Mamma Mia! It’s Michael Colavolpe!
Michael Colavolpe is doing a show this weekend. For years, in New Haven in the 1980s, ‘90s and a bit of the ‘00s, that was a common statement. Colavolpe […]
Michael Colavolpe is doing a show this weekend. For years, in New Haven in the 1980s, ‘90s and a bit of the ‘00s, that was a common statement. Colavolpe […]
Lee Marvin—Point Blank By Dwayne Epstein (Schaffner Press, 2013) Dwayne Epstein’s unauthorized biography of Hollywood heavy Lee Marvin does a commendable job of myth-busting. Marvin’s time as a stage […]
The Yale Rep’s production of Caryl Churchill’s Owners closed yesterday. I’d been hoping to head back to see it a second time. I wondered if it got snappier […]
Oh, and there are certainly many more. Question is, would you rather have seen these shows or just heard the hosts talk about them? (Dick Cavett would occasionally mention on […]
Crave Through Nov. 16 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park Street, New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org By Sarah Kane. Directed by Hansol Jung. Dramaturg: Kee-Yoon Nahm. Producer Sally Shen. Set […]
In Ray Davies’ new book Americana, his first published memoir since X-Ray in 2007, we learn a bit about some of the theater projects he developed, both as a solo […]
Almost, Maine Through Nov. 22 at the English Building Markets, 839 Chapel Street, New Haven. Produced by New Haven Theater Company. Directed by Megan Chenot and Margaret Mann. Original music […]
Ian Donaldson’s excellent biography of Ben Jonson is out in paperback. I’m a lifelong fan of Jonson–my father directed a convulsive production of Volpone when I was a tot, and […]
Simple Dreams By Linda Ronstadt (Simon & Schuster, 2013) When Carole King published her memoirs last year (titled A Natural Woman, naturally), she completely overlooked the theatrical manifestation of her […]
More theater-themed comics I’ve found at the wonderful sites www.gocomics.com and www.dailyink.com. Go to them for an overwhelming variety of syndicated strips. This time I’ve found dramatic themes in “Fat […]