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Saturday, May 24, 2014

52 Books by 52 Women: Our Nig by Sam Hurwitt

Our Nig is apparently the first novel published by a black woman in English.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 07:59PM
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The Great Outdoors by Sam Hurwitt

Outdoor theater is everywhere you look this summer, and every summer.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:47AM

You Can’t Fight Uncle Sam by Sam Hurwitt

Wonder Woman appeared on the cover of six different comics in December 1976—not including her own series.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:36AM
Friday, May 16, 2014

Gotta Get That BART Cop by Sam Hurwitt

A guy decides never to go out again after the LAPD Rodney King beating because it's just not safe and finally emerges just in time for the Oscar Grant shooting by BART police.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:43PM
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Can’t Start a Fire Without a Spark by Sam Hurwitt

Wonder Woman uses the ancient Amazon calming technique of punching herself in the face.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:48PM
Sunday, May 11, 2014

52 Books by 52 Women: The Interestings by Sam Hurwitt

For a year I’m reading 52 books by women authors whose work I’ve never read before. Click here for previous installments. For some reason, this book took me a really

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:34AM
Thursday, May 8, 2014

A Garbled Communiqué by Sam Hurwitt

Paris youth are revolting in Cutting Ball's verbose dystopian French play.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:31PM

Throwing Muses the Musical by Sam Hurwitt

An indie-rock icon's memoir is adapted for the stage at DIVAfest.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:37AM
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

The Suit Unravels by Sam Hurwitt

The great director Peter Brook comes to ACT with an Apartheid-era South African fable, and the results are... eh.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:12AM
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Money Can’t Buy Me Love by Sam Hurwitt

Maximus is a rich and powerful man who just wants to be loved.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:56PM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

In Soviet Russia by Sam Hurwitt

Being called in for an unexpected meeting with your boss is nerve-racking, especially in the Stalin-era Soviet Union.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 03:58PM

Jerry Lewis, Warrior Princess by Sam Hurwitt

A clash of the titans such as we’ve never seen before, in which Wonder Woman meets...Jerry Lewis?!

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:42AM
Sunday, April 27, 2014

52 Books by 52 Women: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Sam Hurwitt

You can draw a direct line from the Pimpernel to Zorro to Batman.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 01:35AM
Saturday, April 26, 2014

The First Ex by Sam Hurwitt

Everybody's favorite first created woman, Lilith, gets her own choral piece.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 03:34PM

Misbegotten Moon by Sam Hurwitt

Marin Onstage wraps up its "Modern Classic Canon Series with women at the center" with Eugene O'Neill's swan song.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 03:14PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Can You Hear Me Now? by Sam Hurwitt

“Nobody told me it was going to be this noisy going deaf.”

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:36AM

The Amazon Incident by Sam Hurwitt

Why’s Wondy suddenly an enemy of the people? Because Amazons Attack!

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:24AM
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Swinging for the Fences by Sam Hurwitt

Marin Theatre Company goes back to the August Wilson well with Fences.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 08:14PM

Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back by Sam Hurwitt

This issue promises to be a shocker, so much so that the title on the splash page is “We Dare Not Reveal the Title!”

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:46AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

52 Books by 52 Women: We Need New Names by Sam Hurwitt

It’s told from the point of view of a 10-year-old girl, Darling, in a shantytown in Zimbabwe.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 06:20PM

Faust Talking by Sam Hurwitt

So Hamlet, Martin Luther and Doctor Faustus walk into a college, and that thing's the play.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 04:47PM
Friday, April 11, 2014

Angst at the Picnic by Sam Hurwitt

She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange features four people sitting around in a park making awkward small talk for 75 minutes.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 08:24PM
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Daddy’s Girl by Sam Hurwitt

Denmo Ibrahim's one-woman show creates two compelling characters who carry your heart with them on their travels.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:16PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Next to Pitch-Perfect by Sam Hurwitt

When I first saw Next to Normal, I thought it was a lousy musical. But a new production changed my mind.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 08:55PM

She’s Going to Disneyland by Sam Hurwitt

I’m sorry, did I say Disneyland? I meant Dazzleland.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:19AM
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

What’s Going On by Sam Hurwitt

Scottish playwright Linda McLean's back with another disturbing play at the Magic, and it's a weird one.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:20AM
Saturday, April 5, 2014

52 Books by 52 Women: The Woman with the Flying Head by Sam Hurwitt

There’s a whole lot of fucking in these stories, most of it disturbing.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 09:10PM
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Pursuing Bauer by Sam Hurwitt

“I was reflecting on how we got here,” Bauer says at the beginning, and that sums up the next hour and a half.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:04AM
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Face Off by Sam Hurwitt

Who the villain is shouldn’t be any big mystery to longtime readers.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:11PM
Monday, March 31, 2014

This Land Is Our Land by Sam Hurwitt

Aaron Davidman has been grappling with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for a long time.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:04AM
Saturday, March 29, 2014

Masochism Tango by Sam Hurwitt

American Conservatory Theater's masochistic backstage comedy isn't exactly hard-hitting.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 07:47PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic