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Monday, April 18, 2011

“Clybourne Park” nabs Pulitzer for drama by Karen D'Souza

Kudos to Bruce Norris’ “Clybourne Park” which just won the 2011 Pulitzer for best drama. The nervy riff on “A Raisin in the Sun,”  which Jon Moscone directed t…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:26PM
Friday, April 15, 2011

Get thee to Ashland (for free!) by Karen D'Souza

Are you dying to make an annual pilgrimage to Ashland for the estimable Oregon Shakespeare Festival? Would you love to see the new  Taccone/Moscone project “Ghost Light?” But ar…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:43PM
Monday, February 14, 2011

CAST ALBUM FROM BERKELEY REP’S AMERICAN IDIOT WINS GRAMMY AWARD by Karen D'Souza

Bravo to Berkeley Rep! The cast album from the Rep’s smash hit “American Idiot” has won a Grammy award. Produced by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, the recording features bo…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:53PM
Monday, January 31, 2011

Get $30 rush seats to “Next to Normal” by Karen D'Souza

Calling all culture vultures! $30 rush seats are now available for the Broadway hit “Next to Normal.” So if you’ve got more taste than dough (and who doesn’t in this …

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:03PM

Mike Daisey versus the iMac by Karen D'Souza

Sat down at my gorgeous new iMac this weekend but instead of glorying in the seductive little whooshing sound it makes when it turns on and the dizzying clarity of the kaleidoscopic wide scr…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:18PM
Friday, January 28, 2011

“Next to Normal” rages into San Francisco by Karen D'Souza

On the outside, Diana Goodman is a sitcom-worthy suburban soccer mom with glossy blond hair and a perky smile. On the inside, she’s a click away from a psychotic breakdown. The only thing …

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:57PM

“Oedipus El Rey” wins the 2010 Will Glickman Award. by Karen D'Souza

Luis Alfaro’s smoldering “Oedipus El Rey” is the winner of the 2010 Will Glickman Award. Sophocles goes to the barrio in this lusty gangland soap opera which electrifies Greek …

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:46PM

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