Clambering in Montreal: The En Piste Journal is Published
In early July, I went to Canada for a “writing residency” related to the annual Completement Cirque (like, “Totally Circus”) festival in Montreal. Spent a week there exploring the latest […]
Where I’ve Been
With the advent of the new theater season, I’ll be taking this site more seriously, including the tedious chore of letting you know where my reviews and other theater-related musings […]
The Insect Play
From “Going Buggy”: script by Frank Doyle, art by Dan DeCarlo Jr. and Jimmy DeCarlo, reprinted in Archie Double Double Digest #250 , June 2014.
Glass Jaw
Got called out on Facebook by a longtime reader of my theater criticism, for my recent post about the Westport Country Playhouse season announcement. The WCP is doing Broken Glass, […]
Dr. Ether and Mr. Dome
Ether Dome ended its season-opening run at Hartford Stage a few days ago. (I wrote both a preview and a review of the show for the Hartford Courant.) The history-based […]
Danny Aiello’s theater history lesson
The great Gilbert Gottfried, the “comedian’s comedian” who performed just last week in New Haven (christening a new comedy series at the Sports Haven betting parlor) has got his own […]
Wesport Country Playhouse announces its 2015 season of old white men
Westport Country Playhouse’s season is wrapping up with Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel (now in previews, opening Saturday). Which means that the WCP has announced its 2015 season, so it can […]
Season’s Listings
Just added a useful new page to this site. It’s charmingly titled “Connecticut Theater Season 2014-2015,” and you’ll see it under the “Pages” heading on the homepage. This is essentially […]
Grenfell Undistilled
Another BBC broadcast post. Should make this a regular feature. I certainly listen to enough of ‘em. Longtime Long Wharf theatergoers might remember a curious mainstage show in 1990 called […]
“So, Tom…”
I covered Tom Stoppard’s talk at Yale Monday evening for the New Haven Independent, here. It’s a lengthy piece, greatly enhanced by the photography of Phil Rosenthal (whose photos also […]