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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Ireland Shines with "Outside Mullingar" by Rob Spiegel

This is a delightful play and a wonderful production in every detail.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:48PM
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Albuquerque Little Theatre "9 to 5 the Musical" by Rob Spiegel

Watching 9 to 5 the Musical at the Albuquerque Little Theatre, I was surprised by how much things really have changed in the last three decades.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:11PM
Saturday, September 22, 2012

"Other Desert Cities" in Albuquerque by Rob Spiegel

Jon Robin Baitz tells the story of the Wyeth family holiday in Palm Springs in 2004. Polly and Lyman are former Hollywood insiders. Polly (Joanne Camp) is a former TV writer. They are both s…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:06PM
Friday, July 27, 2012

Anne Garcia-Romero's "Paloma" in Albuquerque by Rob Spiegel

She is a lightly faithful Catholic of Puerto Rican decent, and he is a practicing Muslim of Moroccan decent.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:35AM
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

"1776" Landmark Musicals by Rob Spiegel

Just in time for the Independence Day holiday, Landmark Musicals has delivered a rousing production of 1776.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:05AM
Friday, June 8, 2012

"The Men of Mah Jongg" in Albuquerque by Rob Spiegel

Here's a sweet and crusty drama about male aging and friendship. Playwright Richard Atkins-from the East Mountain area-takes a detailed look at what happens when men face loss and deteriorat…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:41PM
Monday, June 4, 2012

Albuquerque - "Singing in the Rain" by Rob Spiegel

Twice in a row, the Albuquerque Little Theatre has filled its house with color, music, and exhilarating dancing. Xanadu was a spectacle on rolling skates, and Singin' in the Rain features so…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:23PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

"The Cripple of Inishmaan" at Albuquerque's Vortex by Rob Spiegel

Life can be tough when you're an orphan, a cripple, and you live on one of the impoverished Aran Islands during the worldwide depression in 1934 and everyone calls you Cripple Billy

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:27PM
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Talkin' Broadway Regional News & Reviews, Albuquerque - "A Christmas Story" - 12/6/11 by Rob Spiegel

Welcome to a rough-yet-charming childhood winter in the pre-WWII Midwest. The story of Ralphie Parker's Christmas the year he was 9 years old is narrated by his grown-up self, Ralph (Bill St…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:49PM
Saturday, November 26, 2011

"Vessels - A Modern Retelling of A Streetcar Named Desire" in NM by Rob Spiegel

Things have gone a bit haywire at UNM's Theater X with the Tricklock Company's world debut of "Vessels - A Modern Retelling of A Streetcar Named Desire." Streetcar has slipped into the bizar…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:50PM
Saturday, November 5, 2011

"Vanities" - Adobe Theater by Rob Spiegel

The Adobe Theater production directed by Robin Lane returns to the original, stripped-bare non-musical presentation, and it's a treat.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:44PM
Monday, October 3, 2011

"Time Stands Still" - Adobe Theater, Albuquerque by Rob Spiegel

Here's a very recent play set in contemporary Brooklyn. "Time Stands Still," written by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies (Dinner with Friends), follows the story of James Dodd (Richard…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:59AM
Thursday, September 15, 2011

"A View from the Bridge" Mother Road Theatre Co., Albuquerque by Rob Spiegel

This classic tragedy is presented in the black and white realism of Miller's great plays such as "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible." Like those plays, the lead character is given littl…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:41PM
Saturday, September 10, 2011

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Albuquerque Little Theatre by Rob Spiegel

Tom's adventures have appeared in countless plays and movies. The adaption by Timothy Mason is fairly recent; this is one of the first productions by a professional theatre. It stays very cl…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:08PM

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