Green room
“And you can…” “Um, I know a lot of people’s last words.” It was an indulgence, learning last words. Other people had chocolate; I had dying declarations. “Example?” “I like […]
Whole Lotta Shakespeare Goin’ On
The Westport Country Playhouse has finally announced what’s filling the June slot on its 2014 season: Sing for Your Shakespeare, a new revue of songs from stage musicals and other […]
An extra Hartbeat
Hartbeat Ensemble—Connecticut’s version of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, exploring social issues through a variety of entertaining styles—has a Youth Play Institute. The program’s teenaged playwriting interns learn how to […]
More Theater Beatles
These Papers Bullets! (at the Yale Repertory through April 5; see review here, more reviewy stuff here, preview here) is the latest, but far from the first Fab Four-fueled […]
The The Crazy Shepherds of Rebellion Review
The Crazy Shepherds of Rebellion Through March 22 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park St., New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org Conceived and directed by David E. Bruin. Dramaturg: Phillip Howze. […]
The These Paper Bullets! bullet points
Opening night of These Paper Bullets! at Yale Rep was a big deal for me. I have what might be classified as an unusual familiarity with the work of […]
Where My Reviews Are When They’re Not Here
Thought I should hip you to the reviews I’ve been publishing over at the New Haven Independent. It’s where my longform reviews have been going as of late, and it’s […]
NHTJ Comics Section
More mirth drawn from the invaluable strip site GoComics. The comics this time are by Scott Hilburn (The Argyle Sweater), Brian Anderson (Dog Eat Doug), Dan Thompson (Lost Sheep), Tak […]
The These Paper Bullets! breathless-anticipation preview
Tonight is opening night of These Paper Bullets! at the Yale Rep. I feel a special sort of excitement about this show. It brings together some very talented people whom […]
“Late Night” Theater
I’ve been digging the new Seth Meyer Late Night because of its laid-back, low-maintenance atmosphere. It really feels like talk shows did in the ’60s (or before), eschewing the flashy […]