2014

Poked with a Sharp Styx

Parodies of modern musical theater usually revolve the same one old joke—the unlikeliness or inappropriateness of certain material being put to music. The Simpsons is the standardbearer of such parodies, […]

A Hedda for Alcohol

The Yale school of Drama production of Hedda Gabler (reviewed by me for the New Haven Independent, here) was noteworthy for a number of convincing details and character traits brought […]

NHTJ Comics Section

More theater-themed strips from two indispensible comics sites: GoComics.com and Comics Kingdom (formerly Daily Ink). Nice to have another ham actor featured in Joe & Miella’s Mary Worth. Others below: […]

The Defendant Review

The Defendant Through Jan. 25 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park St., New Haven. By Elia Monte-Brown. Directed by Uahya Abdul-Mateeen II. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org   The Defendant wants to […]

Sickert at Play

A sextet of sculptures by Nicola Hicks, plus some modern art pieces which have been shifted while the second floor is being renovated, have enlivened the fourth floor of the […]