Ionesco’s Comedy Disrupts the Known Universe by Barry David Horwitz You can view Director Frank Galati’s streamlined version of Eugène Ionesco’s 1959 play “Rhinoceros” as a puzzle…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:36PMO’Hare & Peterson Up-Date Your Friendly, Local Bible by Barry David Horwitz So many Bibles, so many thousands of years . . . and those translations…. the King James Version, the Cath…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:27AMOscar Wilde Taunts Powerful Hypocrites—SNL Style by Barry David Horwitz Filled with rapid fire wit and snide satire, “The Importance of Being Earnest” sizzles like Saturday Night Live.…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:31AMPhilip Dawkins Bares Nuts & Bolts of Two Geniuses by Barry David Horwitz “The Gentleman Caller” is almost too beautiful to write about. It will take a second visit to luxuriate in th…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:34AMHershey Felder Stages Virtuoso Piano Tribute by Barry David Horwitz The setting is Debussy’s Paris in 1900, and pianist Hershey Felder is offering us a blueprint for the artistic life—fu…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:31PMGeoff Sobelle’s Family Festival Telescopes Time by Barry David Horwitz It’s like watching the set do acrobatics. Only the circus can compete with the inspired building and raising of a t…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:16AMBess Wohl Serves Up Sandwich Shenanigans by Barry David Horwitz Have you ever walked into a franchise sandwich shop and wondered what’s going on behind the counter? Bess Wohl has the answe…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:44PMAnna Ziegler Interrogates Princeton Freshmen, Brilliantly by Barry David Horwitz Playwright Anna Ziegler won’t let us off the hook. She presents two charming and evasive new Princeton stud…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:02PMAyad Akhtar Unfolds Religious Crisis in America by Rachel Norby and Barry David Horwitz Set in Atlanta in 2013, “The Who & the What” focuses on a traditional Muslim father, Afsal (do…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:54PMMfoniso Udofia Unpacks Nigeria-to-U.S. Journey by Barry David Horwitz When the comfy little New York apartment rolled out toward me, I was surprised by familiar, softly-woven cushions and wo…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:15AMLin-Manuel Miranda’s Hip-Hop Musical Opens Hearts & Minds by Barry David Horwitz Lin-Manuel Miranda’s work of great genius, “Hamilton,” has already transcended its time and place…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:37PMCharlotte Jones Buzzes Us from Bee Hive to Black Holes by Barry David Horwitz “Humble Boy,” an endearing, witty British comedy, sports a beautiful garden and a huge, glowing, phallic bee…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:18AM“And Peggy” Cast Revels in Roles: Representation Matters! by Barry David Horwitz �…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:03PMEdward Albee Transforms Primitive Ooze into Comedy by Barry David Horwitz When giant, human-size lizards in glorious green and gold lizard suits show up on the beach and start speaking Engli…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:45PMJordan Tannahill Depicts Gripping Showdown after Suicide by Barry David Horwitz Canadian playwright Jordan Tanahill shows us that Canadians face the same problems we do. As two families batt…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:39AMMillennial Notes Annie Elias Unleashes Tenderloin Force by Evelyn Arevalo & Carly Van Liere Cutting Ball Theatre starts their new season with a blast with “Prime Cuts” from their hit…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:02AMSankoff & Hein Offer Hope & Hospitality for ALL by Rachel Norby & Barry David Horwitz With Celtic overtones and intriguingly accented songs, the driving beat of “Welcome to the…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:08AMTom Stoppard Plants Modern Mirror in Romantic Garden by Joanna G. Harris & Barry David Horwitz Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia,” wittily directed by Patrick Dooley, pits history against fa…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:59AMBruce Coughran Convokes Three Wise Brits & the Big Bang by Barry David Horwitz Listen closely and you can hear the rumble of Stephen Hawking’s Big Bang working its way through the univ…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:02AMGunderson & Melcon’s Comedy Transfigures Pride & Prejudice by Barry David Horwitz In this sequel to Pride and Prejudice, the clever playwrights take us downstairs into the vast …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:27AMJon Tracy Premieres Prophetic Youth Project by Maya Rath and Barry David Horwitz When we walk into Live Oak Theatre, it looks like a construction site. We see walls lined with giant plastic …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:25PMJohn Fisher’s Victorious One-Man Army by Barry David Horwitz John Fisher is obsessed with WWII. When he was a kid in the Marin suburbs, John Fisher found a way to escape his family’s big…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:59PMMac Attack Celebrates Drag & Rebellion by Barry David Horwitz Taylor Mac, MacArthur Genius Award winner, destroyer of Icons, Ironic Drag Queen of Assault on Patriarchy, singer, comic, wi…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:24PMNilaja Sun Embodies Beautiful New York Voices, Powerfully by Barry David Horwitz When Nilaja Sun tells us to take a deep breath at the beginning of the show, we willingly breathe with her. I…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:23PMMagnificent Cirque Celebrates Acceptance & Love by Barry David Horwitz Cirque du Soleil, a French-Canadian invention, has a story to tell—it’s about brotherly love, giving a hand to …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:56PMThe Gershwins & McCoy Deliver Delicious Dancing by Evelyn Arevalo and Barry David Horwitz Here’s a musical that illuminates 30s history. “Crazy for You” takes place during the Grea…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:44AMRobert Schenkkan Reveals Women behind Throne by Barry David Horwitz The power behind Lyndon Baines Johnson (sympathetic Michael Monagle) is Lady Bird Johnson (touching Gwendolyne Wagner). La…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:00PMJim Kleinmann Sparks Six Mini-Plays Monthly by Barry David Horwitz When all the theaters go dark on Monday nights, the best playwrights, actors, and directors magically appear in six ten-min…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:51PMPeter Allen Inspires Tears, Joy from Down Under by Barry David Horwitz Director John Fisher has done it again. He has revived the most fabulous gay musical, telling the story of famous loung…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:08PMChristopher Chen, Bill English Pit Techies against Redwoods by Barry David Horwitz Ben drops an “innocent” remark at a cocktail party about a camping trip/date in long ago college days, …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:14PMMichael Moran Acts, Directs a Rockin’ Shakespeare by Barry David Horwitz It takes a lot of cojones to act, direct, and produce Hamlet in a storefront in downtown Oakland, at The Flight Dec…
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