching.
Read MoreAside from the people on stage, Gossamer required the input and collaboration of a whole team of designers. Most strikingly, the puppets, designed by Cynthia Von Orthal, not only managed to turn a human actor into a very believable dog but also somehow gave the terrible mystery of the Sinisteeds a more concrete, yet no less terrifying, presence.
Read MoreBilly’s procrastinating about studying for his Bar Mitzvah and his nagging, at times mean mother Essie (Rengin Altay) mixes large doses of threats and Jewish mother’s guilt at her son. Billy fights her all the way.
Read MoreSet in Paris in 1923 on an exquisite set (designed by Keith Pitts), we enter the bohemian life of international star Isadora Duncan (Jennifer Engstrom in a emotional wrenching performance). We see her lavish lifestyle complete with extensive sexual activity with her drunken Russian poet husband, Sergei Esenin
Read MoreAfter one year doing a show, the cast either gets better or it gets stale. In Million Dollar Quartet, the cast got better, especially Lance Guest as Johnny Cash and Eddie Clendening as Elvis. Both grew confidently in their portrayal of the legendary performers. Tim Decker, the newest cast member, as Sam Phillips, is a more intense, commanding and emotional persona of the man behind Sun Records.
Read MoreBrooks’ structured Young Frankenstein in the best Broadway traditions leaning heavily on vaudevillian Borscht-Belt elements. Brooks proves that he is a terrific song writer mixing tune-full melodies, many parodies of other Broadway shows, with witty, often satirical show specific lyrics.
Read MoreHowever, I truly applaud Rae Gray for straying from stereotype and giving a compelling performance as a teenager battling adolescence and her mother. If Ms. Gray sticks with acting, she is going places.
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