Streetcar Arrives
Who, me? I’m waitin’ for a streetcar. —Bugs Bunny, 14 Carrot Rabbit (1951) The Yale Rep’s production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire began previews last Friday and has […]
Yale Cabaret Announces Seven More Plays in Its Fall Season
As promised, the new co-artistic directors of the Yale Cabaret have figured out the rest of the fall semester offerings for that beloved basement-dwelling student-run theater. Also as promised, the […]
Make Jokes, Not War
This is a page from Joker’s Daughter #1 (Batman #23.4), which went on sale today. It’s part of an innovative DC comics scheme where nearly all the company’s regular titles […]
Doctor Sleep: What became of The Little School?
The big new Stephen King book came out yesterday. Doctor Sleep is a sequel to The Shining. You’re forgiven if you’ve forgotten that the protagonist of The Shining, Jack Torrance, […]
Square One Theatre Company’s 2013-14 Season: A Freud in the Hand is Worth Margulies and a Busch
There was a time when Square One Theatre Company seasons were anchored by murder mysteries and old community theater staples. The company often took risks, but not across the board. […]
If I were fair, Thisby, I were only Stine
R.L. Stine is coming to sign books at R.J. Julia Booksellers next Saturday afternoon. You might be thinking, “Ooh, that’s a whole month before Halloween.” But actually his timing’s off […]
Truth, Mumbai and Videotape
Connecticut-based playwright Susan Cinoman allowed me to host a reading of her one-act Truth and Sex during the August edition of Get to the Point!, a storytelling/ spoken word series […]
Back to Cabaret
The new Yale Cabaret season, as you’ve doubtless noticed from the review posted below, has begun. It’s the theater’s 46th season. (My interview with the three new co-artistic directors is […]
The We Know Edie La Minx Had a Gun Review
We Know Edie La Minx Had a Gun Through September 21 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park Street, New Haven. Remaining performances Saturday at 8 & 11 p.m. (203) 432-1566, […]
Theater Jerk Reborn
My original New Haven Theater Jerk site is falling apart like the fifth act of Cymbeline. It gave me no problems for years, but a casual update attempt tonight started […]