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Monday, November 27, 2017

THIS ONE'S FOR THE GIRLS by Dorothy Marcic by Victor Cordell

Women’s roles have changed dramatically over the last century. Dorothy Marcic’s THIS ONE'S FOR THE GIRLS evidences the changes in a nostalgic journey through selections from the music ca…

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

THIS ONE'S FOR THE GIRLS – Off-Broadway by Victor Cordell

The cast is comprised of a talented group of four. Jana Robbins is the mature woman and often narrator whose personal soundtrack we often seem to be witnessing.

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

“The Four Immigrants” Hits the Heights, at TheatreWorks, Palo Alto by Victor Cordell

Min Kahng Makes a Musical Masterpiece by Victor Cordell “This land was made for you and me,” song by Woody Guthrie –Or was it? In 1904, four young men of differing backgrounds and aspi…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:49PM
Monday, July 3, 2017

“Much Ado About Nothing”: A Barn Burner at Marin Shakes, San Rafael by Victor Cordell

Shakespeare’s comedy of errors in which all’s well that ends well by Victor Cordell A moonshine swillin’, cigar smokin’, spittoon hawkin’ bachelorette as a member of a feuding clan…

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Phèdre: The character is absorbing; the characterization is spellbinding, at Cutting Ball, San Francisco. by Victor Cordell

The cost of uninvited lust runs high. by Victor Cordell Death, betrayal, incest, intrigue, mendacity.  Just another day in the lives of the ancient Greeks.  This installment, Jean Racine�…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:34PM
Monday, April 24, 2017

“Overnight” Asks, “What Price Progress?” at Flight Deck, Oakland by Victor Cordell

Power of the people keeps the flame growing strong. by Victor Cordell American society is a web of contradictions.  We have broken the mold of change by creating new cultures, mores, instit…

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Friday, April 7, 2017

“Nora” Stages a Bold, Modern Exit, at Shotgun Players, Berkeley by Victor Cordell

Ingmar Bergman Streamlines Ibsen’s Classic “A Doll’s House” by Victor Cordell A house is not a home “Nora, you are first a wife and mother.”  “No, Torvald, I am first a human …

SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:55PM
Monday, March 27, 2017

“Noises Off” and Laughter On, at San Francisco Playhouse by Victor Cordell

Michael Frayn Tickles the Underbelly of Theater by Victor Cordell Give farce a chance. Let’s start by accepting that farce is not everyone’s cup of tea.  That said, farce comes in diffe…

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Victor Cordell by Victor Cordell

Victor Cordell writes theater and opera criticism for online publication. A retired international banker and professor, he has been a life long theater and opera lover who has gravitated to …

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