Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, is a remarkable play in many ways – particularly because it has such a tender women’s point of view despite being written by a man. Steel Magnolias is part comedy of manners, part heartfelt tearjerker, featuring non-stop witty banter. Basically, a friendship comic drama, Steel Magnolias tugs at the heart while making us laugh.
Read MoreMary-Arrchie Theatre and David Cromer and an experimental play are an explosive mixture destined to evoke strong reactions. With a cast of 49 (yes, 49!), set designer Andre LaSalle had to dismantle the basic layout of Angel Island turning it into a shabby apartment rectangle setting with audience on all four sides.
Read MoreAfter hundreds of performances and several remounts, David Catlin’s Lookingglass Alice still thrills audiences with its whimsy, humor, and heart. Trimmed to a tight 90 minutes without an intermission, Lauren Hirte continues her amazing performance as Alice. The show remains as fresh and vibrant as the 2005 original.
Read MoreTheo Ubique, under Fred Anzevino’s leadership, returns to their cabaret roots by paying homage to composer/songwriter Harold Arlen. This revue contains many of the finest songs from the 30’s- 40’s and 50’s including “Over the Rainbow,” “Stormy Weather,” “Get Happy,” “It’s Only a Paper Moon” and “I’ve Got the World on a String” among the 37 songs with music by Arlen in collaboration with many of the finest lyricists of the era.
Read MoreThis engagingly funny and poignant work is a refreshing traditional Irish comedy. It is a tightly written and polished work by Jim Lynch that reflects the sharp eye of director John Mossman and the efforts of the creative folks at The Artistic Home who have invested two years assisting Lynch in the play’s development. The result is a most entertaining and sophisticated work about the raw rural poor inhabitants of the West of Ireland
Read MoreEntertainment attorney Charles Grippo’s new farce is a dud. The matinee I attended found no one laughing – a bad sign for a farce. Despite the cast working frantically to garner any humor in Grippo’s script, there wasn’t much there to harvest
Read MoreFrom the Prologue, we get into the spirit with Willmorth’s rhyming verse with references to King Phycus being a found play performed by “…six players, mostly hacks…”
While Shakespeare patrons will cherish King Phycus, the references still will get newbies to The Bard to laugh because they are clearly and cleverly written and presented. This is one funny good time
Suicide, Incorporated is a finely polished, hauntingly engrossing 90 minutes of theatre. It starts out as a sardonic look at suicide as a business opportunity and ends up a refreshing glimpse into the ultimate spirit of man…Joshua Rollins and Michael Patrick Thornton bond in a moving manner that presents tw0 souls deciding to be strong enough to feed off each other in an attempt to ease their pain.
Read MoreDawkins vividly depicts the drudgery of someone trying to sort out mislabeled and wrongfully addressed letters. This highlights our inability to communicate both with the written word and in person.
Read MoreJim Corti has remounted Sugar with a film in progress motif with terrific staging (set design by Brian Sidney Bembridge) and featuring a spirited cast of gifted comic actors and stellar voices. Jennifer Knox plays Sugar with a cuteness reminiscent but not imitative of Marilyn Monroe.
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