Raisin the Next Generation
Reimagining A Raisin in the Sun Edited by Rebecca Ann Rugg and Harvey Young (Northwestern University Press, 2012) This book appeared last year, in the midst of the Clybourne Park […]
Reimagining A Raisin in the Sun Edited by Rebecca Ann Rugg and Harvey Young (Northwestern University Press, 2012) This book appeared last year, in the midst of the Clybourne Park […]
For theatergoers of a certain age (I’m in my 50s), the Sherman Brothers were the musical theater greats who got away. They wrote cohesive multi-song scores for entertainments based on […]
The brand-new issue of Mad Magazine, #523, offers four full pages of “Sergio Aragones Presents a Mad Look at the Theatre.” The esteemed “Mad Marginal” artist Aragones offers ten separate […]
The Radio Show Promotional Video from Kyle Abraham/Abraham.in.motion on Vimeo. Because I live in New Haven, I —and thousands of other people—had an early exposure to several artists whom millions […]
Banned Books Week 2013 ends today. This is the time of year when lovers of the First Amendment and literature compile lists to shame small-minded censors who’ve attempted to remove […]
I have just seen back to back productions of A Streetcar Named Desire (which is named after a trolley) and Dutchman (which is set on board a subway car). Which […]
Dutchman Through September 28 at the Yale Repertory Theatre, 217 Park Street, New Haven. By Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones). Directed by Katherine McGerr. Produced by Caitie Hannon and Charles […]
A Streetcar Named Desire Through October 12. Presented by the Yale Repertory Theatre at the Yale University Theater, 222 York Street, New Haven. (203) 432-1234, www.yalerep.org By Tennessee Williams. […]
When commenting on Republican Texas Senator’s 21-hour non-filibuster on Wednesday, which sought to delay (or just obfuscate) a scheduled Senate vote on Obamacare, one word immediately leaped to the […]
I am an inveterate reader of GoComics, an online site for hundreds of current and/or classic syndicated comic strips. I strongly suggest you subscribe. I like to ferret out the […]