“In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me”
In honor of These Paper Bullets!, Rolin Jones’ “modish rip-off of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing” which ended its run at the Yale Rep yesterday (April 5), here’s a […]
The In the Mood Review
I previewed this show for CTNow, here. It was at the Shubert last night, April 5, and has two other Connecticut stops this month: for seven performances April 16-20 at […]
Theater Jerk Comics Section
Another crop of theater-themed comics, culled from GoComics.com and Comics Kingdom (formerly Daily Ink): Dana Simpson’s foxy Ozy and Millie, Mike Baldwin’s gag panel Cornered, the ever-brilliant Cul de Sac […]
The The Mystery Boy Review
I had the unusual, serendipitous experience tonight of seeing a bunch of middle school students perform a grown-up musical, then seeing a bunch of young adults create a play out […]
Fugard Closing In on Himself
My review of The Shadow of a Hummingbird, the new play by Athol Fugard starring Athol Fugard, is on the New Haven Independent site, here. I have enduring memories of […]
Arts & Ideas 2014 Announcement: The Theater Subset
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, a New Haven institution now 19 years old, has just announced its 2014 offerings. As usual, it’s an overwhelming list of concerts, talks, […]
Paper Bullets Over Broadway: A Regional Concern
These Paper Bullets! ends Saturday at the Yale Rep. I saw the show a second time last week, and lament that I probably won’t have time to see it a […]
The Platonic Dialogues
The Greek philosopher Plato figures heavily in Athol Fugard’s new play The Shadow of the Hummingbird, which had its opening night last night at Long Wharf Stage II. Here are […]
Izzard, Izzard, Izzard
I scored a ticket to the English portion of Eddie Izzard’s multi-lingual comedy tour-de-force at Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center last week. An intimate, short-notice show to prep for the American […]
Lavin It
Linda Lavin is speaking at Sacred Heart University’s Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts on April 13 at 3 p.m. Imagine what a wide-ranging talk that could be. Lavin was […]